France and Quebec want to “foster new partnerships” in “advanced sectors” in 2023, on the occasion of “the year of innovation” between the two territories, announced in a joint press release the Prime Ministers Jean Castex and Francois Legault.
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MM. Castex and Legault met Thursday at the end of the afternoon by videoconference, after having had to postpone once again, in the fall of 2022, their meeting initially scheduled for 2020, then 2021, in Quebec.
In this context, they have set the objectives of the “French-Quebec innovation year” of 2023, which will be to “highlight French and Quebec expertise” and forge new partnerships.
Among the areas targeted are “artificial intelligence, quantum and cybersecurity, aerospace, hydrogen, cultural and creative industries, decarbonization of the economy, energy transition, circular economy, decarbonization of transport as well as life sciences and health”, declared the first ministers, specifying that “the programming and the sectors of innovation targeted will be revealed during the year 2022”.
MM. Castex and Legault also announced “the forthcoming signing of a cooperation agreement between Investissement Québec International and Business France, which will allow the exchange of best practices in supporting companies in foreign markets in addition to boosting commercial relations. and investment flows between the two territories”.
The last edition of the “Alternate Meetings of Prime Ministers”, established in 1977, was held in 2018 in Paris, when Édouard Philippe was the resident of Matignon.
Mr. Legault went to Paris in January 2019, then pleading with Emmanuel Macron to double trade between the Belle Province and France. But this desire came up against the Covid crisis and trade peaked in 2020 at 4.7 billion Canadian dollars (3.1 billion euros).
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