Visit us during the MIPIM in Cannes

Paris Region, Mipim, March 2007

The Econovista Team will be present at the MIPIM Show, from 11th to 14th March, in Cannes. We will be pleased to welcome you at the Paris Region stand.
During these four days, we will make you discover the last version of Econovista by customized demos.
You could also meet all the actors of economic development in Paris Region in our stand (Comité d’Expansion Economique du Val d’Oise 6 CEEVO, COMEX 93, Agence de développement du Val de Marne, Seine et Marne Développement, Agence pour l’économie en Essonne, Paris Development Agency, Conseil Général des Yvelines, Conseil Général Seine Saint Denis, Aéroport de Paris, IAURIF, Port Autonome de Paris).
MIPIM, the world’s property market, attracted more than 26,000 people last year from 83 countries.
If you want to make real estate business in France, you will need to come to the MIPIM and to the Paris Region stand. The Econovista Team will be glad to show you the assets of real estate investment in Paris Region.

Contact : econovista@paris-region.com

Before coming, you could use our interactive map of the Paris Region, econovista, in order to discover all the possibilities of the metropolitan region of Paris (Ile-de-France in french).

More about the Paris Region : http://www.paris-region.com/

Higher education : 594,000 students in Paris Region

HEC, Jouy en Josas, 2007

According to the french Ministery of Eduction, Paris Region welcomes 594,000 students in 2006- 2007. 17 public universities, a lot of business schools (HEC, ESSEC, ESCP-EAP, INSEAD, etc.), institutes of engineering education and research (ParisTech, ESIEE, Telecom SudParis, ...), Institutes of Technology, specialised bodies likes Beaux Arts de Paris, ...

With our interactive map of the Paris Region, Econovista, you can create your own map of the French Educational System, download adresses & list of links, ... Click HERE.

More information about the French Educational System:
18 years and older- Higher Education: in France, Higher Education is offered in private institutions as well as in the public establishments. The public institutions include: a) the Facultés grouped in Universities, which are authorized to grant State degrees; b) the University Institutes of Technology are designed to train future high-ranking administrators and technicians in the industry; c) the great scientific and literary institutions and research and study institutions.
More : see the American Chamber of Commerce in Paris (France)

The Eco-technologies Sector in Paris Region

Paris Ile-de-France's (Paris Region) presence in Pollutec, November 2007

The Paris Region is a great place to live and work ... and one where sustainable development is taken very seriously.

The region now aims to lead Europe in developping preventive processes, as well curative ones. With nearly 100,000 jobs, annual revenue of $20 billions and 170 training courses delivered, The Paris Region has certainly earned its status as the french leader in eco-business activities. One of the many things that make our region special is that right alongside leading global corporations like Suez, Elyo and Veolia, we have a thriving network of innovative SMEs and "entrepreneurs". 300 public and private RD centres are also operating.

You can create your own map of the eco-business's cluster with our interactive map and download data : HERE.

The main exhibitions centres of Paris Region

Paris Region offers an unique exhibition infrastructure. Each year, Paris Region hosts 400 trade shows welcoming 9 million visitors and some 100,000 exhibiting companies.

The main exhibitions centres : total gross floor space in S.Q.M (1st january 2006) :

- Paris Expo Porte de Versailles: 228,000 sqm;

- Paris Nord Villepinte: 191,000 sqm;

- Paris Le Bourget: 79,000 sqm;

- Palais des Congrès de Paris: 19,000 sqm;

- Paris Expo CNIT La Défense: 18,000 sqm;

- Parc Floral: 11,000 sqm;

- Paris Expo Espace Champerret: 9,000 sqm;

- Paris Expo Carrousel du Louvre, 7,000 sqm;

- Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, 4,000 sqm;

- Grande Hall de La Villette, (under construction in 2005).

Grand TOTAL for the above ten centres : 616,000 sqm

(Source : Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris / CCIP - DCS)

Discover the main conference and exhibition Center and build your own map (free of charge): HERE.

More information about the 400 trade shows in Paris Region : HERE.

Paris Region (Ile-de-France) leads Europe for High Tech sectors

According to an Eurostat survey (available here), The Paris Region (Ile-de-France in french) alone accounted for more than 4% of employment in high tech sectors in the EU-27. In that region, more than 400,000 people were employed in such sectors. No other region of Europe reached 2% of the EU-27 total.

With econovista.com, you can discover the High Tech sectors and the main R&D centers (public or private) which are operating in the Paris Region. For exemple : clic HERE.

Discover some clusters and sectors of excellence

The Paris Region economy benefits espacially from many high-tech clusters, with a multi-specialisation profile that is unique in Europe. The are nearly 10 high-tech clusters concentrated in Paris Region, all with a leading position globally or within Europe.

Download our free brochure : click HERE.



Three clusters are available through econovista :

- Life sciences (Biocluster)

- Eco-Business

- Aeronautics, Space and Defence.



For each of these 3 clusters you can create your own map and download data.



The Econovista's team

Happy new Year 2008 !

Happy new Year 2008 from the Econovista's Team !