Sophia Antipolis : the IASP Workshops 2009 - 23-24 November at the CICA conference center
Actors from science parks worldwide gathered in Europe’s leading technology park to discuss "Territorial attractiveness for investment in times of global crisis
This annual rendez-vous of the International Association of Science Parks - IASP provided an overview of the specific offers of the large science and technology parks around the world, with highlighted the key factors necessary to succeed in a period of economic turmoil. Key players from around the world attended the event, including David Appia, President of the AFII (Agence Française pour les Investissements Internationaux- French agency for international investment) as well as local Côte d’Azur actors, Mark Fromm-Paulson, Senior VP, SAP Services EMEA and Dr. Robert Zerrouk, Director of the Sophia Antipolis-based BAYER Cropscience research center.
For Team Côte d’Azur, this was, of course, an event not to be missed, offering an opportunity for Team Director Philippe Stefanini to give an insight into how Sophia Antipolis is faring during this economic crisis. “The agency’s 2008/2009 annual results show that investments in R&D have been less affected than industrial and service investments. We’re also very happy to have two of the world’s leading software companies - AUTODESK and SYMANTEC – among our newcomers in Sophia Antipolis. And we’re most pleased that INTEL which arrived at the start of 2009, has chosen to develop its ultra mobility technologies here, with its Sophia team working in association with those in Silicon Valley and in Bangalore.”
* This event is organized by the International Association of Science Parks - IASP – and the Fondation Sophia Antipolis at the CICA in Sophia Antipolis; it’s also part of the celebrations for the 40 years of Sophia, and also coincides with the 25th anniversary of the association, founded in 1984 by Pierre Laffitte, President of the Fondation Sophia Antipolis.
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