The Singaporean Airport of Changi received more than 42 Million passengers in 2010, a 13% increase from 2009. It is used by 100 airlines operating more than 5,200 flights weekly to 210 cities in 60 countries. A French delegation will be coming to meet the various airport operators to talk about expansion, renovation and extension projects. They will be in Singapore on April 2-3 followed by Indonesia on April 4-5

With a growth in the number of visitors by 40% and 9,000 exhibitors, Asia Pacific Maritime confirms its position as a key tradeshow for all Port and Shipyard sector. The numbers agree: 10,000 visitors, 12% new exhibitors from 50 countries.  Come visit the exhibitors in the French Pavillion at the Asia Pacific Maritime Show; on March 14-16 at Marina Bay Sands. Here is a list of those exhibiting: Acebi, Barillec, Basler Electric, Bio Sea, Piriou, CLS, Gican, HGH, InfoMer, Masson Marine, Moteurs Baudouin, Orange Business Services, Saft and Scrome

France-Singapore Innovation Days 2011 Over the last years in Singapore, we have seen quite a number of major infrastructure developments and transformations that all integrated a fair amount of technological innovations. The forward-thinking and hard-working population of Singapore also distinguishes itself in the last global rankings as one of the most tech-savvy nation. Most importantly, one should not ignore the numerous projects and investments from government bodies and international companies alike to make and use Singapore as a test-bed for future living through an increased use of ICT technologies from the usage of individuals to the mechanisms of complex organizations and structures. This year’s edition will aim to reflect these strong trends and Ubifrance  will gather a delegation of France’s most brilliant startups with major players from Singapore’s innovation and investment scene for 2 days of sharing, partnering and networking.        “INNOVATION FOR THE CITY OF TOMORROW”   This subject t will be divided into three themed workshops to enable specialists’ discussions. Workshop 1:     Connected solutions Mobile & web-based products and services for the citizens and businesses of tomorrow.   Workshop 2:     Digital imaging & media 3D & animation, holograms & augmented reality, new displays and devices.   Workshop 3:      Smart infrastructures Systems for improved efficiency and sustainability of buildings, transportation & energy. If you are concerned by one of these topics, if you wish to become a sponsor and become a speaker, or simply want to attend one workshop, please contact: innovationdays.team@ubifrance.fr MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENT WEBSITE: WWW.FSID.SG

For the fourth time in Singapore, JEC Asia, the tradeshow which serves as a platform for composites in Asia Pacific, will open in Singapore. Last year, 345 companies from 24 countries, mostly in Asia and the Middle East, came from different user sectors such as Aeronautics, Industrial Equipment, Automotive, and Maritime. JEC Asia welcomes 8,300 visitors each year. The French pavillon hosted 20 companies and will be bringing another pavillon this year. For more information, contact estelle.david@ubifrance.fr

The French Trade Commission - Ubifrance of Singapore and Malaysia are organising a 4 day event to meet the Port of Singapore Authority, Jurong Port as well as the Ports of Tanjong Pelapas, Johor and Tanjong Langsat for more information, please contact estelle.david@ubifrance.fr

The French Trade Commission - Ubifrance in Singapore is organising a two day event to meet the leading designers and builders in the construction for offshore rigs in Singapore. Their versatile rigs as well as specialised equipment are developed to address the constantly evolving demands of the global industry. As integrators, the two major players are always sourcing materials such as lifeboats, switchboard systems, drilling related equipments. For more information, please contact estelle.david@ubifrance.fr

The Trade Commission-Ubifrance in Singapore, in partnership with the local section of the French Foreign Trade Advisors (CCEF) and the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (FCCS), is organizing: The 1st V.I.E FORUM on the 10th of June, 2011 in the French Embassy The Volunteer for International Experience (V.I.E) is an alternative solution for additional headcount in companies. The V.I.E enables French companies to host a French young professional between 18 to 28 years of age on a working assignment.  During the forum, you will have the opportunity to meet and identify potential candidates, all motivated graduates from the top schools in Europe, locally. These candidates possess technical knowledge difficult to find in the local market, are bilingual in French and English, therefore can serve as the communication bridge. This forum is in addition to the usual recruitment process of your company. It allows you take a look at the French talent present in Singapore and eventually bring forward a candidate shortlisted by you. Furthermore, this forum is free and doesn’t oblige you to hire the identified candidate. Previewed program: 4pm: Introduction and presentation about the Volunteer for International Experience from the Director of Ubifrance in Singapore, Mr. Michel Cywinski in the French Embassy 4.15 – 6.15pm: Interviews with the different candidates (with yourself or one of your colleagues) in the French Embassy 6.15pm: Transfer to the Residence 6.30pm: Cocktail with the business community If you would like to know more about this event, the Volunteer for International Experience in general, or about the grants allocated by the regions in France, please contact : Michel CYWINSKI Director of the Mission Economique - UBIFRANCE de Singapour Embassy of France 101-103 Cluny Park Road, Singapore 259595 Tel : +65 6880 7865  - Fax : +65 6880 7863 Michel.CYWINSKI@ubifrance.fr    Partners:      

2011 will probably be a year of world domination for smartphones and tablets in the consumer electronics area. Sensors, captors, MEMS have created new benefits and new opportunities to create a true revolution in the way these devices inform, assist, and entertain us daily. The demand is set to rocket this year and will probably confirm the recovered vitality of the semiconductors market. This industry is still very big in Singapore and the production in the city-state accounts for more than 10% of the world production. SEMICON Singapore is the most important semiconductors business event in Asia for 15 years. In average, more than 300 exhibiting companies and 10000 visitors from more than 30 countries attend this specialist gathering, to inform themselves about latest technologies, trends and projects that design the future of the semiconductor and solar industries. For this 2011 edition, we will change slightly our event format and will showcase French companies through mini-desks, along with informal meeting points on our Ubifrance space on the exhibition floor. Our visiting companies will also benefit from a program of targeted business meetings organized by us prior to the event. The first confirmations of attending companies will be posted here shortly. For all your enquiries, please contact: Thibaut.humbert@ubifrance.fr

In today’s world of mobility and connectivity, smart cards have really proven their benefits to a whole range of industries with as many potential uses as one could invent. With new standards such as NFC, called to revolutionize the way we exchange data, both for personal and professional applications, smart cards technologies have reached a level of maturity that is about to take a fresh new start with a lot of recent innovations and new challenges to power its renewal. We are quite proud to say that smart cards have been a national specialty industry since the chip card invention by Frenchman Roland Moreno in 1974. Today, the ecosystem of cards manufacturer in our country is taking technology further and Ubifrance will be proud to showcase some of these inventive companies on our French pavilion on this 2011 edition of Cards Asia, held 13-15 April at Suntec, Singapore. This event is very strategic as a business and technology opportunity in the APAC region, with major banks, RFID and Retail solutions vendors attending the 3-day long gathering. Our French companies will be exhibiting their products, technologies and solutions on their own booth within our space and also benefit from a program of targeted and pre-arranged business meetings. As of 31st of January, confirmed companies on the French pavilion are: Trusted Logic: www. trusted - logic .com Hologram Industries: www. hologram-industries.com Keynectis: www.keynectis.com Serma Technologies: http://www.serma-technologies.com/en If you wish to secure a meeting with one or more of these companies, please contact: thibaut.humbert@ubifrance.fr

The French Trade Commissions UBIFRANCE and French renowned clusters have co-organized workshops related to five topical themes during the Mobile World Congress. These workshops aim to encourage and promote exchanges and international partnerships between both french and foreign clusters on R&D projects along two main lines of approach: - A presentation of new R&D projects by each participating clusters . - Discussion on future collaboration between clusters The five themes for the foreign clusters are: Theme 1: Mobile services for citizens Theme 2: Security and Mobility: the financial transactions example Theme 3: Mobility technologies: data transmission and gathering Theme 4: High broadband technologies Theme 5: Energy problems Each workshop will last 2 hours with a maximum of 15 participants and will be moderated by a French cluster, who will then be in charge of presenting the outcome of these meetings during a closing plenary session at the end of the event. Many clusters from France, Spain, Canada and South Korea have already confirmed their attendance to the workshops.