New map. Econovista.com putting a new map online in partnership with the ‘Systematic’ competitiveness cluster

Econovista.com has just provided you with a new map, “Systematic’s Ecosystem”.

This new “cluster” map features competitiveness cluster member-SMEs listed by theme (Automotive & Transport, Freeware, System Design and Development Tools, Security & Defence, Telecoms) as well as major Groups and Research and Higher Education facilities.
Beyond cluster members, Systematic nurtures close relationships with over 650 players in optics, electronics and software channels, also featured on the map. As a genuinely integrated ecosystem, the Systematic cluster represents a competitive world-class territory in the market of complex systems design, production and control.

At this time, the following are featured on the map:
• Systematic cluster members:

- SMEs broken down into five categories matching the cluster’s 5 theme groups: (Automotive & Transport, Freeware, System Design and Development Tools, Security & Defence, Telecoms)
- Research and Higher Education facilities
- Major Groups

• A wider selection of players, completing the cluster’s ecosystem:
- SMEs, broken down into three categories: Software, Optics, Electronics

Check out the Systematic map on Econovista.com

Lastly, www.econovista.com provides you with all of the functionalities you need to help you assess your options in getting established: zooming in and out at will, you can locate the business players you wish to see featured on the map, download the address and contact details of appropriate contacts, get the links towards the players’ websites and much more.

Transport networks. Paris Region, a major logistical hub in Europe

Its geographical location, at the crossroads of Nothern, Southern and Esatern Europe, the richness of its communication networks and multimodal platforms, and their environmentally-focused development combine to make the Paris Region a major European logistics hub. Few areas in the world can boast as many logistical assets as the Paris Region.

Firstly, its geographic position
Located at the crossroads of European and world exchanges, this region, which totals 11.5 million inhabitants and play host to more than 600,000 companies, is the second business cluster of the 500 leading companies. Secondly, the multiplicity of its transportation modes is remarkable. Its two main international airports – Paris Orly and more importantly Paris Charles de Gaulle – and the Bourget airport for business aviation make it the Number One European airport hub. The same ranking is achieved when you consider its highway network, with its 700 km of highway which branch out across the entire continent and its 12,000 km of roadways. Regarding its rail network, it arouses the envy of other largest international regions with its six high-speed train stations and its direct lines to London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, along with its 111 freight stations and 640 sites directly connected to them. Lastly, its river transportation system, which ranks #2 on the continent, is especially developed, with 70 ports and 10 multimodal platforms spread over its 500 km of waterways.

World leaders have chosen the Paris Region
It is not surprising, under these conditions, that large world enterprises specialized in logistics have chosen the Paris Region as their location. Of the 5,000 companies in the business that are registered there, we note the presence of the leading names in the industry such as Air France, Cargo, FedEx, UPS, DHL, Hays Logistics, Geodis, Prologis and TNT. “It was crucial tp be at the center of a large European economic zone with an extensive labor pool and, as is the case at Roissy, to take advantage of their connections with other countries, for example Africa”, explains Nathalie Amiel-Ferrault, Vice-President Consumer Experience at FedEx Europe, Middle East, India and Africa.

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Source: Paris-Region Magazine, issue 9, march 2010

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Val d’Europe, pôle économique et urbain majeur de l’Est parisien

Val d’Europe, a major economic and urban hub to the east of Paris, currently has 22,000 residents, 21,000 jobs, and 1,000 students over an area of 2,000 hectares. 1,000 companies have already located to 100,000 m² of offices here, attracted by the dense network of infrastructures (TGV – high-speed rail; RER – high-speed metro): including the headquarters of BNP Paribas, KPMG and international companies such as Henkel Technologies France, ITT industries, Straumann, Welch Allyn, Sikla, etc.

Investment bank Natixis plans to open its IT Data Center here in late 2009. The hub’s expansion continues at a steady rate with the upcoming opening of the Faraday development by property developer Goodman, the arrival of new brands to strengthen the Val d’Europe retail centre, the roll-out of major public amenities (education and health), and the Disney Nature Village.

The Nature Village, the largest tourist project currently being planned in France, is based on the concept of the relationship between humans and nature. The project – which will meet the highest environmental standards – includes a hotel and leisure complex which can accommodate 20,000 to 25,000 people, over an area of 520 hectares. Work is scheduled to start in 2009 and the first phase of the project, comprising 2,300 houses, will be completed in 2010. The project as a whole will be completed in 2020.
The creation of a 30,000 m2 convention and exhibition centre, operational from 2012 onwards, will also consolidate Disneyland’s position as European leader in this sector.

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