ICT
Ideally situated between Grenoble and Geneva, Savoie's high-quality technology and industrial parks offer the perfect working and living environment for innovation and creativity. The ICT sector employs more than 60,000 people in the Rhône-Alpes region, which has developed expertise in every area of the sector, from new technologies to software and services.
Micro & Nanotechnologies
Turnover: €2.5 billion - 16,500 employees
6,000 researchers, engineers and technicians in more than 500 laboratories.
MINATEC, Grenoble's micro and nanotechnologies innovation center, was created to train future generations of engineers, technicians and nanotechnology researchers. 3,500 people benefit from high-tech research structures and training. CEA-LETI, Europe's leading research laboratory in the sector, is comparable to the IMEC in the Netherlands.
Telecommunications
Turnover: €5.2 billion - more than 20,000 employees
Rhône-Alpes is a major European center for the telecommunications industry. The region's companies cover the entire telecommunications field, including electronic and optoelectronic components, equipment and software, on-board systems and communication devices, and network services.
Major companies in Rhône-Alpes include STMicroelectronics, Motorola, Philips Semiconductors, Atmel, Hewlett Packard, Purple Labs, Volubill, Swapcom, Eloquant, Acterna, Amphénol-Socapex, Radiall, Nexans, Sagem Monetel, Ascom HPF, and Arkoon.
The region also benefits from the presence of universities, engineering schools and public and private research laboratories, such as CEA-LETI, INRIA, INSA, ENS, INPG, University of Savoie, France Télécom R&D, and St Microelectronics.
Software and Services
More than 15,000 people work in the software and services sector in Rhône-Alpes, making it France's second most important region in this domain. The region is home to many internationally renowned French software and computer services companies, such as 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, and Silverprod.
Another success !
Savoie has been chosen to form part of a sixth competition pole : the digital leisure pole, which has been set up in Rhône-Alps to develop synergies between 600 small companies, 60 research laboratories and 30 schools in the games, films and audioviusal fields.
Source : Agence Rhône-Alpes du Numérique
