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La Poste Groupe Startup Challenges 2024

For a multi-business group like La Poste, which is constantly changing, open innovation is vital. 
La Poste supports entrepreneurs through all stages of development, including incubation with platform58 or acceleration phases with French IoT Impact x Technology. 
 It also finances startups with its investment funds : La Poste Ventures, Open CNP and 115K. 
 
 Through these initiatives, La Poste has two objectives. The first is to enhance innovation and support digital entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on women entrepreneurs (through initiatives like the #Femmesdunumérique awards). The second objective is to proactively anticipate, identify, and design new services with a positive impact.

VivaTech is the world’s rendez-vous for startups and leading corporates to celebrate digital transformation and innovation! 

 Every year, for four adrenaline-filled days, VivaTech brings together in Paris the greatest business leaders, startups, investors, researchers and innovators to ignite positive change in business and for society. 

 The 8th edition will take place on May 22-25, 2024, in Paris, at Expo Porte de Versailles.

La Poste Groupe Challenges

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Contribute to a better way of life through local, inclusive and environmentally friendly services

Local Services

Context / Need: 
La Poste's ambition is to enhance the daily lives of people by tackling the challenges posed by the evolving aspects of society such as mobility, community, infrastructure, commerce, energy, and the environment. Additionally, we aim to offer convenient and personalized access to services in the areas where people reside and work. As the foremost provider of local services, we are dedicated to simplifying life for everyone and contributing to a sustainable future. 

Expected Solutions: 

- Services designed to simplify individuals' life: sustainable consumption, sharing economy, circular economy, disruptive customer experience... 
- Services contributing to the "15-minutes city" concept (services helping to return to a local way of life) 
- Silver economy services: administrative help, digital training, intergenerational services ... 
- Smart building services: energy consumption reduction, security, co-living, relocation services... 
- Urban logistics, last mile delivery services: delivery shared services, low carbon impact... 
- Sustainable local mobility, intermodality: MaaS, low carbon impact mobility... 

Scope: 
Solutions designed for individuals, consumers, silver economy.

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Enhance employee experience, strengthen customer relations, streamline operations, for large corporations and SMEs

B2B Services

Context / Need: 
In a constantly evolving environment, both large and small companies must adapt quickly to innovate and collaborate efficiently to offer sustainable solutions to their customers as well as for their employees. In this context, the La Poste Group is seeking eco-friendly and inclusive solutions to streamline everyday operations for businesses. 

Expected Solutions: 

- Digital and business transformation: HR, administrative and technical support, process and workflow automation, low code/no code services... 
- Generative AI-based solutions: supervision, reporting and business intelligence services, business optimization... 
- Digital Trust: Cybersecurity, cryptography, Green IT, eco-designed and inclusive digital services... 
- Innovative customer experience: AR, MR, NLP, gamification and virtualization, ... 

Scope: 
Solutions dedicated to large companies and SMB, while being trustfull, sustainable and inclusive.

Act for a better prevention and personalized patient journey, in an ethical framework

Health Services

Context / Need: 
As healthcare organizations face unprecedented challenges, innovation is more crucial than ever. In this context, the La Poste group is actively seeking innovative solutions to address the needs of patients and caregivers, encompassing home health, care in facilities, and data management. 

Expected Solutions: 

- Digital care pathways improving patients and caregivers experience: remote monitoring, telemedicine, pre and post hospitalization at home... 
- Prevention and digital therapy: chronic deseases, occupational risks... 
- Digital transformation of healthcare facilities: HR, workplace well-being, process and workflow automation... 
- Interoperability of healthcare Information Systems: data pseudonymization, anonymization, traceability, Big Data, AI-basedsolutions... 
- Building management system: energy consumption optimization... 

Scope: 
Solutions dedicated to public hospitals and healthcare centers, as well as for patients and caregivers.

Contribute to the development of territories by providing solutions for employment and education. Strengthen intergenerational ties and devise new experiences for accessing administrative services.

Services for Territories

Context / Need: 
Local authorities need to reassess their methods of operation to meet the needs of citizens. They must offer solutions for employment and Education, foster connections between different age groups, and explore new methods of accessing government services. 
La Poste supports ministries, administrations, and local authorities in their efforts to modernize digitally, streamlining public services to make them more accessible to everyone. This also contributes to the development of sustainable services of general interest, aimed at promoting job opportunities, inclusion, and Education. 

Expected Solutions: 

- EdTech services: solutions for online education and distance learning, AI and predictive analysis solutions... 
- Employment: solutions that support - job creation, job return and career transition within the local area... 
- GovTech and CivicTech services: simplify administrative procedures, use of public datasets to provide more efficient and targeted public services... 
- General interest services: solutions to revitalize territories, for all generations - young and elderly people, reduction of social inequalities, environmental impact... 

Scope: 
Ministries, government agencies, social organizations, local authorities and students.

Contribute to the development of banking and insurance services for our customers &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Banking and Insurance services

Context / Need: 
By offering quality and accessible services, our purpose is to enable our customers - consumers or businesses - to fulfil their potential and to contribute, through their investment, savings, insurance and consumption choices, to building a society that is more attentive to the planet and all who live on it. 

Expected Solutions: 

- Solve customer challenges occurring in their daily life or in special moments 
- Improve quality of customer relationship 
- Provide transparency and information to all customers regarding the impact of their savings, financing and insurance decisions to ensure their involvement in the just transition 
- Help customers step up the ecological transition with their banking or insurance services 
- Provide solutions to cope with situations of vulnerability lived by our customers: financial, social, family or geographic situations, health, age, digital preoccupations… 

Scope: 
Solutions dedicated to consumers, enterprises, associations, banking and insurance companies.

Selection Criteria

★ Relevance of the solution
★ Robustness of technology
★ Degree of innovation of the solution
★ Maturity of the solution (Business Model and team)
★ Positive impact on society and environment

Benefits

Be listed on VivaTech digital platform under La Poste e-lab

DISPLAY YOUR SOLUTION ON LA POSTE e-LAB

Pitch your solution during the event, connect with the open innovation ecosystem and gain visibility through La Poste's communication

PITCH SESSION AT LA POSTE BOOTH

Obtain a "fast pass" to join one of our programs: <a href="https://concours-french-iot.laposte.fr/en/" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">French IoT Impact x Technology</a> for acceleration and <a href="https://www.platform58.fr/" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Platform58</a> for incubation.