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WHAT IS IT ALL A-BOAT?

The 2020 Smart Port Challenge is a virtual competition open to anyone with innovative concepts that will revolutionise the current state of Morocco’s port functionality.

All solutions proposed must meet the criteria set by the ANP in common agreement with all the players and stakeholders in the port innovation process.

THEMES &
CHALLENGES

Three themes are available, each with specific challenges to choose from:

THEME 1

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & ENERGY TRANSITION

CHALLENGE OPTIONS:

a) Energy Transition

See details

b) Detection and Monitoring of Pollution Slicks

See details

THEME 2

PERFORMANCE, LOGISTICAL FLUIDITY & TRADE FACILITATION

CHALLENGE OPTIONS:

a) Accelerating the Adoption of Electronic Payments

See details

b) Simplifying and Securing the Certificate of Origin

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c) Optimisation of Goods Control Operations at Scanner Level

See details

d) Dynamic Truck Weighing

See details

THEME 3

PORT SERVICE CONTINUITY & INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABILITY

CHALLENGE OPTIONS:

a) Forecasting the Evolution of Basin Bottoms, Dredging and Deepening of Quays

See details

TIMELINE

6

JANUARY 25-27, 2021

Judging

1

5

JANUARY 24, 2021

Final Submission Deadline

2

3

4

7

JANUARY 29, 2021

Final Demos & Winner Announcements

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

DECEMBER 18, 2020 10 am CET

DECEMBER 18, 2020 - JANUARY 10, 2021

JANUARY 11-22, 2021

Registration Opens

Opening Webinar

Ideation & Project Creation

Prototyping

PARTICIPANTS

DEVELOPERS

DESIGNERS

DATA SCIENTISTS

PORT EXPERTS

CLIENTS

PARTNERS

RESEARCHERS

STUDENTS

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

1. Register on the platform


2. Create your project page in English


3. Select your challenge


4. Invite your teammates to join your project or hire new members to complete your team

RESOURCES

Artificial intelligence, BlockChain, Data analytics and Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Drones, Immersion technologies (VR & AR) should all be considered when developing your concept.  



PRIZEPOOL

100 000 MAD will be awarded to the 3 winners in the final of the Smart Port Challenge!


In addition, an incubation program will be proposed to all selected winners, enabling them to start their entrepreneur journey and the opportunity to transition from prototype to POC and experience real-world testing. 


If the selected winners already have a product and are looking to scale it, Morocco will become their new testing and implementation playground!

JUDGING CRITERIA

The 4 judging criteria are as follows:

INNOVATIVE & SUSTAINABLE

Must show innovative thinking to resolve concrete problems, and must be aimed at being sustainable both in terms of long term thinking as well as environmentally sensitive.

HIGH ADDED VALUE

Must demonstrate high added value for port customers.

COMMUNITY SENSITIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE

BUSINESS & TRADE ORIENTIED

Must have a community spirit building a shared interest amongst all port stakeholders, must respond to clear challenges being faced by Port customers.

Must be commercially viable and must aim at improving the quality of services to Business, reducing risks and/or optimising the time and cost of conducting international trade.


JUDGING PROCESS

Round 1

Round 2

Between Jan. 25th and 27th, a dedicated panel will review all project submissions.  


After careful deliberation, one winning team from each of the seven challenges will be announced on Jan. 27th, via the platform, and invited to pitch on demo day.

Demo day will take place 

Jan. 29th, at which time, the seven challenge winners will be invited to pitch their solution in front of a final jury. 


The jury will then deliberate and announce first, second and third place winners of the premiere Smart Port Challenge!

Ahmed Jaid

Directeur des Douanes du 

Port de Casablanca

ADII

Hajjaji Abdelouahed

Directeur Adjoint Chargé de la Recherche et de la Coopération

Ecole Nationale des Sciences Appliquées d’El Jadida

Abdelaziz Mentrach

Président

ASMEX & APRAM

MENTORS

Fahde Redouane

Ingénieur Électricien et Chef de la Division Réseau au Port de Casablanca

ANP

Hassan Baich

Ingénieur d’État Génie Civile de l’EHTP, Directeur du Port de Tan Tan

ANP

Asri Badr

Chef De Service Électricité Phares et Balises

ANP

El Aichati Mohamed

Chef de Division Dragage, Terrassements et VRD

ANP

Youssef Ahouzi

Directeur des Systèmes d’Information

PORTNET S.A.

Mohamed Rabouli 

Ait Addi Brahim

Chef de Service

Ministère de l’Industrie du Commerce, de l'Economie Verte et Numérique

Zineb Choufani

Mentor du challenge sur l’optimisation des délais de contrôles des marchandises via les scanners

Tarik Maaouni

Jalal Benhayoun

Directeur de l’Organisation et des Systèmes d’Information

CEO

PORTNET S.A.

Agence Nationale Des Ports

Hassou Mohammed 

Fathi Amine Saanane

Saïd Maghraoui Hassani

Meryem Bortali

Frank Janssens

Directeur Régional des Ports d’Eljadida et Directeur du port de Jorf Lasfar, Ingénieur d’Etat Electricien et DESS en génie industriel

Capitaine au Long Cours et Chef de Service Environnement,

Direction de Police Portuaire 

et Réglementation, ANP

Directeur de la Défense et de la Réglementation Commerciale 

Ministère de l’Industrie, du Commerce et de L’Economie Verte et Numérique

Chef de la Division Développement et Régulation

International expert on Trade Facilitation and Cross Border management

ANP/ Région des Ports d’El Jadida

Idrissi Zouggari Nabil

Adminstrateur Deuxieme Grade 

Amine El Karam

Ingénieur d’Etat en Hydraulique et Environnement. Actuellement Directeur de la Police Portuaire et Règlementation

ANP

Omar Ennasri

Chef du Service Régional de l’Audit et de l’Inspection à la Direction des Douanes du Port de Casablanca

 Khalid Semmaoui

Directeur Général GreenYellow Morocco - Président AMISOLE (Association Marocaine des Industries Solaire et Eolienne)

Youssef Adila

Chef du bureau de l'Administration de la Sélectivité et de Surveillance des Opérations de Dédouanement.

Ait Ali Abderrahim 

Ingénieur d’Etat et Chef du Département Infrastructures au Port de Casablanca, photo

mentor Energy transition

Hakima El Alami

Directrice de la surveillance des systèmes et moyens de paiement et inclusion financière

Mohamed Amarti Riffi

Vice-Président

Ali Ouaddi

 Directeur - Direction des Importations du Port de Casablanca - Administration des Douanes et Impôts Indirects

Driss Bennouna

Directeur Général

S2M

CIH BANK

Bank Al Maghrib

Abdeslam Alaoui Smaili

Directeur Général

HPS

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ORGANISED BY

THANK YOU TO THE 2020

SMART PORT CHALLENGE TEAM

Mohamed Bendib

Innovation & Hackathon Lead

Agence Nationale des Ports

Jalal Benhayoun

CEO

PORTNET S.A.

Tarik Maaouni

Directeur de l’Organisation et des Systèmes d’Information

Agence Nationale Des Ports

Ines Knäpper

Innovation & Hackathon Lead

Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation at World Economic Forum

Amine Belkhadir

Project Manager, Morocco

Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

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