Creative France Enhances India's Smart City Agenda

NEW DELHI, May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

With an aim to establish a lasting, positive dialogue with India about 'France Inc.' and its ability to innovate, Business France, the agency for international development of the French economy, hosted the France India Business Summit. The event, organised as part of the on-going Creative France campaign, showcased the work of some of France's top technology companies and start-ups who aim to revolutionize smart city planning and sustainable development in India. These technologies range from urban planning, architecture, waste management, water supply, transport planning and operation to IoT solutions and more.

Addressing a gathering comprising of India's top brass and captains of Indian industry, Dominique Frachon, Director Invest Business France India, said, "Indo-French Business Summit served as a platform to showcase, through Creative France, the whole French creative ecosystem and their recognised expertise in the urban development sector. With our multi-disciplinary approach, we aim to provide holistic solutions to help India achieve its smart cities vision."

Some of the biggest technology names, SME's and public authorities in France including IAU Paris Regional Planning Agency, CEA Tech, and Dassaut Systemes presented their expertise and innovative solutions in the context of the tremendous dynamism of the Indian urban infrastructure sector and the unparalleled challenges that Indian urban territories are currently facing.

Such interactions between French solution providers and their potential Indian partners and end-users are aimed at determining the necessity of French solutions to tackle the challenges faced by Indian cities as they gear up to go 'smart'.

Jagan Shah, Director National Institute of Urban Affairs, said, "The collaboration with the French institutes and agencies will be very beneficial to India's smart city mission because France is a world leader in innovative research and development on urban planning and development. For example, France has developed innovative ways to capture urban land value and the French people have been the beneficiaries because their cities have become more financially self-sufficient, thereby improving local quality of life. France can also help with institutional collaborations that result in skill development, new solutions and the productive use of advanced technology for smart cities project. The areas of urban and regional planning, and incubation of appropriate technologies should also be explored."

About Business France: 

Business France is the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, responsible for fostering export growth by French businesses, as well as promoting and facilitating international investment in France.

It promotes France's companies, business image and nationwide attractiveness as an investment location, and also runs the VIE international internship program.

Founded on January 1, 2015 through a merger between UBIFRANCE and the Invest in France Agency, Business France has 1,500 personnel, both in France and in 70 countries throughout the world, who work with a network of public-and private-sector partners.

For further information, please visit: http://www.businessfrance.fr

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