Why This Site Exists

France 2030 is the largest discretionary industrial-policy programme in modern European history. €54 billion of public money is being deployed between 2022 and 2030 to reshape French industry, energy, health, and defence. Programmes of that scale — paid for by taxpayers, executed through public agencies, accountable in principle to the Cour des Comptes and the Assemblée nationale — deserve serious independent analysis in every language spoken by the investors, strategists, and policymakers they affect.

Before france2030.ai, no English-language publication covered this programme with the depth it warrants. The French government publishes primarily in French. Business France maintains a single summary page. The European Commission links out. Global investors evaluating French opportunities, foreign corporations deciding where to build factories, policy analysts comparing France 2030 against the US CHIPS Act or Germany’s Industriestrategie, journalists seeking a reference hub — none of them had a dedicated resource.

france2030.ai exists to fill that gap. We are an independent editorial operation covering France 2030 as a matter of public interest, for the global English-language audience.

Our Independence

france2030.ai is not affiliated with the French government, the Secrétariat général pour l’investissement (SGPI), Bpifrance, ADEME, ANR, any French ministry, any regional authority, or any France 2030 beneficiary. We receive no public funding, no grant, and no mandate. Our editorial line is set by the France 2030 Intelligence Desk alone.

“France 2030” is a public-sector programme name used throughout this site for the descriptive editorial purpose of identifying the subject of our coverage — the same use that any English-language newspaper, trade publication, or research institute makes of the name when reporting on the programme. The masthead of every page links prominently to the official government portal at gouvernement.fr/france-2030, and every content page includes a full “Official Sources” block pointing readers back to the government’s own publications.

We are independent of, but not hostile to, the institutions operating France 2030. We cite their documents, we link to their portals, and we treat their publications as the primary authority on programme structure and official targets. Where our analysis diverges from government framing, we state the divergence plainly. That is journalism.

What We Cover

Sectors. All ten strategic sectors in depth — nuclear, hydrogen, EV & batteries, semiconductors, AI & quantum, health & biotech, sustainable aviation, industrial decarbonisation, space, and food & agriculture.

Companies. Independent editorial profiles of the companies receiving France 2030 support — from national champions like EDF, Airbus, STMicroelectronics, and Sanofi to deep-tech operators like Mistral AI, Pasqal, Verkor, and Lhyfe. Each profile is an analytical piece, not a directory listing.

Funding. Every major France 2030 competition tracked from launch through results: I-Démo, I-Nov, First Factory, sector-specific calls, and guichet programmes. Budget breakdown by sector, deployment rate, and regional distribution. IPCEI participation and EU co-funding.

Comparisons. Side-by-side analysis of France 2030 against the US CHIPS Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, Germany’s Industriestrategie, Japan’s GX, South Korea’s K-Chips Act, Made in China 2025, and other national industrial plans.

Analysis. Flagship long-form pieces assessing programme performance, implementation challenges, political sustainability, and strategic implications for investors and policymakers.

Editorial Standards

We operate under a published newsroom charter: the Editorial Standards of the France 2030 Intelligence Desk. It sets out how we source, verify, frame, and correct our coverage.

In short: we use a two-source rule for material claims, we label estimates as estimates, we never reproduce press-release text, we disclose conflicts of interest, and we correct errors openly. Full detail is on the Editorial Standards page.

Corrections

If you find an error on any page, write to us at corrections@france2030.ai. Our full Corrections Policy sets out how errors are triaged, verified, fixed, and disclosed.

The Intelligence Desk

The team behind france2030.ai is the France 2030 Intelligence Desk — an independent group of researchers, analysts, and writers covering European industrial policy for a global audience.

Contact

• Editorial and story tips: hello@france2030.ai
• Corrections: corrections@france2030.ai
• Legal and rights matters: legal@france2030.ai

france2030.ai is an independent editorial platform. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the French government, SGPI, Bpifrance, or the France 2030 programme.