David Lisnard: Cites nuclear power as an asset in AI competition and wants to mobilize capital and public procurement
Statement made by David Lisnard on October 23, 2026. Topic: Research, Investment and Business. The observatory also publishes quotes from 16 other public figures on this topic.
We have real assets, with our engineers, our entrepreneurs and our abundant, decarbonized and potentially cheap nuclear electricity. But we still need to free up capital, notably through funded pensions, to simplify and to mobilize public procurement in order to bring forth our technological champions
Original quote (French)
Nous avons des atouts réels, avec nos ingénieurs, nos entrepreneurs et notre électricité nucléaire abondante, décarbonée et potentiellement bon marché. Encore faut-il libérer les capitaux, notamment grâce à la retraite par capitalisation, simplifier et mobiliser la commande publique pour faire émerger nos champions technologiquesSource: unenouvelleenergie.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
- 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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