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French Riviera Chamber of Commerce and Industry
A stakeholder and operator committed to the development and promotion of the French Riviera and its companies, the French Riviera Chamber of Commerce and Industry has 4 main activities:

Economic observation, analysis and information enabling economic actors and companies to take the most appropriate decisions.
This mission is accomplished through our two observatories: SIRIUS-CCI economic observatory which follows economic trends and analyses economic clusters,   and the housing and corporate real-estate observatories.

Coordination and support services to increase the performance of
the French Riviera companies and enable the exchange of best practices and intelligence information.
Our teams of specialists inform, advise and train local managers in the different skills needed for corporate development. These include

• services for setting-up, taking-over or financing a company;
• support for development – from economic intelligence, commercial performance, quality procedures and conquering   new markets to transmission of a company. We help businesses at each step of their development and   provide specialist assistance and coaching for start-ups. Our experts have experience in the management of innovative projects and are specialised in the fields of ICT, Micro-electronics, Cosmetics and perfume industry, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Medical devices, Energy, …
• a wide range of services to foster and speed up local and international development: market analysis, strategic positioning, patent analysis, identification of commercial or technical partners, competitive intelligence, sales development, fund raising, individual coaching and networking.
• Specific programmes aimed at improving retail, helping industrial and innovative companies become more competitive, promoting the Information Technologies sector, developing business tourism (through partnership agreements with major events' organizers). Most of the programmes are set up in collaboration with local actors.

At he heart of this strategy is the network of our 5 company agencies (called “Maison Des Entreprises”) located throughout the French Riviera which provide daily support to shop-keepers, service and industrial companies.

Training and education:
The French Riviera Chamber of Commerce and Industry has set-up and is running schools at the service of our companies: as well as specific apprenticeship programmes and also specific institutes like the International School of Nice, the Aeronautics Training Institute, the automobile training institute and health and pharmaceutical training institute.

The SKEMA Business School, resulting from the merger of CERAM and Lille School of management enabling students to understand and meet the challenges of the knowledge-based economy, within a world of opportunities.

Management:
Manager of the ports of Nice, Villefranche, Cannes, Golfe Juan, and also shareholder in the French Riviera airports of Nice and Cannes - Mandelieu: The CCI helps increase the attractiveness of the region through running such facilities whilst offering a range of services to its clients (cruising, yachting, tourism activities, logistic activities…)

For full information about CCI services, training and economic news:
Tel : 0 820 422 222
www.cote-azur.cci.fr
www.cote-azur-ecobiz.fr

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Economic globalization has changed the world's economic order, bringing new challenges and opportunities. Europe, despite a high potential, cannot compete in this new environment unless it becomes more innovative. The European Commission is formulating, influencing and, where appropriate, implementing policies and programmes to increase Europe's innovativeness and contribute to greater competitiveness, sustainability and job creation. The Commission supports Regions potential developing process through structural funds including the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF).
www.dac.com

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Economic globalization has changed the world's economic order, bringing new challenges and opportunities. Europe, despite a high potential, cannot compete in this new environment unless it becomes more innovative. The European Commission is formulating, influencing and, where appropriate, implementing policies and programmes to increase Europe's innovativeness and contribute to greater competitiveness, sustainability and job creation. The Commission supports Regions potential developing process through structural funds including the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF).
http://ec.europa.eu/france/marseille

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IEEE CAS Society

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) gathers 39 technical societies dealing with electricity, electronics, automation, computers and information technologies. It has 375,000 members around the world. It is represented in France by its Section with 3,200 members. Among the different chapters in the France section, IEEE CAS is an active society. Its fields of interest are: The theory, analysis, design (computer aided design), and practical implementation of circuits, and the application of circuit theoretic techniques to systems and to signal processing. The coverage of this field includes the spectrum of activities from, and including, basic scientific theory to industrial applications.

http://www.ieee-france.org

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www.regionpaca.fr

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SCS Cluster: “The Future’s in good hands”

A World Class Cluster which federates Microelectronics, Telecom, software and multimedia key players in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.

It symbolizes a dynamic network of more than 200 companies (Small, Medium Business and big groups), laboratories and training centers, strongly involved in innovative projects.

Our ambition is to design and develop new solutions integrating components, networks, software and systems to exchange and process information in a reliable and secure way.

Our principal objectives are to foster and encourage new, innovative, competitive projects, to help SMEs to grow and develop and to participate in the creation of suitable ecosystem inside the regional TIC. The SCS cluster is endorsed by world-class industry leaders based in South of France: Amadeus, Atmel, Gemalto, Orange Labs, HP, IBM, ST/NXP Wireless, SAP, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Thales Alenia Space ( ...)

Since 2006, we have 273 projects certified, representing € 839 M R&D spending. A big part of those projects received more than 152 M€ of subsidies for 390 M€ spending in R&D.

SCS Cluster activities are also centered on support & market intelligence, business development support for SME’s, communication, animation, training and international relationships in order to help his members to increase their development and business. SCS Cluster proposals for the creation of National Reference Centers in the fields of RFID and e-Health were selected by the Ministry of Industry : the headquarters are now located in the PACA Region.

www.pole-scs.org

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www.telecom-valley.fr