DEPARTEMENT 06

About

With its unique setting between ocean and mountains, the Alpes-Maritimes region offers breath-taking scenery, natural riches and cultural treasures. Every year, 11 million people visit the Department, making it the ideal place to hold events.With respect for tradition and a focus on solidarity in its everyday work, the Department of Alpes-Maritimes nevertheless looks firmly towards the future and, through its projects for digital and ecological transformation encompassed by its SMART Deal and GREEN deal policies, aims to make the territory a unique land of innovation — the first of its kind.As a key player in the A.I ecosystem and new technologies, the Department of Alpes-Maritimes is driving ambitious, vital projects in the development of tomorrow’s society, such as: – The opening of the first French and European House of Artificial Intelligence at Sophia Antipolis – The launch of OTESIA (The first Observatory on Artificial Intelligence) – Contributing to the University of Cote d’Azur 3AI project Every effort is being made to ensure the Alpes-Maritimes is a “Land of Artificial Intelligence”.