Living Lab NEW MEDIA is a creation of Cinema and Audiovisual northern Paris Multimedia Pole (http://www.lepole.org) with the participation of Empreinte Multimedia (www.empreinte.com) and Foundation Tomorrow Territories (www.territories-of-tomorrow.org). It represents 300 companies (technology providers, broadcasters, producers, reserchers) and 80% of French TV actors. The pole is a leading place in France for New Media. Its mission are :

• - Develop the region's attractiveness by creating a “new media silicon valley in Europe”
• - Maintain a permanent hight level of creativity by a mesh of actors, users and researchers
• - Create an conducive regional environment for new media exchange, developments and research

The pole has been reinforced in its goals and wishes to extend its strategy of mesh fabric in West Paris, including the city of Neuilly, where a range of activities is emerging (and where the Living Lab wants to develop a large antenna in conjunction with many local actors). It would also, and this is our main membership motivation for Living Lab label;

• - Add projects within the European Network of Living Labs
• - Make available to other Living Labs own skills
• - Give rise to a large network of spaces European innovation in the field of new media.

The next meeting organized at UNESCO by the Territories of Tomorrow Foundation is also soon devoted to the premise of this networking.

DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS
At this northen Paris spot is located the NEW MEDIA living lab, created buy the association of “Cinema and Audiovisual northern Paris Multimedia Pole” (http://www.lepole.org). His story is really old, like the action and the synergy of the partners carrying the project.
In 1888, in the north of Paris, Edouard Branly has realized the first radio broadcast experience.
In 1990s, at the same location, are based the european precursors of multimedia, experimenting the first digital video uses.
In 2000 the department of Seine-Saint-Denis with the NGO Arenotech has founded the A3P prefiguration, followed in 2003 by the “Cinema and Audiovisual northern Paris Multimedia Pole”, to develop and promote activity, creativity and networking for the new media actors: companies, universities, research laboratories, training institutions and local authorities.
In 2010, the pole is a strategic actor; founding member of Cap Digital, the global competitiveness hub, Ficam associate member (Cinema and Audiovisual Media Industries Federation) and representing 300 companies (technology providers, broadcasters, producers, post production ...) and 80% of French TV platforms and producers; the pole is a leading place in France for New Media.
Northen Paris has a high density of creative and imaginative actors; in 2003 was created an association to accelerate the economic and social development of the video and new media industry
on the territory of Seine Saint-Denis.
Many institutions; the community of agglomeration of Plaine Commune, the department of Seine Saint-Denis, the city of Saint Ouen, the competitiveness cluster Cap Digital have founded this collaborative network, creator of values, experiences and exchanges for new media.
The NEW MEDIA Living Lab associated with numerous actors (media, producers, software and hosting editors, universities, municipalities) wish to establish labeling their initiative as a living
laboratory, with the following objectives:
1. Promote and extend a multi disciplinary platform for research, development and innovation to fortify dynamic initiatives and ITC experiments in relation to users, with returns of uses locally,
2. Develop the sharing of knowledge, best practices and synergies between economic actors (media, ICT companies, industry) and knowledge (universities, training center, schools, institutions),
3. Forge a ”new industrial culture”, by testing solutions with operators, media, ITV actors, in relation to the public, to create a dynamic and creative research with a broad ecosystem of actors.
4. Intensify international exchange with new media actors through the mesh of living labs

 

The Living Lab NEW MEDIA has a range of skills and broad stakeholder, which allows him to make a very consistent and open project.
ORGANISATION
The main actors of the Living Lab NEW MEDIA, members of ”Cinema and Audiovisual northern Paris Multimedia Pole”, constitute a representative assembly of the various trades and tasks related to production, industry, research, representation, funding, education, etc;
- Collectivities General Council of Seine Saint-Denis

• o Community of agglomeration of Plaine Commune
• o Cities of Aubervilliers, Epinay-sur-Seine, Saint Ouen

- Institutions FICAM, Federation of Trades Image Professionals

• o ANPE Culture-Entertainment, (National Agency)
• o ICADE Parks tertiary
• o CCIP, Paris Chamber of Trade and Industrie

- Education & Research University of Paris 8, University of Paris 13

• o House of Human Sciences, Paris North
• o Suger school (audiovisual graduate)
• o IFTS Institute for Sciences and Technologies (ICT license)
• o INA, National Audiovisual Institute
• o Louis Lumiere, National School for Cinema

Companies
Alakiss production, Attitude studio, Cifap, Cine Dia, Cine Lumiere Paris,
Eclair laboratories, Euro Media Technology, EV Corporate, Expand drama, Fim Air Sservices,
Groupe TSF, Group Videomage, Jack'Son, MSH Paris-North, Ouido entertainment, Panavision Alga,
Preview GM System, Rythmo & cie, Sae, SFP, Silence, Studio 107-amp, Studio sets, Transpalux, Titra Film, VCF, Videaudi, Videoline, W7com, Zone Pro...

Research and Education
• Jacques Rubenach, Treasurer, Art-science-technology Plateform, Paris North
• Pierre Moeglin, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris North
• Guy Fihman, University of Paris 8
• Alain Neumann, University of Paris 13
• Violette Lecoq, Suger school (audiovisual graduate)

Experts
• Boris Hertzog, Ouido Entertainment
• Rémy Bommelaer, VCF
• François Gazagnes, EV Corporate
• Marie Claire Amblard, INA, director education and research
• Fabrice Russo, ANPE Culture-Show
• Denis Wallois, Systeme Production
• Higher Education: IFTS Institute for Sciences and Technologies (ICT license)
Network Advisor
• Francois CARON Empreinte Multimedia SA, ceo
• Andre Jean Marc Loechel Territories of Tomorrow Foundation, Pdt
• Laura Garcia Vitoria European Network of Digital Cities, Scientific Director

European Network of Living Labs NEW MEDIA Living Lab CV of Network Advisor
- Francois Caron, Empreinte Multimedia SA, CEO, Digital Laboratory, General Secretary, Bachelor of linguistic, ITC expert and pioneer in Europe, he created TeleVillage Federation in 1984, Empreinte Multimedia SA in 1994, and Digital Observatory as General Secretary.
- Laura Garcia Vitoria, Scientific Director of the association European Network of Digital Cities. Research director, university professor, lecturer at National School of Government, member of numerous ICT jury, she manage the European Network of Digital Cities 5000 european researchers.
- André Jean Marc Loechel, President of Foundation for Tomorrow Territories, and Digital Laboratory. Former student of the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, co-founder of the NGO ARENOTECH, Founder of the European Network of Digital Cities. International advisor for ICT and territories