Bringing France and Ireland Closer in Innovation, Research, and Policy
🚀 France is betting on space to drive sovereignty, innovation, and competitiveness. Explore how its space industry is evolving through New Space, sustainability, and European cooperation. A sector in full (r)evolution. #Space #France2030 #Innovation
As Europe accelerates its quantum ambitions, Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) emerges as a game-changer for digital trust. Discover how this breakthrough technology is reshaping cybersecurity—from finance to healthcare
Ireland has unveiled its National Digital & AI Strategy 2030, setting out a concrete roadmap for applied AI, public service transformation and enterprise adoption. With clear governance, AI factories, HPC and EU alignment, Ireland positions itself as a key European innovation hub.
France and Ireland have renewed their strategic partnership for 2026–2030. This article explores how research and innovation are positioned as structuring pillars of the framework, shaping long-term Franco-Irish cooperation within a European context.
Ireland’s Sectoral Capital Plan 2026–2030 offers a rare example of how innovation, research and scaling can be organised as a single economic system. Beyond budgets, it reveals a pragmatic strategy to turn research into growth, jobs and European competitiveness.
Ireland’s energy system is a European stress test. With 80% import dependency, rapid electrification, data centres driving demand and rising reliance on interconnection, Ireland shows how Europe’s energy transition is becoming operational, systemic and deeply interconnected.
Ireland’s space sector has entered a new phase. The latest ESA–Enterprise Ireland report, released at the same moment as the ESA Ministerial Summit 2025, shows a maturing ecosystem increasingly aligned with Europe’s strategic priorities.
