Models of ICT innovation : ten cases of successful innovative ICT SMEs in France

This report is the result of an exploratory study on innovation models, which looked for the commonalities and differences between ten small innovative and successful ICT companies in France. Specific attention was paid to documenting business strategies, purposes, means and drivers in very concrete terms. Chapter 2 regroups a large part of the information gathered under three main headings - technology, finances and markets. It illustrates each heading with the observations collected, and indicates what seem to be the key features of the innovation model. Chapter 3 broadens the perspective by pointing to various topics that contextualize the model of innovation. It questions the specific role of the observed companies in the overall ICT innovation ecosystem, and their relations to multinationals and the national and local innovation system. Chapter 4 summarizes findings and offers some conclusions.