Seine-Saint-Denis Avenir, the economic development agency for the département of Seine-Saint-Denis, began operations on 1 January 2009

The new agency has a number of remits. Its role is to promote the economy of Seine-Saint-Denis by enhancing the area’s attractiveness and visibility, and it will be launching an intensified regional marketing campaign and approaching companies directly. Seine-Saint-Denis Avenir will effectively function as a “gateway” to the département, giving companies access to the local partner networks they need to successfully locate, grow and thrive in the area (including local/regional authorities, chambers of commerce, employers’ associations, entrepreneurs, research institutes and training organisations).
The agency also plans to assist SMEs in accessing innovation and forging links with research, by promoting economic sectors with significant future growth potential and enhancing the role of competitiveness clusters.
The département has also made Seine-Saint-Denis Avenir its operational arm for rebalancing the region with the emphasis on two priority sectors: Le Bourget, where plans for an aeronautics cluster are taking shape; and the Canal de l’Ourcq, where the business parks currently being established will host eco-businesses in particular.

To find out more about Seine-Saint-Denis: http://www.comex93.org/

Credits : Daniel Quention - Plaine Commune développement.

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Panorama: a new resource for discovering Essonne

Population, employment, business, revenues: the official website of the Essonne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) has launched a new independent online resource presenting all aspects of this département’s economy from A to Z.
Maps, pictures and charts are used to help online visitors discover or find out more about the Essonne region, covering a wide range of themes which are grouped under seven headings: Environment and infrastructure, Demographics, Employment, Economic activity, Company start-ups and business transfers, Revenues and tax, and, finally, Priority areas and local development plans. The content of each section is downloadable in PDF datasheet format.

All of which makes it easy to discover that the Essonne region hosts a substantial number of major corporations and innovative SMEs in high-technology sectors. In all, nearly 44,000 businesses are located in the département.
Six major road routes cross Essonne to the north and the south, while the LGV Atlantique high-speed rail line crosses it from Verrières-le-Buisson to Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan in the west. North Essonne benefits from the presence of Paris-Orly international airport.
Now the CCI has made a mass of information easily accessible to anyone – students, researchers, companies and institutions – with an interest in Essonne’s socio-economic geography.

To find out more about this new resource: Panorama économique de l’Essonne (available in French only)

Crédits : Plateau de Saclay- Essonne

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Cap Digital launches its ‘Futur en Seine’ programme

Cap Digital is staging a programme of events, taking place from 29 May to 7 June 2009, with the aim of:
· offering a live showcase of the latest technologies from companies and laboratories in Paris Region to a wide public;
· presenting a number of talks – both for professionals and for the general public, and all “accredited” by Cap Digital – within a single week in order to attract national and international interest;
· staging a major popular celebration of the digital world to help the public understand the anticipated and potential changes arising from the increasing use of digital applications in their everyday environment.

‘Futur en Seine’ will take place in four main venues – the Wikiplaza in Place de la Bastille, the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, the Bourse de Commerce, and 104 rue d’Aubervilliers – and in a number of additional locations: the Arc de Triomphe, La Seine, Montreuil, Issy les Moulineaux (Le Cube digital design centre), Enghien Les Bains (Centre des Arts), the Château de Vincennes, Saint Denis and Saint Ouen).
‘Futur en Seine’ has already received support from the Paris Region and City of Paris authorities.

To find out more about Futur en Seine. (french only)

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Overview of Val d’Oise

CEEVO, the Val d’Oise Economic Expansion Committee, has just published its Bilan Economique et Social du Val d'Oise 2007-2008 (economic and social overview of Val d’Oise – the 2009 issue of this regular publication). This document presents an overview of the département’s economic situation designed for anyone wishing to find out about key economic indicators and trends affecting business in the Val d'Oise region.

Val d’Oise is a dynamic département within Paris Region with a population of nearly 1.2 million. For the fifth consecutive year the number of businesses created in the département increased: 5,280 companies were set up or acquired in Val-d’Oise in 2007, an increase of 13% in number terms compared with the previous year (and a much higher growth rate than the regional average).
Some 4 million sq.m of business premises (excluding residential accommodation) were built in Val d’Oise between 1999 and 2007 – a very slight decrease (- 1 %) compared with the 1990-1998 period (the regional average was a decline of 3%).
Nine of the region’s competitiveness clusters are active in Val d’Oise, including Cap Digital, System@tic, Advancity, Cosmetic Valley and Elastopôle.

If you would like to find out more this document is available on request from CEEVO (the Val d’Oise Economic Expansion Committee), or downloadable free of charge from CEEVO’s website: www.ceevo95.fr

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