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- City
- Transformation
From the “city of light” to “city lights”

As an indispensible part of the public space, light creates a hierarchy of urban spaces, and shapes user behaviour. Today it is a focus of the search for ways to reduce local energy consumption. In the second half of the 17th century, Police Lieutenant Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie had streetlights installed in Paris to […]
- City
- Acceleration
Five urban hubs at the heart of Africa’s digital transformation

The creation in Ghana of Google’s first AI research centre in Africa illustrates the digital transformation under way on that continent. The change is structured around a number of digital activity hubs, the most dynamic of which include Accra, Nairobi, Lagos, Cotonou, and Casablanca. The opening of Google’s artificial intelligence research centre in Accra, Ghana […]
- ICT
- Innovation
Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning

Eminent scientists involved in artificial intelligence research say that algorithms can help us combat the effects of climate change. The report they have published lists the areas in which machine learning can help “save humanity from imminent peril”. The MIT Technology Review has listed ten “high leverage” recommendations, including predicting electricity requirements, discovering new materials, […]
- Energy
- Performance
AI can mitigate the unpredictability of renewable energy sources

AI-based renewable energy production forecasting systems are steadily being perfected, facilitating their integration in power grids around the world. On 26 February 2019, Google announced a further feat by DeepMind, its artificial intelligence (AI) programme. This time, the achievement was not another victory in a chess championship or a game of Go, but rather a […]
- Industry
- Acceleration
Digital technology optimises production lines

Many industrial undertakings are discovering the benefits of collaborative simulation solutions, particularly as applied to logistics. A number of specialised simulation tools, including AnyLogic, 3DEXPERIENCE, ProModel, FlexSim, Witness, SIMPROCESS, AutoMod, and Plant Simulation, hold new potential for industrial operators. These solutions can substantially optimise a production line both upstream and downstream. They create a virtual […]
- Industry
- Innovation
The race to develop exascale supercomputers

The Joliot-Curie supercomputer was inaugurated in June 2019 as part of the international race to develop exascale computing – processing power of one billion billion calculations per second. The competition is dominated by China and the United States, which currently lead with a 200-petaflop supercomputer and have their first exaflop computer on the drawing board. […]
- Industry
- Performance
How predictive maintenance cuts costs

Predictive maintenance, involving IoT, big data and algorithms, uses process data and connected sensors to predict malfunctions. It models failure patterns and optimises predictive algorithms. According to the McKinsey management consulting firm, predictive maintenance can generate substantial savings by increasing production line availability by 5 to 15% and reducing maintenance costs by 18 to 25%.
- Industry
- Performance
Petrobras relies on maintenance to optimise its oil production platforms in Brazil

Actemium has been working in partnership with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. since 2013 to maintain several offshore platforms in the Campos Basin. This highly complex, quality work helps increase the service life of maritime units and optimise oil production. Intended to extract oil and gas from the seabed for a 25-year period, the Petrobras P-55 and […]
- Buildings
- Transformation
Teleworking prompts rethink of commercial space

For employers and professionals in the property development industry, new working practices driven by mobility and digital developments are resulting in reduced office footprints and a move towards collective workspaces. Although less common in France than in other European countries, especially Scandinavian ones, teleworking is developing at a very fast pace and no longer just […]