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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
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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
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universities across the world;
encouraging the next generation of IT talents from
mentoring the Atos IT Challenge, an annual competition
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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
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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
Research &Development
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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
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
emerging technologies and anticipating market demand for
Atos Research & Innovation (ARI) has been investigating
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