The French government has launched the French Tech Ticket, Pascale Gelly, CIPP/E. CIPM, writes in this Global Privacy Dispatch for The Privacy Advisor, explaining the government’s plan to subsidize entrepreneurs from outside of France to create start-ups in the country. Secretary of State for the Digital Economy Axelle Lemaire announced the project, which will have a budget of 5 million euros for its first year. “The government’s intention when launching the French Tech Initiative was to underscore the fact that ‘showing how’ and ‘knowing how’ are two facets of the same goal for digital technology and innovation, both within France and abroad,” Lemaire said in the French Tech Ticket’s formal announcement. Applications will be accepted between mid-June and September.
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