Centre Val de Loire Digital Innovation Hub

France: Centre-Val de Loire

Overview

Non-profit organization chaired by François BONNEAU, also president of the Center-Val de Loire region, DEV'UP federates all the regional economic actors, from the region to the groups of cities, from the CESER to the consular chambers, from the public services to the organizations competitiveness clusters of the research network. An unprecedented collective commitment to employment and support for businesses and territories in the region.

A real entry point in the Center-Val de Loire region, the agency supports any business or economic project leader (innovation, implementation, investment, recovery, search for partners, export ...) via its 6 local agencies, its technical, operational and advisory network. Its teams provide tailor-made services for:

• Animation of the territory and management of networks of regional economic actors

• attractiveness of the territory

• International development in particular through European programs

• Support for innovative companies

• Animation of the regional digital ecosystem "French Tech Loire Valley"

• Coordination of the Regional Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization (RIS3)

DEV'UP and its partners (mentioned below) grouped in consortium, are able to support regional SMEs in their digital transformation in different ways with tailored made services:

Awareness creation:
Through the actions in favor of entrepreneurship, the members of the consortium make future entrepreneurs aware of the specific issues of digital transformation. At events such as Startups Week Ends or Hackathon type programs as well as pitch competitions, project holders are fully informed.
In partnership with the employment houses in the so-called "sensitive" districts of the cities, awareness-raising actions to create businesses in the digital domain are also organized.

Ecosystem building, scouting, brockerage, networking:
On April 3rd, the French government awarded the national French Tech label to the entire regional territory. The application for the French Tech label has been coordinated by DEV'UP. This label marks the recognition that there is a network in the region enabling digital companies to develop.
Based on the good practices identified in the Interreg Europe ESSPO project, a customer journey targeting the digital needs of SMEs will be implemented from 2019 onwards.

Visioning and strategy development for businesses:
In addition, DEV'UP manage the network of economic developers of the Center Val de Loire which has more than 380 members visiting companies and who address digital issues whenever necessary.
As indicated in the various examples, it is common for companies to need strategic advice for their digital arbitrage.

Collaborative researchs:
INSA and university laboratories are encouraged to participate in collaborative projects with regional companies through actions implemented by the competitiveness clusters or collaborative research programs funded by the Region.

Validation and prototyping concept & Testing and validation:
The network of FabLabs distributed throughout the Center Val de Loire region and the Industry Lab based in orleans are platforms that allow project owners or companies to validate and prototype digital solutions that are recommended by the consortium members.

Digital maturity assessment:
Businesses in the region can benefit from free digital diagnosis to identify their needs for digital transformation and develop an action plan to achieve this.
The GIP RECIA has organized training courses for economic developers to be trained in the realization of these diagnoses.

Incubator / acceleration support:
Several structured programs are being developed by DEV'UP, Orleans Loire Valley Technopole and BIC ThePlacebyCCI to help incubate and accelerate projects related to digital technology and implement tailor-made support.
For fast-growing SMEs, a regional accelerator was set up by Bpifrance and the regional council to enable them to become large companies.

Access your funding and investor readiness services
DEV'UP has set up a specific program for regional SMEs wishing to raise funds called "Scale up - access to finance". The agency also organizes  information seminars and B to B appointments with VCs.

Mentoring:
The French Tech Loire Valley Board is made up of 9 digital entrepreneurs who can mentor companies in the digital community. Other mentoring opportunities are proposed during events.

Education and skills
The two Universities of Orleans and Tours and the INSA Center Val de Loire offer a complete set of high-Education courses. Several other organizations labeled "Grande Ecole du Numérique", including CEFIM and Wild Code School, have developed operational and varied training to meet the needs of regional businesses in the digital filed.

The core consortium of DIH Centre Val de Loire, coordinated by DEV'UP (https://www.devup-centrevaldeloire.fr/dih), is composed of the following actors:

 

RECIA : https://www.recia.fr/

Université d’Orléans: https://www.univ-orleans.fr/

Université de Tours: https://www.univ-tours.fr/site-de-l-universite/accueil--598731.kjsp

INSA Centre Val de Loire: http://www.insa-centrevaldeloire.fr/fr/

BRGM : https://www.brgm.fr/

Cosmetic Valley : https://www.cosmetic-valley.com/

S²E² : http://www.s2e2.fr/

Elastopole : https://www.elastopole.com/

DREAM : http://www.poledream.org/

Vegepolys : https://www.vegepolys.eu/

CETIM Centre Val de Loire : https://www.cetimcentrevaldeloire.fr

CRESSIT Industrie : http://www.cresitt.com/

Orleans Val de Loire Technopole : http://www.tech-orleans.fr/

ThePlacebyCCI : http://www.theplacebycci28.fr/

Wild Code School https://wildcodeschool.fr/

CEFIM : https://www.cefim.eu/

Regional Chamber of Commerce : http://centre.cci.fr/

CIMI : http://www.cimi.fr/ Digital technologies.

Sectors
Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities - Silviculture and other forestry activities - Fishing and aquaculture - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - Water supply; sewerage; waste managment and remediation activities - Water collection, treatment and supply - Sewerage - Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery - Remediation activities and other waste management services - Financial and insurance activities - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities - Human health and social work activities - Human health activities - Residential care activities - Social work activities without accommodation - Accommodation and food service activities - Accommodation - Food and beverage service activities - Manufacture of basic metals - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - Manufacture of electrical equipment - Manufacture of leather and related products - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products - Manufacture of paper and paper products - Printing and reproduction of recorded media - Manufacture of other transport equipment - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials - Mining and quarrying - Mining of coal and lignite - Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas - Mining of metal ores - Other mining and quarrying - Mining support service activities - Other services activities - Activities of membership organisations - Repair of computers and personal and household goods - Other personal service activities - Other manufacturing - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Technology
Micro/nano electronics - Sensory systems - Photonics and imaging technologies - Screens and display technologies - Communication networks - Cyber physical systems - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Interaction technologies - Cyber security - Advanced, or high performance computing - Big data, data analytics, data handling - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Simulation, modelling and digital twins - Gamification - Software as a service and service architectures - Cloud computing - Additive manufacturing - Laser based manufacturing - Logistics - Internet services - New media technologies
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