Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 38 | Page 52

COUNTRY FOCUS : FRANCE
“ We believe that France , and more broadly Europe , have all the necessary assets to be among the leading global players in digital healthcare innovation . This project is the cornerstone of the open ecosystem centred on digital technology and healthcare data that we want to build with our partners . Our shared ambition is to bring together all the players , including startups , that will collectively invent the future of healthcare for the benefit of patients and thereby place France at the heart of European
innovation in this strategic field ,” said Paul Hudson , CEO of Sanofi .
“ As a global leader in digital technology , one of our major responsibilities for future generations is to put technology at the service of health . This is now a priority for Capgemini , which is proud to participate in this fine project . The founding members all believe that digital technology will provide a tremendous boost ; we have the ambition to quickly achieve concrete results ,” said Aiman Ezzat , CEO of Capgemini Group .
Eiffel Tower in Paris
“ Through this alliance , our motivation as an insurer and assistance provider is to participate in an innovative and powerful ecosystem that will help model the healthcare solutions of the future and to work on new technologies and innovative services for patients . The insurance business works on the basis of statistics drawn from a large volume of anonymised data reaching back over
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