Emmanuel Macron’s bid to create Silicon Valley on the Seine ⋆ The Baltic Review

Digital Politics is a column about the global intersection of technology and the world of politics. France is banking on a secret weapon to take on Silicon Valley’s big beasts — its government. From state-backed venture capital funding to an overhaul of the country’s notoriously complicated labor laws, France wants to turn all the punchlines you’ve heard about doing business in France (as well as those over-used — and false — clichés of wine-filled lunches and months-long summer vacations) into an asset for the country’s tech industry. Here’s the thing: It’s starting to work. So far this year, French venture funds […]