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The Aquitaine Region, Official Partner
The Aquitaine Region, unifying partner and founder...
The members of the Aquitaine Regional Council are
convinced that Yves PARLIER's new project is based on the right
technological choices and will have excellent impact on the local
economy education and sport as well as attracting excellent media
coverage .They have thus voted to channel 4.5 million Euros in
investment subsidies for the period 2001-2006 into research and
business organizations aimed at assisting this local mariner to
achieve further successes.
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The Aquitaine Regional Council is thus strengthening its position
as unifying partner and founder of this project, which has developed
out of research by a young team of engineers and several companies in
the area.
… of the motivating project…
Besides meeting a sporting challenge, research centres, in conjunction
with local firms, will design and build a new concept multi-hulled craft,
thus continuing to foster the development of high-tech industry in Aquitaine.
The Aquitaine Regional Council feel that it is important to motivate the
entire region's energies around this high profile, innovative research
project.
Designing and building the boat will involve
firms in a variety of high-tech fields, including
about ten Aquitaine-based SMEs (CTA, Windsat,
Seastem, Retec, etc.), as well as laboratories
(LAMEFIP), and major industrial groups, such as
CEA CESTA, EADS ST, DGA, the European Space Agency
(ESA), IBM and SME (SNPE Matériaux Energétiques,
a subsidiary of the SNPE group).
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… has stimulated the innovation
sector and generated jobs
This project gives companies in the area an opportunity
to meet new technological challenges, thus creating
employment and reinforcing their aptitude for
solving complex problems. Approximately thirty
local firms will be involved in subcontracting
on this project, representing some 60 additional
jobs. Furthermore, 35 jobs and 3 new firms (Profils
Composites, Windsat et Seastem) directly related
to Yves PARLIER's project have been created since
August 2001.
The Parlier team will also benefit from three
new facilities built as a result of this project:
Aquitaine Design Team, a shipbuilding research
and development unit, Aquitaine Jeunes Talents,
a prototype testing centre, and a shipyard at
Larros on Arcachon Bay. The Aquitaine region is
a partner of Yves Parlier’s since 1984.
Aquitaine Region Press Department :
+33 5 57 57 02 75
www.aquitaine.fr :
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