1. The document discusses the growth of digital public spaces and fablabs in Rennes, France that provide resources for citizens to make and create projects. 2. Over 100 projects have been created so far in areas like 3D printing, programming, and electronics by a wide community including students, engineers, artists and more. 3. The network of fablabs and digital spaces continues to expand to new areas with the goals of being more inclusive and testing sustainable business models to support prototyping, skills training, and collaboration between citizens and companies.

1. Lieux du partage et nouveaux espaces de production
N.Friant, Chief Digital Officer,
City of Rennes and Metropole area, France
n.friant@rennesmetropole.fr @NFr21

2. Les communautés ont suscité les lieux

3. Let’s make a fablab with those who
want to MAKE things and for those
who don’t know they can
BOOTCAMP
February 2012, first LabFab in the European Superior Art School of Rennes

5. Charter of Extended LabFab
Rennes Métropole guardian of the charter
i.e: 4 hours/week
Free sessions

6. Wide community of skills. It is open !
Artists, engineers, computer scientists, lawers, students,
business managers, retired people, …

7. One Topic: Projects and teams in parallel
Methods
Agility

8. Far West of France – Eldorado of FabLab
Territory as a big tool box for citizens

9. + 11 Digital Public Spaces (with 3D printers & electronic kits) in City of Rennes
A team of 16 LabFab Managers
Territory as a big tool box for citizens Rennes LabFabCity
EESAB, Association BUG, Epitech, Telecom Bretagne, EcoDomaine EtriLab, Teaching Lab
Université Rennes 1, IETR Rennes 1, EduLab Rennes 2, LabO Cesson…
Université Rennes 1
Université Rennes 2
EtriLab
Maison des Associations
EESAB

11. More than hundred Projects… and some Rock Stars !

12. More than hundred Projects… and some Rock Stars !

13. More than hundred Projects… and some Rock Stars !
L’effet Bonaldi

14. Mediation with the inhabitants = demonstrators wide public
La Boite 3D print in LabFab, open HW, Data, …
Projet La Boite: B.Gaultier
More than hundred Projects… and some Rock Stars !

15. Next step
From start-up to Unicorn !
Source: www.mes-coloriages-preferes.biz/

16. Share Knowledge
Knowledge sharing perimeter
Second season: more than 22 000
subscribers during first one.

17. Open training modules Schools , neighbourhood houses
Younger people targetted
Impression 3D
Programmation
ElectroniqueJeux

20. New places wanting to join
More inclusive, new communities
Testing business models (basic and high
level workshops, rapid prototyping, events,
working for R&D consortium, crowdfunding...)
More and more hybridations from prototyping
runs with companies about connected
home to 3D print in the field of archeology...
City planers involvement
Building a culture of upcycling , iterate new solutions
Be more resilient

21. www.rennes-metropole.fr
Aménagement et Usages du Numérique
Merci pour votre attention !
Norbert FRIANT, Chief Digital Officer, City of Rennes and Metropolitan area
n.friant@rennesmetropole.fr
Twitter: @NFr21