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On 6 September 2018, the Spie batignolles group was awarded the "Innovation Team Best Practices 2018" prize at the Panthéon Sorbonne University in Paris for its "Whatsapplan" project: the digitalisation of building sites in the service of co-creation. Created by the Paris Club of Directors

A new eco-responsibility charter for maritime transport activities for the period 2018/2020 has just been signed between the maritime transport company La Méridionale and the network of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean. An initiative led by the French Agency for Biodiversity. A pledge of the eco-responsibility of maritime transport?

On 5 July, INSEE launched an API (Application Programming Interface) to facilitate free access to the reference data in the Sirene database by different audiences. Its availability makes it possible to cope with the change in scale of open data. It is part of a national approach to administrative simplification, which is better known to the general public.

Messe Frankfurt France is launching the 3rd edition of its Avantex Fashion Pitch competition for companies and start-ups that integrate new technologies in the clothing sector. The competition provides visibility and concrete support to the winners. To take part, candidates must join the Avantex Paris club.

The Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition is launching a GreenTech Verte call for startups with projects in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy, risk management, sustainable building and cities, efficient and clean transport, circular economy, and the economy and society.

The second edition of the Innovation Team Best Practices 2018, the grand prize for the best innovation teams, will take place on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Sorbonne. To the attention of all lovers of innovation and human progress! The Paris Club of Innovation Directors and the Innovation Master's Degree

Applications for the 2018 Grands Prix de l'Innovation de Paris are now open. Submission of applications will close on August 22 at noon. Do you know of an innovative project that improves the life of the city and the development of the Parisian economic fabric? To your

The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are owned by many governments, communities, businesses, civil society and citizens to ensure a better and more sustainable world. Higher Education and Research (HE&R) professionals are also working on the 17 SDOs, and in particular

Edouard PHILIPPE announced today the launch of a new fund, "French Tech seed", for French Tech. 400 million under the third component of the Future Investment Program, this fund will aim to support the fundraising of technology startups stemming from the  

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies signs an agreement for a commercial line in Ukraine and announces that it will work with the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure to plan the first European commercial line, while developing the legal and regulatory framework for the country. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies announced Thursday

D-30 before the High-Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals to be held at the United Nations in July. Ahead of this major international meeting, Brune Poirson, Secretary of State to the Minister for Ecological and Solidarity Transition, launched a

CentraleSupélec inaugurates its Space Centre for Cubesats and signs a partnership agreement with Thales Alenia Space, a major player in the space industry, to promote exchanges on subjects of common interest, whether they concern training, research or space activities in general. CentraleSupélec Space Center

Le label Transition énergétique et écologique pour le climat (TEEC) est le premier label public destiné aux investissements privés de l’économie verte. Élaboré pour mobiliser une partie de l’épargne au bénéfice de la lutte contre le changement climatique, son périmètre est désormais ouvert aux Organismes de placement collectif immobilier (OPCI)

Bpifrance, Siparex, Desjardins Capital and Export Development Canada launch the Transatlantic Fund, designed to finance the development of businesses on the European and North American continents. 75 million (C$120 million) fund. As an extension of the partnership formalized last September, Bertrand

Nicolas Hulot et Jean-Yves Le Drian ont pris connaissance de l’appel pour un « Océan bien commun de l’Humanité » qui vient d’être lancé à Monaco à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale des océans. Le Gouvernement exprime son grand intérêt pour cette initiative de la société civile qui met l’accent

The German group Bayer is going to abolish the Monsanto brand as soon as it has finalised its takeover of the American GMO and pesticide giant, thus removing a name that is synonymous for its detractors with the excesses of agrochemicals. "Bayer will remain the name of the company. Monsanto, as a company name, will not