Microsoft and the AfDB modernise the city of Fez

Fez is catching the wave of new technologies. At least, that is the common vision of the world leader in software, Microsoft, and the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the Moroccan city. The two institutions, in fact, announced during a presentation workshop organised last week at the Palais des Congrès by the town hall and the wilaya of the city of Fez, that they are providing the city of Fez with an urban dashboard. Thus, carried out in tandem, this major project demonstrates the leading role of ICT in improving governance and the good development of cities. Note that the dashboard is based on Cloud technologies and precisely Microsoft Windows Azure. "Today, a city can only develop if it relies on ICT to improve the efficiency of its services in the energy, water or transport sectors. The objective of Microsoft, through the implementation of this urban dashboard, is to allow the aut…