Created
in 1984 and declared as a public
utility, the Foundation Sophia-Antipolis
fulfils a fundamental task on
the Sophia-Antipolis site: the
scientific and cultural organisation
of the park.
Its objective is to facilitate
exchange and long-term reflections
in the areas of science, industry
and culture at a French, European
and international level.
In
2004 the Foundation Sophia-Antipolis
modified its status to become
“ Foundation of sheltering
research”, which enables
it to create research foundations
around research projects. These
sheltered foundations encourage
public/private partnership for
the funding of research.
The
Foundation Sophia-Antipolis
bases itself in launching and
confronting ideas by opening
different fields of reflection.
This is achieved by organising
symposiums, seminars, and themed
breakfast mornings.
The
Foundation Sophia-Antipolis
is organised in departments:
- Organisation and management
of scientific and economic events
- Training and telecommunications
- Culture and Communication
- International
Its
also:
80
events per year:
symposiums, breakfast mornings,
conferences, exhibitions, etc.
The
support
of professional clubs (Sophia
Open Source, Sophia Croissance...).
Information:
5
000 copies of
"Nouvelles de Sophia Antipolis",
edited every month, and around
420
000 visits to
the website.
Welcoming
of numerous international delegations:
representing more than 25
different nationalities.
The
accompaniment of executives
in their search for employment,
around
200 people trained and supervised.
Second
Forum of the Competitiveness
Clusters “Worldwide and
French Competitiveness Clusters
“ 400
peoples.
A
door open towards the international
With pluri-national
symposiums, delegation visits,
the representation of Sophia
Antipolis during assignments
abroad, active partnerships
with numerous countries of different
continents, and the active participation
in three international networks
dedicated to innovation.
Patrice VERGNAUD
