Transcript Space clustering in Ile-de

« Aerospace
in Ile-de-France »
The Ile-de-France region
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11 millions inhabitants
 Regional GDP : 430 billions euros
 617 000 companies
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R&D (40% french R&D) :
2 500 laboratories
22 000 engineers
68 000 researchers (7.6% of EU total)
17 Universities + Grandes écoles
The aerospace sector in the
region
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Sectoral Definition :
Aeronautics-Space-Defense
The ASD sector in Ile-de-France
(1)
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Direct employement : 36 000
 Indirect employement : 36 000
 TOTAL of 72 000 employement
representing :
- 35.3% of national staff sector
- 8.5 % of european staff sector
The ASD sector in Ile-de-France
(2)
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2 500 subcontracting companies
 2 international airports
 12 business aviation platforms
 5 700 researchers, engineers (46% of
national sectoral researchers)
Concentration of sectoral
actors
1- Largest companies : EADS, Thales, Safran (exsnecma), Alcatel, Zodiac , Air france….) +
sectoral association (GIFAS)
2- Subcontracting SME’s
3-R&D public/private capacities (CNRS, ONERA,
CNES )
4- Institutional (esa- government)
Aerospace clustering in Ile-de
France I
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No formal cluster (« pôle de compétitivité »)
exclusively dedicated to ASD
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New aerospace cluster under preparation :
ASTECH
Aerospace clustering in Ile-de
France II
Business aviation
 Le Bourget – first european business airport
- Trade fair site : 35 millions euros invested
- Aeronautics and space Museum
 100 companies
 4500 direct employement
 8000 indirect employement
 Training pôle
Our activities
SME’s Focussed
 Objective : supporting Sme’s at :
- european level (1)
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- Operational
- Institutional
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international level (2)
At european level (1) :
Operational approach
Le Bourget - Paris Air Show :
- Mobilisation to offer visibility to French
SME’S during the world biggest fair
- Business meetings and technology transfer
Le Bourget Convention :
june 2005
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Piloted by the IRC Ile-de-France in close
collaboration with the IRC network (14
countries covered)
 492 bilateral RDV arranged between 110
organisations.
 49 meetings led to TT potential agreements
Follow up activities
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Technology marketplace at ILA’s fairBerlin (Mai 2006)
Le Bourget 2007
13 EU members states involved AND China,
Inde, Brésil
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At european level (2):
institutional approach
ASD Community :
Promoting sectoral cooperation at
european level through business
intermediary organisations
Objectives :
- promote business meetings between
european regions
- promote SME’s access to FP7
At international Level
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Organisation of Business missions :
Russia (december 2006)
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Regular contacts with our Offices in China,
Russia and India in order to identify local
partners
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