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South of France & Sophia Antipolis, Europe’s leading science & technology park A place where the presence breeds the future!. Guðrún Bjarnad ó ttir Vice President CSNL. French market & PACA (Region: P rovence – A lpes Maritimes- C ote d’ A zur).
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South of France & Sophia Antipolis, Europe’s leading science & technology park A place where the presence breedsthe future! Guðrún Bjarnadóttir Vice President CSNL
French market & PACA(Region: Provence – Alpes Maritimes-Cote d’Azur) • French market and China share the no 1 position for foreign investments • PACA ranks 3rd in France for foreign investment • PACA no 1 for foreign investments in R&D • PACA 2nd largest French real estate market after Paris • Condensed population
French Riviera International Profile • 160 Nationalities • 120.000 international residents • 13 international schools with more than 4600 students • 15 international newspapers, magazines and radio stations • 50.000 Nordic population • Steadily younger and active in business
Cote d’Azur & Sophia Antipolis • Entry point into • the French Market • to S-European Market • to the WORLD • Innovation & creativity • Education • Multi-cultural environment • Excellent connections with international airport • High level Infrastructure
Infrastructure Thanks to the tourism industry: excellent infrastructure & services provides the background for flourishing business environment: • Hotels in all price categories • Restaurants • Highest concentration of Convention Centres in Europe • High volume highways • Nice International Airport
Nice International Airport • 2nd largest airport in France • 10.000.000 passengers yearly • 49 airlines • 95 destinations in 28 countries • 1274 weekly flights • Largest low cost airport in France • 17 airlines • 42 destinations in 13 countries • 369 weekly flights (except direct to Iceland!)
Sophia Antipolis Launched by Senator Pierre Laffitte in 1969 (Member of the Royal Swedish Academy for engineering) Creation in current format 1972 • 2300 hectare: business space • 5750 hectare: nature and green area
Sophia Antipolis • 1300 companies • Over 60 languages spoken • Around 35.000 employees and students every day • Business Parcs represent more than 1.450.000 m2 of working space in the region • Reasonable price level • Office space low compared to London (1/4) and Paris (1/3)
Sophia Antipolis The “technopole” Main business areas of the park • ITC (IT and Telecommunication) • IBM, HP, Texas Instruments, Intel, SAP, Cisco, Amadeus, W3C world wide web consortium 23% of companies and 43% of jobs • Health and Life sciences • Johnson & Johnson, Galderma Dermatology, Arkopharma, GE Medical Systems, Dow4% of companies and 9% of jobs • Nature and Wellness industry • ADEME, INRA, Plan Bleu, • Fragrances & flavours industry MANE, Robertet, Fragonard, Galimard
Research & Development • More than 40% of Sophia Antipolis based firms pursue R&D activities • 4000 researchers • Public research centres • INSERM, CNRT, INRIA …
Competitiveness Clusters Sophia Antipolis ranked in 2006,as France's N°1 competitiveness cluster • new national incentives • to set up multinational R&D teams • cross fertilation partnerships • tax reductions • reduced social charges • R&D contribution in form of subsidies
Education - Cote d’Azur • More than 35.000 students • 22 universities and post graduate institutions such as • University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CERAM, Ecole des Mines … • 13 International schools • International Centre of Valbonne Sophia Antipolis • Mougins International School • International School of Nice • International School of Monaco • International College of Cannes …
Sophia Antipolis, a dynamic hub of activity where professional achievements go hand-in-hand with personal fulfilment. Guðrún Bjarnadóttir Vice President CSNL Frekari upplýsingar www.nordic-link.org gb@nordic-link.org
South of France & Sophia Antipolis, Europe’s leading science & technology park The place where presence breeds future! Guðrún Bjarnadóttir Vice President CSNL
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