The ICT market in France

admin on September 20, 2018

El mercado de las TIC en Francia The ICT market in France Le marché des TIC en France El mercat de les TIC a França

The ICT market in France is highly developed. In fact, the French market has a large network of technopoles from which it promotes ICT. A gathering of knowledge, experts, ICT-related companies to foster synergies.

El mercado de las TIC en Francia 1 The ICT market in France 1 Le marché des TIC en France 1 El mercat de les TIC a França 1

The 27 main technology parks of the ICT market in France

The 27 main technology parks in France are listed below:

-Pays de Gex Technoparc à Saint Genios Pouilly

-Aisne Technopole à Soissons

-Micropolis – Parc Technologique à Gap

-Sophia Antipolis in Nice

-Technopole Aube en Champagne à Troyes

-Technopole of Marseille-Provence in Marseille

-Technopole environnemental – Arbois Méditerranée à Aix en Provence

– Anticipa Technopole à Lannion

-Technopole Brest- Iroise à Brest

-Enova Labège Toulouse – Agrobiopole à Sicoval

-Scientific and Technological Park of Laseris at Barp

-Rennes Atalante in Rennes

-Angers technopole : Parc scientifique de Belle-Beille and Parc scientifique des Capucins à Angers

-Laval-Mayenne Technopole at Laval

-Technopole of Metz in Metz

-Biopôle Clermont-Limagne à Saint-Beauzire

-Izarbel – Technopole of the Basque Country

-Mulhouse Technopole à Mulhouse

-Domaine Scientifique de la Doua à Villeurbanne

-Savoie Technolac at Le Bourget

-Archamps Technopole à Archamps

-Technopole Madrillet à Saint-Etienne Rouvray

-Technopole Madrillet at Saint-Etienne Rouvray

-Technoparc Poissy at Poissy

-Agroparc in Avignon

-Futuroscope in Chasseneuil – Poitou

– ESTER Limoges Technopole à Limoges

– Campus Saint-Christophe à Cergy-Pontoise

The pioneer of the ICT market in France was Sophia Antipolis in Nice and many others followed. All of them are closely linked to the world of business and education.

In 2016, the information and communication technologies market in France represented 113 billion euros.

The different categories of the ICT market in France

The ICT market in France is broad and diverse, encompassing a variety of categories that focus on different aspects of technology and communication. Here are some of the main categories of the sector:

  1. Hardware: Includes all physical devices used in technology, such as computers, servers, mobile devices, printers, and electronic components.
  2. Software: Comprises the programs and applications that enable users to perform specific tasks. This includes operating systems, productivity applications, business management software, and mobile applications.
  3. Telecommunications: Refers to the infrastructure and services that enable remote communication, such as fixed and mobile telephone networks, internet, and data transmission services.
  4. Internet services: Includes internet service providers (ISPs), web hosting services, and e-commerce platforms.
  5. Cybersecurity: Focuses on protecting systems, networks and data from cyber attacks. This includes security software, auditing services and security consulting.
  6. Big Data and Data Analytics: Refers to the collection, storage and analysis of large volumes of data to gain valuable insights and make informed decisions.
  7. Artificial Intelligence (AI): Includes technologies that enable machines to learn and perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as natural language processing and machine learning.
  8. Application Development: Refers to the creation of software and applications for different platforms, including mobile, web and desktop applications.
  9. Cloud Computing: Includes services that allow data to be stored and processed over the internet, rather than on local servers.
  10. IoT (Internet of Things): Refers to the interconnection of devices and objects over the internet, enabling data collection and sharing.
  11. Augmented and Virtual Reality: Technologies that create immersive experiences by overlaying digital information on the real world or creating virtual environments.
  12. E-learning and EdTech: Refers to technologies applied to education, including online learning platforms and digital educational tools.

Some key figures for the ICT market in France:

  • 8 % : this is the share of value added by the creation of custom software compared to the total sector. This corresponds to 6 billion euros.
  • 3.86 % : corresponds to the weight of ICT in France’s GDP in 2014. A higher ratio than that observed in Spain or Italy, but lower than in Germany (4.19%).
  • 25 % : digital technology now contributes more than 25% of French growth, compared to 20% in the 2005-2009 period.
  • 131,835 : this is the number of companies operating in the ICT market in France. Of this total, there are only 1,650 industrial software development companies and 6,579, the vast majority of companies, are service companies
El mercado de las TIC en Francia 2 The ICT market in France 2 Le marché des TIC en France 2 El mercat de les TIC a França 2
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Despite the fact that companies in this sector tend to be SMEs or micro-companies (many start-ups), in France we find companies of a larger size than those in Spain.

The ICT market in France is more mature, but not as mature as the German market, which has an older and more consolidated business network.

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