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MOROCCO
EON Reality, a world leader in Augmented
and Virtual Reality-based knowledge transfer,
together with the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), has launched the
first Interactive Digital Centre (IDC) in Morocco. Located
on Mohammed VI Polytechnic University’s campus in Ben
Guerir, the new IDC will provide Augmented and Virtual
Reality (AVR) technology, solutions, and products to Morocco’s
growing Digital Transformation of the academic, industrial and
government sectors. Aside from the hardware and technology
available at the IDC, the spread of the AVR Platform across
Morocco will help to train the next generation of AVR
professionals. Through a close collaboration with
professors and academic experts, the IDC will also
design and adapt AVR learning applications
and solutions for universities and various
vocational training centres.
COTE D’IVOIRE
ENGIE has been selected for the operation and
maintenance of the Orange Services Group’s data
centre in Abidjan, for a five-year contract. This data centre
of the latest generation, built by the Orange Services Group
(GOS), is one of the few data centres in West Africa that meets
the highest standards of security and redundancy to ensure
continuity of service in all circumstances. Built on the Free Zone
of Grand-Bassam, located 40 km from Abidjan, the economic
capital of Côte d’Ivoire, the building has a floor area of 1,450
m² including a 420 m² computer room and the next-
generation data centre has a power capacity of 1.3 MW
and a design which is oriented towards reliability
and energy optimisation of data storage.
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