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Aix-Marseille, the new digital Eldorado
Against a backdrop of global competition, <strong>Aix-Marseille-Provence</strong> is doing brilliantly, becoming the <strong>6th international digital hub*</strong> with <strong>18 submarine data cables connected</strong> and <strong>5.5 billion people connected</strong>.
<em style="font-size: 0.8em">*Source: TeleGeography, end 2024</em>
<h2>A geostrategic location that favors the emergence of a Tech sector.</h2>
In recent years, Marseille' <strong>s geostrategic position as the "Euro-Mediterranean capital"</strong> has made it the preferred connection point for the undersea fiber optic cables that carry data and interconnect the Internet, telephone and television networks <strong>between Europe and Africa, the Middle East and Asia</strong>.
In recent years, this position as a major global digital hub has favored the establishment of<strong>major cloud players</strong> (Jaguar Networks, now Free Pro) and <strong>data centers </strong>(notably Digital Realty), as well as the creation of<strong> numerous tech companies</strong> and, more broadly, the development of <strong>digital cultural and creative industries (audiovisual, video games, e-sports, etc.)</strong>.
<h2>A booming economic world, emblematic projects.</h2>
<strong>French Tech Aix-Marseille</strong> federates the region's innovative players, <strong>Medinsoft</strong> supports companies and local authorities in their digital transformation, and <strong>Aktantis (ex-SCS)</strong>, a <strong>deeptech competitiveness cluster</strong>, brings together research, industry and startups to develop disruptive technologies (IoT, AI, photonics...).
Since 2024, the <strong>Euromed Cyber Campus, a</strong> <strong>cybersecurity</strong> mecca, has brought together 2,000 m² of companies, experts, students and public authorities, to raise the level of digital protection, stimulate innovation and train for the industry's professions.
<h2>Professional opportunities</h2>
The digital sector in Aix-Marseille represents <strong>49,000 jobs</strong> in a galaxy of over <strong>7,000 companies</strong> with sales of €8 billion.
<strong>Thales, Free Pro, Mailinblack, GoJob</strong>... With the rise of<strong>artificial intelligence</strong> and <strong>cybersecurity</strong> in particular, companies in the sector, from <strong>start-ups and scale-ups</strong> to <strong>major global groups,</strong> <strong>are</strong> <strong>expanding and looking for talent</strong>.
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