, ▁In vest ment ▁and ▁the ▁Digital ▁Econom y . ▁The ▁Mor oc can ▁In nov ation ▁Str ategy ▁fixed ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁producing ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Mor oc can ▁pat ents ▁and ▁creating ▁ 2 0 0 ▁innov ative ▁start - ups ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mor oc can ▁invent ors ▁applied ▁for ▁ 1 9 7 ▁pat ents , ▁up ▁from ▁ 1 5 2 ▁two ▁years ▁earlier . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Indust ry , ▁Com merce ▁and ▁New ▁Techn ologies ▁created ▁a ▁Mor oc can ▁Club ▁of ▁In nov ation , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁Office ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁and ▁Com mer cial ▁Property . ▁The ▁idea ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁players ▁in ▁innov ation , ▁including ▁research ers , ▁entrepr ene urs , ▁students ▁and ▁academ ics , ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁develop ▁innov ative ▁projects . ▁ ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁and ▁Scient ific ▁Research ▁is ▁supporting ▁research ▁in ▁advanced ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁innov ative ▁cities ▁in ▁Fe z , ▁Rab at ▁and ▁Mar rak esh . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁is ▁encourag ing ▁public ▁institutions ▁to ▁eng age ▁with ▁citizens ▁in ▁innov ation . ▁One ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁Ph osph ate ▁Office ▁( Office ▁ch ér if ien ▁des ▁ph osph ates ), ▁which ▁has ▁inv ested ▁in ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁smart ▁city