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Guillaume Rozier tempted by politics? “I want to help”

2022-05-06T14:04:19.236Z


The young engineer, inventor of CovidTracker and ViteMaDose, does not rule out, in the event of a request, making his expertise available to a new government.


And if he let himself be tempted?

Noted for having created CovidTracker and ViteMaDose at the height of the epidemic, Guillaume Rozier does not close the door to a government post.

I want to help

,” he confides to

Le Figaro.

If I am more effective in civil society, I will be happy.

And if I am more efficient within the state, I will be happy too

, ”he says, before assuring that if he is “

asked

”, he “

will study the question

”.

Maybe it already is?

"

I can't say anything

“, he eludes.

While Emmanuel Macron delays the appointment of his prime minister, and of the government that will follow, the young engineer seems in any case to multiply the marks of interest.

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Hailed by the Ministry of Health for his remarkable initiatives during the health crisis, congratulated by the CEO of Apple in person for his "

bluffing work

", the consultant - who already has a consultant in press relations -, draws up the portrait of a society in transition.

At the end of the line, he unfolds: “

The digital revolution brings new threats, but also opportunities.

We must take advantage of them rather than suffer them.

The specialist has even precisely identified the digital challenges ahead.

Which, according to him, are three in number: education, to "

train the digital talents of tomorrow

", strategic independence, because "

the State can no longer function without digital

and responsibility, both “

inclusive and ecological

”.

"

We must give ourselves the means to match our ambitions

," he pleads.

“A digital enthusiast”

On Thursday, he also signed, alongside 80 elected officials and digital players, a platform calling for the position of Secretary of State in charge of digital, currently occupied by Cédric O, to be replaced by "

a ministry of full-fledged digital

.

"

Aware of the strong and new issues that digital generates, the Ministry of Digital will have a cross-cutting view on ethical, geostrategic, energy, employment, training and inclusion issues related to digital, and will reduce the digital divide

", can we read in this long text.

Which also draws a parallel between the Ministry of the Environment created in 1970 by Georges Pompidou - "

a visionary choice

" -, and that of digital, "

such certain historical evidence

".

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After speaking through a group, the data processing specialist continued his advocacy in person on the France 2 set. Wearing the blue ribbon of his medal on his suit - Guillaume Rozier was ranked, the last summer, to the rank of "Knight of the National Order of Merit" by Emmanuel Macron for his "

altruism

" and " civic

engagement

" - he presented himself as "

a digital enthusiast

".

"

The State is rather behind on the digital transition compared to private companies

", he said, before calling for "

Massive investment

" so as not to "

miss the turn

".

And to praise the merits of the State, maneuvering during the five-year period to create the France services houses, supposed to facilitate access to public services, and the development of very high speed for all.

"

There are digital risks (...), but if we manage to prevent them, digital can also simplify our lives

", he further defended.

Two days after Emmanuel Macron's victory, the young consultant had already directly challenged the re-elected candidate.

"

Mr. President, let's not miss the revolution

," he said, then proposing ideas "

in which, you never know, the tenant of the Elysée could draw to enrich his project

".

Source: lefigaro

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