1Science, Te chnology and Innova tion Ecosys tem in FranceThe globalisat ion and the extraordinar y technologi cal progres s of these past 30 y ears have change the rules forever, for every one and for all developed countries.Since his election at the Presidency of France (2007), Nicolas Sarkozy has driven a policy to deeply reform French U niversities (link, link, link). The goal of his refor m is to enhance the compe tiveness of French Universities and to bring them at the level of US and UK Universities. But his reform will also deeply impac t and positivel y change the French econo my and enhance the compe titiveness of France. University Nice Sophia Antipolis What is the Sarkoz y's U niversity reform? To m ake the story short, our Universities are beco ming:• Independant from the Governmen t polic y and strateg y concerning education & research choices.• « Autonomous ». They will freely establish their strategy and priorities. They will be allowed to partner with industrial companies and find other sources of funding than those provided by the French state and ministries. They will be free to hire and manage their human resources. The Universities will be the owner of their real estates and tangible assets (for example, at 2012, the University of Nice will be the owner of more than 1 billion euro real estate!).