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I-Trans (DRAFT)
The pole de competitivité i-Trans brings together key players in industry, research and training in the field of innovative rail and land transport systems in Nord-Pas de Calais and Picardie. Together, they decided to build and sustain a global centre of excellence, unique in its kind, by placing rail transport at the heart of the innovative transports systems. Reason to be: Meeting the challenges of international competition in the context of the intensification of cargo and passengers trade . Ambition: Building the first European pole with global visibility on the design, the construction, the competitive exploitation and the maintenance of innovative transport systems in terms of market share, innovation, growth and attractiveness. Four areas of action: Interoperability for the railway sector, the Intermodality for transporting cargo or passengers, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Innovation for economical development. Several industrial sectors are concerned: Rail, Automotive, Port, River and Logistics.
General Information
Country: France
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Active since : 2005
Cluster Information
State of life: Established
Main activities: Transport (Automotive/Rail/ICT applied to Transport)
Cluster Composition:
| Number of companies within the cluster: | 46 |
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| Number of universities, technical colleges, schools or other education organisations within the cluster: | 20 |
| Number of non-industrial service providers (financial institutions, development agencies, utilities provider,..) within the cluster: | ? |
| Number of others (individuals, consultants,...) within the cluster: | ? |
| Number of companies with less than 50 employees within the cluster: | ? |
| Number of companies with 50 and less than 250 employees within the cluster: | 29 |
| Number of companies with 250 and less than 500 employees within the cluster: | ? |
| Number of companies with 500 and less than 1000 employees within the cluster: | ? |
| Number of companies with more than 1000 employees within the cluster: | 8 |
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