Rennes Métropole is a digital innovation hub in Brittany, France, with a population of 420,000 and a strong focus on digital technologies. It has a thriving digital economy, exemplified by 1,100 companies and significant export revenues, along with various initiatives aimed at social cohesion and innovation. The city also hosts numerous events and has been recognized with the French Tech label, emphasizing its commitment to digital transformation and community engagement.

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N.Friant: Chief Digital Officer, City of Rennes and Metropole area, France
n.friant@rennesmetropole.fr
@NFr21
RENNES METROPOLE - Smartcity
sept 2015

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In Britany, FRANCE
420 000 habitants
623 hab./km² 640 km²
Rennes Métropole
Rennes
City for Life !

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Rennes Métropole
1h27 from Paris
2 subway lines
Public Optical
Fiber network
Research centres
IT industry
67 000 students
1st open data
in France
Public Hospital
+ 4000 housing
construction / year

4. Focus on Digital Technologies and Services
Snapshot of what Rennes is about
21 100 people working in the digital economy
1 100 digital companies
31 new startups founded per year (2014)
Digital & electronic companies’ export revenues of 1,2 Md€
nb of jobs in digital companies + 61% between 2001 and 2011
250 events per year about digital topics
900 researchers and Phds doing R&D in digital areas
12 000 delegates at the Stunfest videogame Festival

5. Focus on Digital Technologies and Services
One of the 8 regional clusters part
of the 1st lot to be awarded the
French Tech label

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Some big challenges:
Environmental
protection
Take care of the resources Growth of cities
Access to the
education
and health
Ageing of the
population
Globalization Democracy and
social cohesion

7. Territory of innovations
FabLabs
www.labfab.fr

8. Mediation towards a wide public
Workshop, Coding open hardware, …
MOOC,
3D printers inside the discricts of the city,
Mediation
Territory of innovations

9. IoT – Territory laboratory of innovations
Territory of innovations
World’s first surgery with Google Glass

10. Bionico project during Maker Faire Paris
with french Minister Madame Fleur Pellerin
IoT – Territory laboratory of innovations
Territory of innovations

11. 3D Reality Augmented visit in the futur Congres center of Rennes
IoT – Territory laboratory of innovations
Territory of innovations

12. Make people participate
Create a real market place for IT business improvement
Observe the digital practices, improve, develop business models human centric…
Real-life experiences Collective feelings
150 000 habitants during 6 weeks,
More than 30 000 players (appli smartphone)
Animation in the city (+30% business in the shops)
Territory of innovations

13. Trust in people
Collective story telling of the city
Care of personnal data
Make people participate
Local social network and meetings
Territory of innovations

14. Territory of innovations
Make young people participate to the factory of the city
Minecraft ™

15. Social integration
With Minecraft ™ escape from detention center !
Territory of innovations

16. Territory of innovations
Make people participate for the territory
People make the territory
Select one word and one sentence
source photo: Soocurious.com

17. Territory of innovations
Digital networks for public transportation
Crédit photo: D. Gouray
Data business model could pay human transportation ?

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Aménagement et Usages du Numérique
Turn the corner !
KPI social, economic, ecological, …
Territory of innovations

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Aménagement et Usages du Numérique
Thanks for your participation !
Norbert FRIANT, Chief Digital Officer, City of Rennes and Metropolitan area
n.friant@rennesmetropole.fr
Twitter: @NFr21