Communication & digital technology
Ideally situated between Grenoble and Geneva, Savoie offers active technology and industrial parks and a quality of life that is ideal for encouraging innovation and creativity. The Rhône-Alpes region, with more than 60,000 workers in the digital sector, has developed an expert group of related occupations in technologies, softwares, and services for this sector.
Micro & Nanotechnologies
Capital of 2.5 M€ - 16,500 employees
Some 6,000 researchers, engineers and technicians in more than 500 laboratories.
MINATEC, the pole of innovation in micro and nanotechnologies, was created in Grenoble in order to form future generations of engineers, technicians and nanotechnology researchers. 3,500 people benefit from high-tech research structures, training and industrial improvement. CEA-LETI, the premier European research laboratory in the sector, is comparable to the IMEC in Holland.
Telecom
Capital of 5.2 M€ - more than 20,000 employees
The region is one of the major centres in Europe and covers the network of telecoms, electronic and optoelectonic composers, equipment and softwares, loaded systems and communication objects to the services associated to the network.
It is supported by STMicroelectronics, Motorola, Philips
Semiconductors, Atmel, Hewlett Packard, Purple Labs, Volubill, Swapcom, Eloquant, Acterna, Amphénol-Socapex, Radiall, Nexans, Sagem Monetel, Ascom HPF, Arkoon... and by the large operators present in Rhône-Alpes.
Likewise, the region benefits from universities, engineering schools and the public and private research laboratories of CEA-LETI, INRIA, INSA, ENS, INPG, University of Savoie, France Télécom R&D, St Microelectronics...
Software and Services
With more than 15,000 workers, Rhône-Alpes region places 2nd in this sector. It is the hub of SSII and internationally-known French editors like : Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Soleri T-System, Atos Origin, Sopra, GFI Informatique, Teamlog, Unilog, Focal, Transiciel, Steria, Cegid, Esker, Tracing Server, Hardis, DCS Automotive, Axemble, Everteam, Microauto, Silverprod.
A success !
Savoie is involved in a sixth competition pole : the pole of digital leisure.
The aim of the latest is the convergence of 600 regional PME (small companies), 60 regional research laboratories and 30 regional schools in the field of games, films and audioviusel.
Source : Agence Rhône-Alpes du Numérique
