Stakes of Telework in State Administrations in Morocco in Light of the Covid 19 Pandemic

Bouziani  Abderrahim; Mohammed  El Moudden

doi:10.35516/hum.v50i1.4404

Authors

Bouziani Abderrahim Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences, Mohammedia, University Hassan II, Casablanca, The Kingdom of Morocco
Mohammed El Moudden Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences, Mohammedia, University Hassan II, Casablanca, The Kingdom of Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v50i1.4404

Keywords:

Telework, state administrations, the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

New information and communication technologies have contributed to the adoption by a group of institutions, such as state administrations, of multiple modes of work, the foremost of which is telework, which has become imposed by the state of emergency conditions, especially after it became one of the effective measures to combat the spread of the new Coronavirus. This study mainly seeks to show the measures and procedures taken by Morocco to implement telework in state administrations, taking advantage of the digital policy it has pursued since 2013. By answering the following main problem: To what extent did the digital policy in Morocco and the exceptional measures taken to limit the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic contribute to downloading the telework system in state administrations? The study concluded that the digital policy adopted by Morocco constitutes a ground for the adoption of telework. While the administrative measures taken in general remain limited in the absence of an element of obligation compared to a group of countries that have enacted legislation regarding telework, which calls for searching for ways to reduce the size of the compulsions and challenges facing this type of work, especially as it is the best option in the event of a health emergency.

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