Motorola Foundation donated on Friday $US 20,000 to the National Institute of Telecommunication (INPT) for the launching of a mobile application development project, reported MAP.
The donation, which covers 30% of the global cost of the project is the first that Motorola Foundation grants to Morocco.
The project, part of a partnership convention between INPT and Motorola Maroc, aims to improve engineers' skills in some applications and to create a Master's degree in this field, and then a PhD programme.
INPT has recently signed a cooperation agreement with the group "Thales Defence" for the setting up of an underwater positioning system which will reinforce Morocco's participation in the "Galileo" programme.
Motorola's role as pioneer in mobile communications is well-known. Originally founded as the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928, Motorola has become one of the world's major corporations in the communication business since introducing its first product, the battery eliminator.
For more than 75 years, Motorola has proven itself a global leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies and embedded electronic products.
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