France Bets on Open-Source Software for Growth

The French government plans to make the region around Paris a center of excellence for open-source software development, the French minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry, Thierry Breton, said Monday.

The goal of the center of excellence is to develop a healthy and profitable open-source software industry.

Breton, previously head of France Telecom, announced the plan at a news conference to discuss a new report on the French economy’s future, “The intangible economy: tomorrow’s growth.”

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