1. www.sophia-antipolis.org © 2010 - Fondation Sophia Antipolis - Droits réservés What it takes to be a globally competitive cluster India – 1 Dec 2010 Jean-Noël DURVY General Manager of the Sophia Antipolis Foundation

3. Sophia Antipolis Golden Rules 2/3 of nature, 1/3 of business premises, No building can exceed the height of the highest point of the hills.

4. Some pictures of Sophia Antipolis

5. - 1400 entities, - 35 000 jobs (50 nationalities), - 2 400 hectares, - A potential of 2 000 000 m² offices (currently 1.3 mo). Some figures about Sophia Antipolis

6. A few examples of organizations located in Sophia Antipolis

7. Key research orientations -Mathematics (dynamic systems, non linear physics, probabilities and statistics), -ICT (Complex systems and computing infrastructures, mobile communication, multimedia, security, W3C, etc.), -Biotech and health (bio-informatics, e-health, etc.), -Sustainable development (risk management, intelligent building, smart grid, etc.), - Social Sciences (livings labs, business administration, user centred innovation, etc.).

8. Some key success factors - Quality of life : sea, sun and mountains, - International airport, - International schools, - Some world class research laboratories / Institutes, - A pro active business angels network, -A fertile industrial fabric, - Overall a good mix of universities, public research bodies, large enterprises and small companies.

9. International strategy -Partnerships with main technoparks in the world (45 cooperation agreements), -Some key geographical targets: India is one of them, -Technology partnerships between European and Indian companies, - Participation in EU programs.

10. For more information please contact: FONDATION SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS BP 217 Place Sophie LAFFITTE P.O. Box 217 06904 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS Cedex France Tél. : + 33 492 967 800 Fax : + 33 492 960 087 http://www.sophia-antipolis.org durvy@sophia-antipolis.org