The cluster pursues 5 main objectives:

• Encourage the emergence of innovative and collaborative projects on the priority topics of Identity, Connectivity, Mobility and Traceability
• Support the participants and their projects up to the certification stage
• Encourage the integration of small-and-medium enterprises (SME) with the cluster’s projects
• Sustainably secure the R&D activities through the creation of shared technological platforms and innovation centers
• Thus contribute to the construction of a structured ecosystem encouraging the development of new ICTs.

One ambition:
To be a recognized player in innovation in the field of ICT

Advantages

The Provence-Alps-Côte d’Azur region is one of the most dynamic regions in France, very firmly established within transport and communications networks.

Sector of activity of Information and Communication Technologies   
Companies
41,000 jobs, including 25 large groups, covering 13,000 people of which half in R&D    

Training    
14 schools training over 1,500 engineers and doctors per year

Research
1,200 researchers in public research

Public and private investments rising sharply
•    2005: 200 million euros
•    2009: over 400 million euros

Members

Over 140 members of the cluster, including global leaders and innovative start-ups

Companies: 120 of which 92 are SMEs
   
French companies: Altran Technologies, Atos Origin, Lyonnaise des Eaux, Orange Labs, Thalès Alenia Space, Eurocoptère, ST Microelectronics (France-Italy).

International companies: 3M (United States), Hewlett-Packard (United States), IBM (United States), NXP Semiconductors (Netherlands), Rockwood Electronic Materials (United States), SAP (Germany), Texas Instruments (United States), Gemalto.

Research and Educational InstitutionsUniversité de Sophia-Antipolis, Université de Provence Aix-Marseille, Université Avignon, INRIA, CNRS, Centre Georges Charpak, Ecole des Mines, CNAM, ENST.

Current R&D Partnerships

142 projects certified since 2005 within the framework of the cluster (refer to appendix).

Over 100 million euros in financing obtained

International Partnerships

Current
•    Torino Wireless in Italy
•    El Ghazala, Spax and Sousse in Tunisia
•    MATIMOP (Israel)

Future
•    Discussions with various countries: Singapore, United Kingdom (Newcastle etc.), Switzerland, Netherlands (Point one), Spain (Catalonia etc.), Morocco (Fès).
•    Exploratory missions for international technological partnerships with India, China and Brazil

Selected R&D projects between 2005 and 2008

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