ONE GOAL 

BECOME THE #1 SMART REGION IN EUROPE

€14 billion

in annual turnover

22 000

tech companies

70 000

jobs

➜ SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, THE #1 TECHNOLOGY PARK IN EUROPE

Avibrant tech hub with 2500 companies (€5.6 billion in sales) employing 40 000 people from 80 different countries, working alongside 4500 researchers and 5000 students.


➜  THE SCS (SECURED COMMUNICATING SOLUTIONS)  CLUSTER

The world-class competitiveness cluster brings together 300 industrial stakeholders, international companies, SMEs, start-ups, research laboratories, and universities. There have been 320 projects financed and more than €1 billion in R&D investment.


4 FRENCH TECH ECOSYSTEMS  

Networks in Avignon, Aix-Marseille, Côte d’Azur and Toulon unite start-ups, investors, decision-makers, and community builders.


CUTTING-EDGE TRAINING PROGRAMS

The region’s advanced educational environment includes the Interdisciplinary Institute for Artificial Intelligence Côte d’Azur and its work on healthcare, digital biology, and smart cities.


➜ THECAMP INNOVATION CENTER IN AIX-EN-PROVENCE

An innovation campus dedicated to exchanging ideas, fostering creation, and experimenting with new approachs to build a sustainable and inclusive future.


SHARED R&D PLATFORMS AMONG MANUFACTURERS

A wide range of state-of-the-art microelectronics facilities, such as the Georges Charpak advanced microelectronics center in Provence, which is a one-of-its-kind site in France.

► Regional excellence

► Global Leaders

AMADEUS, ARM, BERTIN, CMA CGM, DOCAPOSTE, HP ENTERPRISE, IBM, INTERXION , JAGUAR NETWORK, KONTRON, LIFE AUGMENTED, VVRENAULT SOFTWARE LAB, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, STMICROELECTRONICS, SPS, SYMFONY, THALES

more than 50

COMPANIES

FROM SMES TO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS

#2

FRENCH TERRITORY

FOR SEMI-CONDUCTOR PRODUCTION

more than 400

RESEARCHERS ACROSS

30 RESEARCH TEAMS,

WITH SHARED R&D RESOURCES

HOME TO WORLD LEADERS FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND SECURE ELEMENTS FOR FAST-GROWING MARKETS SUCH AS IOT, AUTOMOTIVE, INDUSTRY, AND SMART CITIES: ST MICROELECTRONICS, QUALCOMM, NXP, MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, ARM

Your Expert

Benjamin Bois
Financial and Territorial Planning –  Smart Tech & CSRContact Us