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In accordance with the commitment made in the "Climate Plan" adopted in July 2017, five ministers (1) announce the adoption today, Wednesday, November 14, 2018, of the national strategy to combat imported deforestation aimed at halting deforestation caused by the import of forest products by 2030.

Finance Innovation et HSBC France lancent Innov’Cup, un concours destiné aux FinTech et InsurTech   Le Pôle de compétitivité mondial Finance Innovation et HSBC France annoncent le lancement du concours Innov’Cup. Ce concours a pour objectif de récompenser les Fintech et Insurtech les plus innovantes dans les domaines du risque

Une grande consultation franco-allemande est organisée par l’Institut G9+avec Roland Berger, Croissance+, Bpifrance et Make.org. sur le thème « Comment faire émerger les champions européens du numérique ? »   Les élections européennes qui auront lieu en Mai 2019 offrent une formidable opportunité pour un grand réveil numérique européen. Grâce à une

Mounir Mahjoubi, Secretary of State in charge of digital technology at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Action and Public Accounts, announces Tech.Gouv, a new unifying impetus to accelerate the digital transformation of France and welcomes in this regard the appointments of the Director of Digital Technology.

BASF and the innovative SME Plant Advanced Technologies (PAT) are accelerating research into biofungicides. The partnership is based on the historical experience of the world leader in chemistry and on the unique technologies developed by PAT, including Plants A Milking. BASF and PAT, innovative SME, world leader

Le Labo de l’édition et LINCC lancent leur livre blanc dédié à l’open innovation dans les industries culturelles & créatives.   A l’initiative des équipes de LINCC et du Labo de l’édition de Paris&Co, ce livre blanc a été conçu par et pour des grands groupes et institutions des industries

Following the Mondial de l'Auto, the Smart Buildings Alliance presents its new guide to the SBAthéma collection: "Parking and Traffic in the City". The Mondial de l'Auto, which has just ended, was an opportunity to celebrate mobility, with an entire pavilion dedicated to "Parking and traffic in the city".

Au terme de cinq jours d’une intense compétition, le Mondial Paris Motor Show (ex Mondial de l’auto) révèle que WeProov remporte sa compétition dédiée à l’innovation automobile et au futur de la mobilité. Ce concours international se déroulait dans le cadre de Mondial.Tech, en collaboration avec Startup Sesame, Deloitte, Fidal

Vendredi 12 octobre 2018, la LPO lance, avec le soutien de Chambres d’agriculture France (APCA) un nouveau programme intitulé “Des terres et des ailes”, pour lutter contre la disparition des oiseaux communs de nos campagnes et les faire revenir sur les terres agricoles.   Les derniers chiffres issus de l’étude

La médaille de l’innovation 2018 du CNRS est décernée à Valérie Castellani, Thierry Chartier et Daniel Le Berre.   Valérie Castellani, Thierry Chartier et Daniel Le Berre sont lauréats de la médaille de l’innovation 2018 du CNRS. Tous les trois recevront cette récompense lors d’une cérémonie ce 10 octobre à

L’ESITC Caen et le groupe DEME signent une chaire « Travaux offshore et énergies marines renouvelables ».   Cette nouvelle chaire a pour objectif de transmettre une expertise aux futurs ingénieurs en matière de travaux offshore et d’énergies marines, et de développer la recherche dans un domaine clé de la

According to a report by the National Observatory of Energy Precariousness, one French person in five is in energy precariousness, i.e. their energy expenses exceed 10 % of their income. This leads to public health problems and situations of exclusion. On 25 September, the Grenoble INP Foundation inaugurated a chair in energy security.

The Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie in Paris has awarded its Grand Prix 2018 The Grand Prix 2018 of the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie was awarded jointly, due to the impact of their work in materials sciences, to Professor Thomas EBBESEN, for

France Stratégie launches the Lab', a public innovation laboratory: "a framework for dialogue to examine public problems in a different way, with renewed methods, in a space of conviviality". The public innovation laboratory is a concept that has the wind in its sails. "Neutral zone of experimentation", an intelligence incubator

The last two components of Google's investment plan in France announced last January by its CEO, Sundar Pichai, have become a reality with the expansion of Google's premises and the inauguration of the fundamental research centre dedicated to Artificial Intelligence (AI) - the first in France. Google continues to

After several months of selection, three projects have won the Convergence Awards, which since 2011 reward innovative partnerships for the common good. The winners of the Convergences Prize 2018 WEEECAM, a project led by Solidarité Technologique and its partners, won the Convergences International Prize.

The jury for the 2018 edition, which met for the first time on 12 September last under the chairmanship of Françoise Nyssen, Minister of Culture, appointed six architects from which the winner of the Grand Prix national de l'architecture (GPNA) will be chosen. The architects in contention :

Being open to technological diversity means thinking about using alternative solutions to the services of major platforms! With the evolution of digital technology, more and more platforms are offering high-performance digital services that are easy to use and at zero cost for their users. Some of these services have become very popular and

Nutritheragene, NextBiotix, and Vaccyvet, three startups created using Inra results, were distinguished at the awards ceremony of the national competition to help create innovative technology companies "i-Lab", which took place in July 2018. On the occasion of this XXth edition

As part of the Energy Efficiency Renovation Plan for Buildings, presented in April 2018 by the Government, the State and the Environment and Energy Management Agency are today launching a major national campaign to mobilize the French people and public and private stakeholders in favour of energy renovation.