{"id":3254,"date":"2012-05-23T08:45:52","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T06:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2019-05-03T16:30:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:30:08","slug":"new-french-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2012\/05\/new-french-government\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Internet and Open Data play into the policies of the new French government"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAfter confirming the structure of his new government last week, \u00a0newly appointed Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault<\/a>\u00a0kicked-off his tenure by announcing that of all members of new government have signed on to a far-reaching code of ethics. \u00a0One of the key themes contained within the code of ethics is transparency around government policies and actions which they plan to deliver by making administrative documents and other government information available via the internet. \u00a0This action confirms the new administration’s firm commitment to ‘Open Data’ which was kicked-off in France on a local level a couple years ago (namely in Paris and Rennes) and then expanded more broadly by former President Sarkozy’s administration in 2011.
\nAlso announced last week was the appointment of Fleur Pellerin<\/a>\u00a0as his Junior Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation, and the Digital Economy. \u00a0Having responsibility for issues around small business development and the digital economy during President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande’s campaign, Fleur Pellerin’s appointment will provide her with the ability to enact the propositions put forward during the campaign, which included such promises as high-speed internet coverage across all of France within 10 years, the likely repeal of the internet anti-piracy law\u00a0Hadopi<\/a>, taxation better adapted to small\/medium and ‘innovative’ enterprises, and the creation of a government backed public investment bank to support small\/medium enterprises. \u00a0You can view a debate here<\/a>\u00a0(in french only)\u00a0from just prior to the election between Fleur Pellerin and her counterpart from the UMP Nicolas Prencin.
\nThe new Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault actually has a solid track record in terms of supporting startups and the tech sector more generally. Having served as mayor of Nantes and\u00a0president of the Urban Community of Nantes M\u00e9tropole for the past several years, he has played an important role in driving the ongoing transformation of Nantes into a key technology and creativity center and in promoting the ‘Open Data’ platform in Nantes. We’re looking forward to getting more clarity over the next few months from Prime Minister Ayrault and Minister Pellerin around their broader plan for more rapid and effective development of France’s tech sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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