Paris 2011: Autolib' electrique : c'est pas (encore) gagne
Now Playing: Paris public Electric car project like Velib bycycles
Topic: Electric cars
Paris - Autolib
Calqué sur le même principe que celui du Vélib',
le système Autolib' sera l'objet d'un appel d'offres
lancé le 15 décembre prochain par Paris et 25 communes
d'Ile-de-France. Une première mondiale mais aussi,
déjà, un casse-têtes financier et logistique.

 

source: fr.cars.yahoo.com

Mobilisation sociale chez Alcatel-Lucent
Now Playing: 150 emplois chez Wipro en danger
Topic: Crisis Room

 

1000 to get fired in France

 

 

 

 

photo credit AFP source: lefigaro.fr

latribune.fr Alcatel-Lucent, le faux riche

French Finance Minister C. Lagarde bailed-out banks may abuse Power
Now Playing: some banks were in the process of forming oligopolies
Topic: Politics

 Bailout-Banks may cause trouble...

 French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has warned
 that huge bailed-out banks created by the financial
 crisis could abuse their new power

 source: news.bbc.co.uk

1.5bn Euro for R&D Cleantech France
Now Playing: Recherche autour du solaire photovoltaique, des biocarburants et des energies marines.
Topic: Cleantech

 France 1,5 milliard d'ici à 2012

 

 

Clean energies:

Solar PV - Bio Fuels - Ocean power

1,5 milliard d'euros pour la recherche environnementale
Les technologies vertes bénéficient du même montant que le nucléaire.

900 millions qui seront mobilisés, essentiellement pour des recherches
sur les technologies propres. (CLEANTECH) inclu Voiture electrique/batterie
l s'agit notamment de la mise en place de trois plates-formes de recherche
autour du solaire photovoltaïque, des biocarburants et des énergies marines.

source: lefigaro.fr/sciences-technologies

Grand emprunt : il faudra "beaucoup plus" que 30 milliards Euro (100?)
Now Playing: Eco Bonds $45bn on sale 2010 by French Gov to finance recovery
Topic: Smart economy

Investissements Generations Futures

Cet emprunt, annoncé par M. Sarkozy le 22 juin dernier,
est prévu pour début 2010. Il vise, parallèlement au plan
de relance de l'économie, à doper l'économie à plus long
terme, en faisant financer par l'Etat des "investissements
stratégiques" pour les "générations futures". 

source: lemonde.fr/economie

Estrosi, Molex could relocate part of its operations to Tunisia.
Now Playing: 15/10/2009 MAGHREB CONFIDENTIAL N°897
Topic: Poverty

 

TUNISIA

Will Molex Shift its Business to Tunis?

As controversy swirls over the closure of its French unit -
the state secretary for industry, Christian Estrosi, has
stepped into the frey - the American connector and cables firm
Molex could relocate part of its operations to Tunisia

source: Africaintelligence.com

Comment: Friend's Business section,

buy for 1 euro, receive 6 million Euro credit gov, relocate Tunisia.

Looks like Bazar Business connection, no production in France.

Related: French Company Molex for 1 Euro sold to US investor Sept-15

 

Paris, 60 page Business plan lands in trash can, ideas now
Now Playing: ETRE 2009, Paris, Oct-9-2009, European VC capital
Topic: Events Shows

1500 Business plans style "copy and paste"

average 60 pages land in the trash can of

Jean Schmitt, managing partner of Sofinnova

 

European VC capital

Schmitt said that he received 1,500 business plans a year but they're all consigned to the trashcan. He said these business plans were full of "bullsh*t" and were a "complete waste of time". He said: "I don't care if we have a full 60 page business plan - I want people to give us ideas." They were generally speaking full of cut and paste stuff based on financial analysts reports. There are very few original ideas around, he said.

Market Entry Plan

 

 

 

To those who do have bright ideas, Schmitt posed a warning. He said that Sofinnova often ended up with 70 percent or 80 percent ownership. Having only 20 percent of a company was a very frustrating experience, he said. The whole matter is a game of foxes - the VCs - and rabbits, the entrepreneurs. As the foxes get more successful at hunting, supplies of rabbits dry up and the fox population diminishes. That gives the rabbits the chances to breed and multiply again.

 

 

  ETRE Paris

  source: tgdaily.com

Reanult Nissan EVs Singapore
Now Playing: Building an EV economy
Topic: Electric cars

 

On May 6th 2009, Singapore announced the set-up of a multi-agency task force, jointly led by the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the agency responsible for public and private transportation. Its aim is to implement an electric vehicle (EV) test-bedding programme which is open to all auto manufacturers and technology companies who have a commitment to the future of electric transport. Expected to run from 2010 through 2012, this programme was given an initial impetus via memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed with Renault-Nissan, who aim to become leading brands in ZEV (zero emission vehicles), and Keppel Energy, a leading power company in Singapore and other jurisdictions. Renault-Nissan will supply EVs to Singapore, and Keppel Energy will develop the infrastructure, including charging stations, to support the test-bedding programme.

The programme will involve key industry participants examining infrastructure requirements and new business models applicable to urban transport solutions for cities like Singapore. It is also expected to identify industry and R&D opportunities that could leverage the testbedding platform. By providing this arena for EVs, Singapore expects to become an attractive showcase for auto manufacturers, component suppliers and infrastructure developers.

source: cleantechinvestor.com

www.ema.gov.sg 

 

Support for Cleantech in France
Now Playing: Pole de Competitivite, but not in the South
Topic: Cleantech

For example, the region of Savoie, in Rhône-Alpes, is becoming a leading player in the solar energy sector thanks to the location of the National Institute for Solar Energy (INES) in the Savoie Technolac Science and Technology Park. This institution, the solar component of the Tenerrdis Pôle de Compétitivité, is a collaborative centre of excellence in solar energy technologies and brings together leading research institutions in the field including the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), the National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS), the French Research and Evaluation Centre for the Building Sector (CSTB) and the University of Savoie. INES is set to expand to accommodate more than 250 researchers this year. The solar companies located in the Savoie cluster range from solar heating manufacturers (such as CLIPSOL) to designers of PV power plants (for example IBC Solar).

source: cleantechinvestor.com

 

 

Le logiciel open-source se convertit a l'esprit d'entreprise
Now Playing: Paris, Open World Forum
Topic: Events Shows

Paris,

Il y a quelques règles précises pour espérer pouvoir passer à l’open-source. Il faut d’abord répondre à un vrai besoin, sinon, personne ne s’y intéressera. Il faut ensuite construire une communauté, ce qui est sans doute le plus dur. Il faut enfin continuer à innover en permanence.

 http://www.ecrans.fr/Le-logiciel-open-source-se,8291.html?y=1