Bruno Le Maire: Selling State shareholdings (at least €30 billion) to invest in semiconductors and supercomputers
Proposal put forward by Bruno Le Maire on August 23, 2026. Topic: Research, Investment and Business. The observatory also publishes quotes from 16 other public figures on this topic.
The proceeds from these disposals should reach at least 30 billion euros. These funds will be used to invest, directly or indirectly, in high-technology companies for the production of semiconductors, data storage, quantum computing, supercomputers and robotics.
Original quote (French)
Le produit de ces cessions devrait atteindre au moins 30 milliards d’euros. Ces fonds serviront à investir, directement ou indirectement, dans les entreprises de haute technologie pour la production de semi-conducteurs, le stockage de données, le calcul quantique, les supercalculateurs et la robotique.Source: uneautrefrance.fr · archived copy
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- Bernard Cazeneuve: Redirecting European savings toward investment in computing power
- Bruno Retailleau: Create an AI compartment within BPI organized as a fund of funds
- David Lisnard: Cites nuclear power as an asset in AI competition and wants to mobilize capital and public procurement
- Dominique de Villepin: Create a sovereignty and solidarity fund backed by European borrowing to finance AI
- Emmanuel Maurel: Massively fund public AI research
- Florian Philippot: Support French AI research and companies and the establishment of computing capacity in France
- Gabriel Attal: Calls it "astounding" how little space is given to artificial intelligence in the presidential campaign
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Increase funding for doctoral grants and public quantum research laboratories
- Jérôme Guedj: Investing in future technologies and artificial intelligence
- Marine Tondelier: Support a European CHIPS Act 2 and develop a European AI chip
- Natacha Polony: Using public procurement by the Ministry of Armed Forces to develop Mistral and the AI sector
- Nicolas Dupont-Aignan: Borrowing at Zero Interest from the Banque de France to Invest in AI and Robotics
- Olivier Becht: Making France a leader in quantum and in AI running on quantum platforms
- Raphaël Glucksmann: Create an industrial agency for digital technology and AI funded by France 2030, BPI and the GAFAM tax
- Sarah Knafo: Allow life insurance and pension funds to invest in AI, cloud and semiconductors
- Édouard Philippe: "Capital France" savings account and funded pensions to finance technology champions
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