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5G in industry: the government gives a mission to a financier

2021-10-19T19:16:30.113Z


Robotization, predictive maintenance or augmented reality: the government has entrusted a mission on the development of 5G in industry to ...


Robotization, predictive maintenance or augmented reality: the government has entrusted a mission on the development of 5G in industry to Philipe Herbert, an engineer turned financier, responsible for helping French industry to develop the 4.0 factories of the future.

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"The rapid appropriation by French industrialists"

of 5G,

"carrier of breakthrough innovations"

and

"engine of the industry of the future"

, is an

"essential lever for the competitiveness"

of the economy in the short and long term, says a statement from Bercy Tuesday evening. Despite various actions in this direction already launched via the recovery plan,

"the effective adoption of 5G"

by large groups, mid-size companies, and small and medium-sized companies

"remains a particularly important challenge"

notes the engagement letter. by Philipe Herbert, insisting that

“SMEs and mid-caps”

be

"Aware of the concrete benefits of 5G for their business".

He will also be responsible for

"identifying the brakes"

to the development of this technology in industry.

A first assessment on December 15

Holder of an engineering degree in aeronautics, and a specialized master's degree from HEC, Philipe Herbert will have four months to make proposals to the government, with a first assessment scheduled for December 15, indicates the letter, signed by the minister. of Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher, and of the Secretary of State for the digital transition Cédric O. Philipe Herbert, who held various management positions within Dassault Systèmes between 1982 and 1996, relaunched the French establishment of the fund investment company American Partech International.

He is a founding member of the national support program for hyper-growth companies, the French Tech Pass, now FT120.

He is also a member of the board of directors of the Wilco fund, which supports start-ups.

From 2003 to 2020, Philipe Herbert invested in

“more than 25 companies”

as a partner within Banexi Ventures Partners which became Kreaxi, the press release said.

Source: lefigaro

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