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The IT clusters: a new dimension for the North Region
EuraTechnologies is a center of excellence dedicated to Information and Communication Technologies (IT). Its aim is to bring together carefully selected companies in the IT field and offer them leading-edge technical and technological services and facilities, and to foster development within the sector, from start-up to multinational.

Le BLAN LAFONT and Euratechnologies host, on only one site, many innovative companies belonging to different emergent IT sectors such as: RFID and contactless technology, payment and content security, 3D, etc… Euratechnologies offers all the services (material and immaterial) which guarantee synergies between all participating companies. This concentration improves their competencies.

The IT industry means growth for the North Region
Lille is the best city in Europe for companies ready to launch and/or seeking investment, according to the Cushman and Wakefield survey. For several years, it has been in this Northern region of France that the IT industry is the most dynamic, thanks to:

  1. A significant increase of investments in this area
  2. The fact that more than 30 000 IT employees  work in more than 4 000 IT companies
  3. An ecosystem which offers a real value added chain based on high level skills. This ecosystem is convenient for the development of new services and products.

Regarding the activities, most of the company creations are focused on:

  1. Information system consulting
  2. Software production and creation
  3. Web agencies

Two famous networks support the development of this industry: DigiPort and the Regional Digital Cluster
Theirs objectives:

  1. Developing and propelling the IT development strategy in this northern region of France and
  2. Stimulating  the IT market
  3. Developing the IT attractiveness
  4. Encouraging the creation and development of IT companies through dedicated incubators
  5. Generate High value added programs and accompanying less traditional industry changes
  6. Mentoring companies to help them better integrate IT in their strategy
  7. Benchmarking, observing, spreading and promoting the IT know how of the participating companies towards national and international markets

The results: