Gabriel Attal: €200 billion plan betting on public procurement and AI in schools for technological sovereignty
Statement made by Gabriel Attal on June 18, 2026. Topic: Research, Investment and Business. The observatory also publishes quotes from 16 other public figures on this topic.
Driven by a massive €200 billion plan, this project is betting on public procurement and the integration of AI starting in school to guarantee our technological sovereignty, boost productivity and raise the purchasing power of the French.
Original quote (French)
Porté par un plan massif de 200 milliards d’euros, ce projet mise sur la commande publique et l'intégration de l'IA dès l'école pour garantir notre souveraineté technologique, booster la productivité et rehausser le pouvoir d'achat des Français.Source: attalpresident.fr · archived copy
Other candidates on this topic
- Bernard Cazeneuve: Redirecting European savings toward investment in computing power
- Bruno Le Maire: Launch Major Works in Semiconductors and AI
- 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
- 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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