{"id":11194,"date":"2013-03-21T14:17:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T13:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=11194"},"modified":"2019-05-02T14:14:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T12:14:35","slug":"san-francisco-and-paris-mayors-sign-digital-deal-to-strengthen-ties-between-the-two-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2013\/03\/san-francisco-and-paris-mayors-sign-digital-deal-to-strengthen-ties-between-the-two-ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Mayor comes to Paris to strengthen ties between the two Digital Ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11202\" alt=\"SF Mayor Ed Lee and Paris Myor Bertrand Delanoe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/assets\/proxy-e1363867567600.jpg\" width=\"637\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<p>San Francisco <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayoredlee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayor Ed Lee<\/a> came to Paris this past week and met with\u00a0Paris Mayor\u00a0Bertrand Delano\u00eb to exchange ideas with innovators and develop stronger ties around the Smart City theme. His trip,\u00a0cataloged\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayoredlee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extensively on Twitter<\/a>, included meeting with representatives from\u00a0La Ga\u00eet\u00e9 Lyrique, Autolib, and, ultimately, Paris Mayor Bertrand\u00a0Delano\u00eb. The visit comes just a few months after mayor Delano\u00eb visited San Francisco, during which <a title=\"Twitter to hire up to ten in Paris by Spring 2013\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/2012\/10\/12\/twitter-to-hire-up-to-ten-in-paris-by-spring-2013\/\">he met with the likes of Twitter<\/a>, and set a great tone for 2013 in terms of business connections between Paris &amp; the Silicon Valley. Paris was one of two cities that Ed Lee visited (the other being Cork, Ireland on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bonjour from France! In Paris exchanging ideas w innovators, taking note of technology that can drive our economy. SF is Paris of the West!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Ed Lee (@mayoredlee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayoredlee\/status\/314493129359233024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 20, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The theme of his trip seemed to be to learn about Paris&#8217; implementation of smart city concepts, including university facilities converting into housing facilities, Paris&#8217; all-electric car-sharing system which, according to Ed Lee, is growing at 15% per month. The trip was coordinated with participation from well-known Silicon Valley investor Ron Conway, as well as well-known Cap Digital President &amp; Fabernovel founder St\u00e9phane Distinguin, who works both in SF &amp; Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Met w Paris Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BertrandDelanoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BertrandDelanoe<\/a>, discussed goal to work as global leaders to foster sustainable dynamic cities <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/JkJYqLZGd7\">http:\/\/t.co\/JkJYqLZGd7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Ed Lee (@mayoredlee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayoredlee\/status\/314485411152015360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 20, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the end of his trip, the Paris mayor&#8217;s office\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paris.fr\/accueil\/Portal.lut?page_id=1&amp;document_type_id=7&amp;document_id=127754&amp;portlet_id=24052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that Paris &amp; San Francisco will be working together to progress the two cities&#8217; digital savvy, which concretely includes working with &amp; supporting France&#8217;s INRIA and UC Berkeley&#8217;s CITRIS in a joint program around the theme.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Au revoir, Paris! Inspired by Ireland &amp; France&#39;s new ideas &amp; taking them with me as I make my way back to the City by the Bay. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Ed Lee (@mayoredlee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayoredlee\/status\/314587199653961728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 21, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It is essential that we help Parisian startups to develop in California, where they will find capital and access to the US market, which is essential for growth and job creation in Paris. Conversely, Paris must become a destination for Californian Startups who want to come to Europe&#8221; &#8211; Deputy Mayor of Paris\u00a0Jean-Louis Missika<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Paris may be a long way from being the first place tech startups think of when they consider opening an office in Europe, but it&#8217;s good to see the two cities&#8217; mayors working today. Mayor Ed Lee called San Francisco the &#8220;Paris of the West&#8221; &#8211; Perhaps Paris may still become the San Francisco of Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee came to Paris this past week and met with\u00a0Paris Mayor\u00a0Bertrand Delano\u00eb to exchange ideas with innovators and develop stronger ties around the Smart City theme. His trip,\u00a0cataloged\u00a0extensively on Twitter, included meeting with representatives from\u00a0La Ga\u00eet\u00e9 Lyrique, Autolib, and, ultimately, Paris Mayor Bertrand\u00a0Delano\u00eb. 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