EUREKATourism News from France

Sophia Antipolis:DEV-HELP to represent France on the selection committee for EUREKA Tourism

The goal: help generate new ideas for the tourism sector based on innovative technology.

Launched as part of the EUREKA program, which is led by Spain, EUREKA Tourism is a European strategic initiative aimed at generating new ideas for the tourism sector based on innovative technology, which was renewed in Lisbon on June 19 this year for an additional three years.

Côte d’Azur based DEV-HELP was selected to represent France on the 10-member strong European Consultative Committee because of its wide experience in assisting small and medium-sized (SME) companies to set-up technological and sales and marketing partnerships.The firm, which is very involved in the region’s economy, is also on the board of the Telecom Valley association, and leads the Côte d’Azur’s Tourism@ project, which focuses on technology and innovation for the tourism industry. The company is also a member of the Mission de Développement Economique Régionale PACA and the Pacte PME’s world class SCS (Secured Communicating Solutions) cluster.

An intergovernmental initiative launched in 1985 at the behest of France and Germany, EUREKA aims to encourage cooperation between companies and research bodies to develop innovative products, processes or services of commercial interest.

In 2008 EUREKA had a total of 39 member countries that included Israel, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey and European Community member countries.

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