France maintains its huge presence at the annual technology exhibition in Dubai at Gitex tradeshow 2015

From October 18th to 22nd 

United Arab Emirates; September 14, 2015 – The France Pavilion, organized by Business France, will host more than 25 French exhibitors at Gitex in a 243 square meter space located in Hall 4 of the World Trade Center in Dubai. 

The companies attending this year are specialized in various sectors of the IT industry, in particular the cloud, IT security, M2M and mobile applications. Gitex is considered as the leading regional platform for marketing French technologies and expertise in the Persian Gulf States. The United Arab Emirates are the principal market for French firms keen to meet with decision-makers in the Middle East, North and East Africa, Southern Asia and the rest of the world:. The France Pavilion will provide space to welcome visitors who want to meet directly French exhibitors.

“The 2015 exhibition will include French firms that are new to the region. There will be around ten new companies keen to discover the United Arab Emirates and the regional market. New products and technologies will be presented for the first time in the Middle East within the French Pavilion at Gitex”, said Fayssal Majid, project manager at Business France.

French research will be firmly on view at the France Pavilion, as shown by the involvement of the “Systematic” global innovation cluster which, through its  nine technology groups, manages an entire community and deploys its expertise to encourage collaborative innovation.

The French Pavilion will also, for the second year running, host the “Alliance Franco-Tunisienne pour le Numérique” (Franco-Tunisian Digital Alliance – AFTN): six French firms will present their expertise alongside their Tunisian partners.
 
A few figures on the French sector:

Software vending, IT services and technology consulting should generate revenue in excess of €50 billion in France in 2015, thanks to estimated growth of 1.8%. Consulting and services account for 61% of this total, software vending for 22% and technology consulting for 17%. In 2015, the sector is the leading recruiter and the top creator of management jobs (with over 35,000 recruits). It is also the leading recruiter of young graduates into management positions.

This year, the official partner of the France Pavilion is Oberthur Technologies. OT is a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space.

Take advantage of the French firms attending the exhibition by coming to meet them at the French Pavilion, located in Hall 4.