The conference on Digital engineering: the line between technological breakthrough and economic and societal progress. Paris, was held November 25, 32011 and co-organised by CGIET, the CESE and NATF.

A wide audience as attracted, notably industrial and entrepreneurial actors, representatives of higher education and research and public authorities, as well as socio-economic personalities and students. The conference enabled participants to see a mix of technological, economic an d societal approaches, underscoring the progress and technical breakthroughs occurring in certain key technologies (virtual worlds, wrap-around 3D, modelling and simulation, large scale data banks or mines), as well as the opportunities and conditions needed for implementation; the exposes drew on the experience for several major industrial sectors (transport systems, chemistry & materials, agro-food industries);

The organisation called for thematic round tables, with participants from both research and industrial sectors, major industrial groups and SMEs, plus actors in the “pole of competitivity”. The audience was invited largely to exchange with the RTs and indeed did so.

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Organisers’ Final Communiqué

ICTs (Information and communication technologies) are often seen as initiating technological, economic and societal breakthroughs. They represent vectors for innovation and competitivity for both industry and administration, modifying life styles, office styles and working conditions in general; they change organisation patterns in enterprise.

The CESE (cf. descriptors below for these acronyms), the CGIET and the NATF, co-organised November 25 at the CESE Headquarters, the Palais d’Iéna, a large one day conference with some key actors from the industrial, economic and societal sectors in France; ICTs represent a major strategic issue for the economic development of the country, both in terms of the potential for job creations and for added value to the technological companies in these areas; there is also a vital necessity for these companies (large and small) to integrate fully the ICTs at all levels of the entrepreneurial organisation.

Using the power of digital tools has now become unavoidable from an industrial point of view, not only in the downstream product validation and/or certification, but also in the upstream design phases.

In a given context – French or European – with its marked trend to use delocalised production units, where the objectives of re-industrialisation become a priority issue, we can readily measure the importance of making sure that we have full control of the tools that are now so necessary to any industrial added value process. Likewise, technologies that provide aids to decisions, whether they be commercial, strategic, technical and/or even political, are going to be totally revolutionised by new data processing possibilities and analyse with huge masses of data available via the Internet. The capability to rapidly access such masses of information not only becomes a competitivity factor but also a source of power in a prevailing global economy situation.

France has both the potential and the background skills to face up to the challenge, but rapid, strong incentive measures must be taken for this dual issue, a source of opportunities and also a source of risks for the country. In order to benefit from an optimised assimilation of these new technologies, several initiatives must be taken:

-                 continued, long-term efforts in R&D in pluridisciplinary mixed teams (industrial and academic);

-                 creation of national infrastructures that guarantee rapid, simple access to IC technologies (for industry, administration and private persons);

-                 large-scale deployment of information and aids to ICT induced changes, in order to ensure acceptability of the basic structural, societal changes, aimed notably at the general public, the universities and HE establishments;

-                 Setting up appropriate courses at University and Grandes écoles levels in order to satisfy needs to acquire these new ICT skills and to enable correct use of ICTs in both professional and private walks.

This important conference allowed the participants to throw light on 3 main breakthroughs:

-                 generalised use of modelling and simulation processes, coupled with high performance mathematical tools ;

-                 virtual world and wrap-around 3D tools;

-                 accessibility of huge data sources, coupled with the new tools used to process and analyse the data.

These 3 breakthroughs were illustrated with case-study presentations from 3 sectors – transport systems, chemistry & materials, service and administration sectors.

Cf. the conference programme and contents

Presentations 

The conference conveners and organisers

The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">National</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Technologies of France (NATF)

Created in 2000, current President Bruno REVELLIN-FALCOZ, the NATF is seen as the intermediate reference for technology related issues, between policy decision makers, public opinion, associate research activities and the actors in socio-economic spheres. With its 274 Fellows (to date) from various professional backgrounds – engineers, industrialists, research scientists, agronomists, architects, urbanists, medical practitioners, sociologists, economists … - the NATF is an academic focal point for a rich mix of reflexions, recommendations and proposals for appropriate action plans faced with the major challenges of a technology intensive world.

Conseil Economique, Social et Environnemental (cf. <cite>www.conseil-economique-et-social.fr/ </cite>

This national Council (CESE) is the 3^rd constitutional body in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region>. With its 233 Members representing all walks of the French populations and also all cultural and associative activities and groups, the CESE is a relevant house to hold debates and exchange. It is organised in such a way that all can take part in debates on questions related to economics, Society and the environment in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region>.

Council meets at the Palais d’Iéna, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Paris</st1:place></st1:City> and sessions are chaired by President Jean-Paul DELEVOYE. The CESE can be commissioned by Government, by either President of the lower and upper Parliamentary houses and also by way of a citizens’ petition. Further more, the CESE can self-commission its Members on any subject that related to its remit.

The Members of CESE display a strong desire to participate in the nation’s political life, on behalf of the citizens; to this end, they issue formal Advice notes directed to and complementary to ongoing legislative work, to decision making processes at both Government and Parliamentary levels.

Conseil général de l'industrie, de l'énergie et des technologies (CGIET) cf www.cgeiet.economie.gouv.fr. As of March 1, 2012, the CGIET has a extended remit to include financial questions, hence the change of web-site address.

Chaired by the Minister in charge of the Economy, the CGIET has as its first priority to provide public authorities with prospective elements to assess and prefigure public policies that impact economic and/or industrial development, ICTs, energy and use of the sub-soils (mining levels) of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region>.

The Vice-President, Pascal FAURE disposes of 50 (approx.) engineer generals, and various financial and economic comptrollers as the permanent Members; other, Associate Members can be invited to contribute on the basis of experience and special skills.

14^th Conference on Logic, Methodology and Philosophy in Science - Nancy, July 19-26, 2011

This conference provides a state-of-the-art overview of the ‘art’ of logic and of philosophy of science, throwing light this year on one of the major challenges of the modern world – the pervasiveness of IT in science and in Society at large.

During the plenary sessions, symposia and sessions devoted to the theme “Logic and science in the face of new technologies”, the participating philosophers and logicians were able to analyse and debate on what they saw as the most promising orientations both for the benefits of advancement of science and for Progress in today’s and tomorrow’s civilisation.

contribution Paper proposals

Programme, inscriptions Programme, registration forms

SEMINAIRE « Vers une ville "post-carbone »

9 septembre 2010
Advancity, Salle Marcel Dassault,
ESIEE 2 rue Blaise Pascal, 93160 Noisy-le- Grand

Présentations des intervenants

Le présent séminaire, consacré à la "ville post-carbone" et à la prise en compte des enjeux énergétiques dans les politiques urbaines d'aujourd'hui, se propose les objectifs suivants :

1. tirer les enseignements des quatre ateliers tenus sur ce thème depuis juin 2009 avec la ville de Nanterre, Rennes Métropole, Belfort Montbéliard et le Grand Toulouse

2. contribuer à intensifier la dynamique observée sur le terrain, en identifiant les actions prioritaires à mener en matière de diffusion des bonnes pratiques, d'évolution des règlements d'urbanisme, d'expérimentation de sites pilotes, de recherche et de formation, et en formulant les recommandations correspondantes,

3. définir les axes de réflexion que l'Académie des Technologies pourrait adopter pour ses propres travaux, en liaison avec ses partenaires des collectivités territoriales et de l'Etat.

Le séminaire est organisé à Marne-la-Vallée conjointement par l’Académie des technologies http://www.academie-technologies.fr et le pôle de compétitivité de la ville durable et des éco-technologies urbaines Advancity http://www.advancity.eu/, Le séminaire se tiendra dans la salle Marcel Dassault de l’ESIEE http://www.esiee.fr/

Programme

8h30       Café d’accueil des participants

9h00       Accueil  par Dominique Perrin, Directeur Général d'ESIEE Paris et par Thierry Delarbre, Directeur Général d’Advancity, Ville et Mobilité Durables

9h15       L’Académie des technologies et ses activités « Energie » par Bruno Revellin-Falcoz, Vice-président de l'Académie des technologies et Bernard Tardieu, Président de la Commission Energie et Changement Climatique de l'Académie des technologies

9h30   Introduction : Présentation du Séminaire par Bernard Decomps, Conseiller du Président du Pôle de compétitivité Advancity, membre de l’Académie des technologies

   Synthèses des quatre ateliers « Vers une ville post-carbone »

9h45       Belfort Montbéliard

10h00    Le Grand Toulouse

10h15    Nanterre

10h30    Rennes Métropole

10h45      Pause

               Deux exemples de Recherche « Ville durable » dans la Région Ile de France  

11h05    EPA Marne – Cluster Descartes « Ville Durable » : par Pascal Berteaud, Directeur Général de l’EPA Marne

11h20     Villes satellites, effet de levier pour le post-carbone : exemple de Fontainebleau –Avon par Julien Dossier, Directeur Général de Quatrolibri

11h35     Discussions- Synthèse et Enseignements

13h00     Buffet

   Recherche - Innovation

14h15   Principaux résultats du Programme : «Repenser les villes dans une société post-carbone »    par Jacques Theys, Responsable de la mission prospective, MEEDDEM CGEDD

14h30     Les attentes des collectivités locales (titre à préciser)

par un membre du  Cabinet du Secrétaire d’Etat chargé du logement et de l’urbanisme MEEDDM (à confirmer)

15h00     Actions de l’ADEME en faveur de la ville post-carbone et premiers enseignements du groupe miroir sur la ville post-carbone par Alain Morcheoine, Conseiller à la présidence de l’ ADEME sur Ville durable

15h15     « KIC climate » : quelles opportunités pour les acteurs de la ville durable

par Vincent Cousin, Conseiller industriel à Advancity

15h30     Discussions- Synthèse et Enseignements

               Formation

16h00    Contribution de l’ENPC aux formations dédiées à la ville post-carbone par Richard Thummel, Directeur de l'enseignement de l’Ecole des Ponts ParisTech

16h15     Discussions- Synthèse et Enseignements

16h45     Conclusions par Bruno Revellin-Falcoz, Vice-président de l’Académie des technologies et par Michel Cote, Président d’Advancity

17h00     Fin du Séminaire

Le Séminaire sera modéré par Alain Mongon, animateur du groupe de travail « Energie et Urbanisme », membre fondateur de l’Académie des technologies.

Présentations des intervenants