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The CES (Consumer Electronic Show) 2014 in Las Vegas, was a turning point for the digital economy, a recognition that we have been waiting for 10 years: connected objects have finally become a reality for the mass market. Highly represented on this business unit, French start-ups stand out and M2M Solution makes no exception… Spotted by the government, M2M Solution has become an active member of the French Tech; we are moving forward!

The Internet of Things made the headlines this year at the CES show in Vegas.  
10 out of the 70 innovations presented at the opening of the CES, were French. Parrot, Sen.Se, Netatmo, Withings, among many others are examples of many French ‘success stories’ in the field. On top of that, the presence of the Minister of the Digital Economy and Pierre Gattaz (MEDEF executive chief) highlighted French commitment in this sector.
The Havas Médias-CSA survey shows good opportunities for the Internet of Things on the mass market: 81% of French people are aware of Connected Objects. And even better, 78% of them recognized the importance of remote access and 71% recognized the wider benefits of those devices to facilitate daily life.

Everything is in the title: proud to be French, and definitely innovating! This is the core DNA of this pool of entrepreneurs and investors actively building the digital dynamic in France. Fleur Pellerin clearly stated the objective: crowd-funding must become « as incentivizing as in the US » in order to let France become « an attractive area ».
Within this French Tech era, southern entrepreneurs support the global exposure of their region: The French Riviera Tech! M2M Solution showed the way by meeting David Monteau, director of the French Tech in Paris. M2M Solution also joined the official kick off meeting this last April 14th along with 160 entrepreneurs from the French Riviera.
This new label is the promise of a great recognition worlwide. It is all the more important for M2M Solution so as we are currently accelerating our growth overseas!                                     

“A vous de voir”, a TV documentary show focusing on visual impairment, dedicated its program to present the Hibou (French word for Owl) Solution developed by M2M Solution in partnership with UNADEV. Last April 7th, the company’s technical platform became for a day, a TV dinner…
Presented as a pure technological innovation, the Hibou Solution vows to revolutionize visually impaired's daily life, by bringing them more safety for their house, a panel of services such as geo-positioning (pedestrian GPS), telecommunication (mobile and landline), video assistance (embedded camera and dedicated call center) and of course equipped with all home automation services (security, comfort, energy management devices).
Watch the TV report HERE.

• Monaco Social Business Hub (Frost & Sullivan) -      Olivier Courtade intervention
The 2014 After Work, entitled “Monaco, worldwide center of the e-business” was held in Monaco last March 13th, and brought together 85 entrepreneurs and participants from all sectors. Under the aegis of Jan Kristiansen, general director of Frost & Sullivan Europe, synergies between companies from Sophia Antipolis and Monaco principality were illustrated through three major trends: m-Health; e-commerce; connectivity & convergence.

Olivier Courtade addressed on the future of m-Health and innovating projects undertaken by M2M Solution.

The Monaco JCE (Junior Economic Chamber) and the MSBH (Monaco Sophia Business Hub) have already set another after-work meeting to focus on each particular topic.

• Club Crestel – Minutes from Olivier Courtade about his intervention at Crestel Club on February 13th, 2014.