Moroccan podcasting portal launched

The Tanmia association, a Moroccon NGO, has launched the podcasting portal Podcasting A-Z. The first project of its kind in Morocco "is intended for those involved in civil society to be able to use audio and video as a tool to raise public awareness and to share their views. It is also aimed at teachers who wish to produce a podcast or video to support their lessons, or as a school activity together with a group of pupils." Tanmia also produced a guide to podcasting, available on the site under a CC licence.

At the moment, Morocco has more than five million Internet users and in excess of 400,000 Internet subscribers, more than 97% of whom are on broadband (ADSL). The market has expanded rapidly since early 2007 due to the deregulation of the telecommunications sector. In addition to the historic operator, Maroc Telecom, two new operators, Méditel and Wana, now operate in the fixed telephone and Internet segment.