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Iter Business Forum 2011
Manosque December 7 & 8, 2011
Var Accueil Investisseurs participates to the next Iter Business Forum 2001 in Manosque, in collaboration with the WOIC Iter and renewable energy. This event will include: an industrial conference with a plenary session and thematic workshops, Business to Business Meetings (“One on One”) scheduled on line by companies themselves, a dinner on December 7 for networking purpose, a visit of the ITER Site at Cadarache. for further details

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The Var, a geostrategic location at the orbital hub of the competitiveness clusters

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Globally-oriented competitiveness cluster ».


The "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marine safety and security" cluster, twinned with the "Brittany Marine" centre primarily focuses on maritime safety and security, engineering, maintenance, naval services, harnessing marine energy resources, taking advantage of marine biological resources, the environment of the Var and coastal management. Development lines:

  • Maritime security and safety,
  • Ship and nautical industry,
  • Marine energy resources,
  • Marine biological resource,
  • Sustainable development.

Globally-oriented competitiveness cluster ».

274 members - 97 joined from the Var in 2010.

Since the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Marine cluster was awarded its status in July 2005 it has become a reference for sustainable development and maritime security policies in the Mediterranean. The Marine Competitiveness Cluster aims to become a global authority by turning the PACA region into one of excellence… a magnet for companies and research centres. The PACA Marine Cluster's recognised efficiency is based on operational governance that is buoyed by the commitment of all the players, project proposers and partners and concerted deployment with its twin, the Pôle Mer Bretagne. As it stands today, the PACA Sea Cluster comprises: - a network of over 270 members (SMEs, groups and other companies, research and training bodies), - 121 approved projects, - 85 projects that have secured finance. The PACA Sea Cluster’s two strategic focuses are maritime security and safety and sustainable development, which are developed along the following five themes: maritime security and safety, shipping and water sports, marine energy resources, marine biological resources and environment and coastal management

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