«  Aerospace in Ile-de-France »

The Ile-de-France regionThe Ile-de-France region

11 millions inhabitantsRegional GDP : 430 billions euros617 000 companies

– R&D (40% french R&D) :– 2 500 laboratories– 22 000 engineers – 68 000 researchers (7.6% of EU total)– 17 Universities + Grandes écoles

The aerospace sector in the The aerospace sector in the region region

Sectoral Definition : Aeronautics-Space-Defense

The ASD sector in Ile-de-France The ASD sector in Ile-de-France (1) (1)

Direct employement : 36 000Indirect employement : 36 000TOTAL of 72 000 employement

representing :

- 35.3% of national staff sector

- 8.5 % of european staff sector

The ASD sector in Ile-de-France The ASD sector in Ile-de-France (2)(2)

2 500 subcontracting companies2 international airports12 business aviation platforms5 700 researchers, engineers (46% of

national sectoral researchers)

Concentration of sectoral Concentration of sectoral actors actors

1- Largest companies : EADS, Thales, Safran (ex-snecma), Alcatel, Zodiac , Air france….) + sectoral association (GIFAS)

2- Subcontracting SME’s

3-R&D public/private capacities (CNRS, ONERA, CNES )

4- Institutional (esa- government)

Aerospace clustering in Ile-de Aerospace clustering in Ile-de France IFrance I

- No formal cluster (« pôle de compétitivité ») exclusively dedicated to ASD

- New aerospace cluster under preparation : ASTECH

Aerospace clustering in Ile-de Aerospace clustering in Ile-de France IIFrance II

Business aviation Le Bourget – first european business airport- Trade fair site : 35 millions euros invested- Aeronautics and space Museum 100 companies 4500 direct employement 8000 indirect employement Training pôle

Our activitiesOur activities

SME’s FocussedObjective : supporting Sme’s at : - european level (1)

- Operational- Institutional

- international level (2)

At european level (1) :At european level (1) :Operational approachOperational approach

Le Bourget - Paris Air Show :

- Mobilisation to offer visibility to French SME’S during the world biggest fair

- Business meetings and technology transfer

Le Bourget Convention : Le Bourget Convention : june 2005june 2005

Piloted by the IRC Ile-de-France in close collaboration with the IRC network (14 countries covered)

492 bilateral RDV arranged between 110 organisations.

49 meetings led to TT potential agreements

Follow up activities Follow up activities

- Technology marketplace at ILA’s fair-Berlin (Mai 2006)

- Le Bourget 2007

13 EU members states involved AND China, Inde, Brésil

ASD Community :Promoting sectoral cooperation at european level through business intermediary organisations Objectives :- promote business meetings between european regions- promote SME’s access to FP7

At european level (2): At european level (2): institutional approachinstitutional approach

At international LevelAt international Level

Organisation of Business missions :

Russia (december 2006)

Regular contacts with our Offices in China, Russia and India in order to identify local partners

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