, ▁King ▁Moh ammed ▁VI ▁Green ▁City , ▁around ▁Moh ammed ▁VI ▁University ▁located ▁between ▁Cas ab lan ca ▁and ▁Mar rak esh , ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁D H ▁ 4 . 7 ▁billion ▁( cir ca ▁US $ 4 7 9 ▁million ). ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mor oc co ▁had ▁three ▁techn op arks . ▁Since ▁the ▁first ▁techn op ark ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Rab at ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁a ▁second ▁has ▁been ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁Cas ab lan ca , ▁followed , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁by ▁a ▁third ▁in ▁T angers . ▁The ▁techn op arks ▁host ▁start - ups ▁and ▁small ▁and ▁medium - s ized ▁enter pr ises ▁special izing ▁in ▁information ▁and ▁communication ▁techn ologies ▁( I CT s ), ▁' green ' ▁techn ologies ▁( nam ely , ▁environment ally ▁friendly ▁techn ologies ) ▁and ▁cultural ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Hass an ▁II ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁identified ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁se ctors ▁where ▁Mor oc co ▁has ▁a ▁compar ative ▁advantage ▁and ▁sk illed ▁human ▁capital , ▁including ▁min ing , ▁fish eries , ▁food ▁chem istry ▁and ▁new ▁techn ologies . ▁It ▁also ▁identified ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁se ctors , ▁such ▁as ▁energy , ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁renew able ▁energ ies ▁such ▁as ▁phot ov olta ic , ▁thermal ▁solar ▁energy , ▁wind ▁and ▁bi om ass