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per annum, and a unique ecosystem of partners. and by leveraging over 3,000 patents, circa € 300 million R&D their business globally through the use of digital technologies mobility, and security in order to help Atos’ clients to transform mindset and know-how, in particular on cloud, Big Data, through acquisition of companies with strong technological position as a global leader in digital services were also reinforced solutions that fulfill clients’ and stakeholders’ expectations. Atos innovation to anticipate new trends in order to develop IT Over the last few years, the Group has massively invested into With their rich mix of skills and backgrounds, community business technologists from all Atos geographies and businesses. Community. It brings together more than 135 of the best The Group innovation strategy mainly relies on the Scientific available. work with the Company, they always get the best solution of change”, making sure that whenever Atos clients choose to technological challenges Atos clients will face. They are “creators disruptions and craft Atos’ vision of the future business and members work together to anticipate upcoming technology of Atos activities: Atos Scientific Community members participate in a wide range and technology through the publication of its Ascent Journey shaping Atos’ Vision on the evolving world of business, society • 2019 Ambition leverages very high added value technologies The Digital Transformation Factory which is at the heart of Atos Siemens. co-innovation investments with large customers, notably developed by Atos within its € 300 million yearly R&D and complemented by unique IP differentiators that providing its whole, Atos therefore brings the best of today’s technologies technology landscape, plus vertical focused digital solutions. As a integration and operation services across the whole information complemented by Atos technology agnostic consulting, Paris, with a dedicated quantum team. It is of course quantum research and development laboratory in France, near The Group already has 15 R&D centers and has created a new technology race. customers a unique advantage in the current business and e-Payments along with numerous other technology topics. Internet of Things, cyber-security, High Performance Computing covers the most innovative topics and includes Data Intelligence, Labs that span our Business Units. Atos emerging research Atos’ new technologies are being born in the various Innovation emerging technologies and anticipating market demand for Atos Research & Innovation (ARI) has been investigating Research &Development C.6.1

businesses can use technology to grow and transform; series; providing insights to technology trends and how publication; trends report, Atos’ biennial collaborative horizon scanning contributing to the Ascent Magazine and Ascent Look Out • universities across the world; encouraging the next generation of IT talents from mentoring the Atos IT Challenge, an annual competition • cutting-edge proofs of concepts. workshops with clients and partners, and develop also support patent creation, participate in innovation and, in addition to solving clients’ business challenges, they • market – such as Sustainability, Data Analytics and Cognitive 20 topics that are considered to be of critical importance to the leveraged for their business success in the digital area. Around clients how the emerging technologies and trends can be customer-tailored events in which the Group is sketching with its Program. The innovation workshops are customer-focused and Atos launched in 2012 the Client Innovation Workshops To make sure its innovation program matches its clients’ needs, choose from. Augmented Reality – are put forward for each customer to Technologies, Cybersecurity, Industry 4.0, Digital Workplace and ideas and opportunities to real results. to identifying funding opportunities and selecting partners; from developing strategy to managing projects; from generating ideas provides a reliable business services to our customers: from technological areas to social sciences and economics and experts cover a wide range of disciplines, from the latest emerging innovative solutions for more than 28 years. ARI set of assets in order to win new businesses. security. All the Divisions of the Group benefit from this unique segments, such as cybersecurity, electronic payments, and cloud specifically designed hardware and software products in selected Atos benefits from in-house R&D, patented technologies, In 2016, Atos launched “Atos Quantum”, the first quantum Atos’ rich technological ecosystem. quantum physicists and mathematicians. Atos Quantum fits into reviewed and launched in the presence of world-renowned cyber-security products to face with these new technologies was unprecedented computing power program while enhancing its to develop quantum computing solutions that offer computing industry program in Europe. This ambitious program

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