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
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.
Europe’s digital diplomacy increasingly runs beneath the sea. By turning subsea fibre-optic cables into sensors, new technologies offer a cooperative, non-intrusive way to monitor and protect critical digital infrastructure.
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.
Adopt AI 2025 showed Europe shifting from AI theory to real deployment — in health, industry, climate and beyond. Even President Macron made a light nod to the Irish presence, as the Grand Palais turned into Europe’s most compelling AI showcase yet.
