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People trained in the profession of computer coder (Photo illustration). © Laurent Berthault.

Tuesday, November 26 was held in Marseilles Act III of the Mediterranean Forum of the Future bringing together investors and project holders from both shores in the high technology sector.

Bernard Valero, the " boss " of Avitem, the Agency for sustainable Mediterranean cities and territories explains, that it is necessary to invest in Tech infrastructures, install " Data Center " to treat titanic data flows: " In terms of collective or individual development by state, the share of technology is becoming increasingly important. We still need to connect those who have projects, and those who have the opportunity to make investments, that is to say the financiers. "

Marseille, gateway for digital data entry and exit

Marseille is a gateway for digital data entry and exit with its 14 interconnecting submarine cables passing through the city. These maritime fibers provide 80% of data traffic between Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Perhaps at the expense of the digital sovereignty of southern countries, said Borhene Dhaouadi chairman of the " Tunisian smart cities " that develops smart cities in Tunisia and Africa.

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" There is a lot of talk about Africa's sovereignty too, " he says. Territories must and can create local ecosystems that will allow them to process their data. We came to Marseille with a project of physical connection between the two shores of the Mediterranean, through a real cable Bizerte-Marseille to provide for the needs of the population and to facilitate their everyday life. "

Another digital content

No company, big or small, whatever its sector of activity can not do without Internet connection and advanced technologies. Tunisia's Awatef Mosbeh, who manages the Toufoula kids smartphone platform, educating children aged 4 to 6 on environmental issues using augmented reality technologies: " We have a print magazine linked to this platform through augmented reality games. Toufoula connects paper to digital. The application is used to discover other digital content where the child can find animation videos in 2D or 3D, in relation to pollution in the sea and global warming. "

Education, Internet of things, environment ... Many other projects of young shoots were drawing in Marseille the digital future of the Mediterranean. The forum brought together more than 1,000 participants from 30 different countries.