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2016 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT (CSR)
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THE ASSYSTEM GROUP’S CSR STRATEGY
Assystem has developed an app that converts an Android tablet into a
touch panel for the test sets marketed by Germany’s Omicron.
Designed according to the
Bring Your Own Device
(BYOD) principle,
the CMControl app is the first autonomous operating system for the
Omicron test sets used by companies in the electricity, manufacturing,
railway switchgear and measuring equipment industries.
The tablet’s Wi-Fi connection gives its user greater freedom of movement,
and the test reports created by the system can be viewed and assessed
directly on the tablet. This solution developed by Assystem’s teams
in just three months enabled Omicron to score a market first with an
attractive new operating concept, thanks to the development cost
savings achieved through equipment personalisation.
In 2016, the same technology enabled the introduction of a largely
paperless quality inspection process in Airbus cabins, reducing the
inspection time by half and making life a lot easier for the inspectors.
The medicine of the future
In early 2016, Assystem signed a partnership agreement with Clinatec,
a cutting-edge research centre that develops innovative biomedical
systems for the medicine of the future. The Group is working with Clinatec
on a Brain Computer Interface project which aims to demonstrate that
it is possible to drive an exoskeleton thanks to an implant that records
cortical signals, with the ultimate goal of helping quadriplegics to
become more independent.
Four engineering students who joined Assystem for their final year
internship have been selected to assist Clinatec with this project. The
partnership is symbolic of Assystem’s values and convictions in that it
is meaningful for society as a whole, for Assystem and for the Group’s
young employees.
Research into the application of biotechnology to disabilities carries a
powerful promise of social progress that reflects the Group’s commitments.
The collaboration with Clinatec also forms part of an open innovation
process based on co-development and experimentation, in line with the
incubator strategy deployed through the Assystem Innovation Factory.
The process of co-creation with all of the Group’s stakeholders –
employees, shareholders, clients and the community – is the key to
opening up possibilities and advances that are the driving force of
Assystem’s engineering business. By supporting this project, Assystem
will acquire expertise in complex technologies that will shape the future
and can ultimately also be used in other sectors.
At the first ABNL Non-Profit Awards ceremony organised by BFM Business
in November 2016, Thierry Bosc, Clinatec’s Campaign Manager, and
Philippe Eyssautier, Assystem’s business development director, received
the “Healthcare and Research” award from Hugues Renson, managing
director of the EDF Foundation, and Sophie Barniaud, co-founder of
Carenews.
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