In order to properly support the implementation of the new growth strategy, a systematic monitoring of technological trends and reliable, up-to-date data on advanced technologies is needed. To this end, the Advanced Technologies for Industry (ATI) project has been set up.
In February 2021, Europe’s Sharing Cities programme – a project with 6 European partner cities – triggered an investment of €250 million in smart technologies from public and private funds. The project brings together 34 partners from across government, industry and academia, with the aim of:
Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in France and other countries boomed in 2020.
At the beginning of January 2021, France launched a call for expression of interest in the context of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to supp
The European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) will take place between 13 and 15 September 2021 in Bordeaux, France.
In July 2020, the ITER project entered its assembly phase in the South of France (Saint Paul-lez-Durance). ITER members consist of the European Union (EU), China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United States.
As estimated by the French Direction Générale des Entreprises, France has between 10 000 and 20 000 young innovative start-up companies and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic these start-ups created nearly 25 000 jobs.
It all starts with the numbers. The ATI data dashboard provides countries and industries statistical evidence on the level of technology production and uptake with the aim to supporting policy and technological transformation.
The cross-cutting “Industrie du Futur” (Industry of the Future(IdF)) programme was launched by the French government in April2015.It aims to support companies to deploy digital technologies,to transform companies and business models as well as to modernise production practices.
