Bpifrance is committed to the development of the AI ecosystem

Faithful to its habits and its status as a driving force for innovation and the development of the latest technologies in the economy, Bpifrance just formalized its last decision to participate in ecosystem development this time IA in France. Companies are once again at the heart of this new deployment programme, as are the sovereignty of the country.

FACTS

• Bpifrance has just announced the deployment of €10 billion in the French economy to develop the country's AI ecosystem.

• These new investments are particularly aimed at supporting the adoption of the latest artificial intelligence technologies by French companies.

• This includes the development of specific accompanying arrangements for French companies.

• The €10 billion planned will be released as this new strategic plan is deployed until 2029 according to the first forecasts of the public investment bank. Above all, they will have to finance:
  • own funds of IA infrastructure actors or new IA specialised components/chips,
  • investments in specialised funds (in France and abroad,
  • participation in round tables,
  • direct investment in start-ups.

ISSUES

• Participating in the adoption of technology for the future Bpifrance identifies artificial intelligence as a technology capable of revolutionizing the business world and profoundly transforming their organization and processes. However, the adoption of such technologies is a particularly important challenge for global competitiveness.

• Continue efforts already agreed : Bpifrance has been committed since 2015 to supporting the deployment of AI technology in France. But the companies too. The share of SMEs using the General AI in their business thus increased from 15% in 2023 to 31% in 2024, according to the 80th investigation the French SMEs in January 2025 by Bpifrance le Lab. The public investment bank intends to support efforts already made by French companies.

• Promoting sovereignty : Bpifrance's new investments also ultimately aim to secure France's sovereignty in artificial intelligence by promoting the development and local adoption of the latest technologies.

PERSPECTIVE

• Major trend in the year 2024, artificial intelligence is required as the technology to follow for all financial services players, but also, more broadly, for companies and governments around the world. As a public investment bank Bpifrance is therefore logically involved in its deployment within the economy.

• The announcement of its new investments also comes in parallel with the presentation of the new national strategy the French Government. Presented as a third step in a more comprehensive plan, this new announcement takes the form of an investment granted for 109 billion euros by private companies in France in favour of the deployment of AI in the territory. In concrete terms, these investments will include the creation of a data centre on an IA campus financed by the United Arab Emirates.

• The President of the European Commission has also recently launched another initiative, "Investment", in order to mobilise EUR 200 billion of investment for AI.

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