© Reuters. A FRENCH TECHNOLOGICAL ALTERNATIVE FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM WILL TAKE 2 YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE CEO OF THALES
by Mathieu Rosemain
PARIS (Reuters) – A French alternative to technology from US data analytics giant Palantir to help France prevent possible terrorist attacks would take around two years in development, the defense group CEO said on Friday Thales (PA :).
The French intelligence services turned to Palantir, specializing in the processing and analysis of large amounts of data, following the November 2015 attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis which killed 130 people.
The contract, which was initially for three years, was renewed last year. According to the Directorate General of Internal Security (DGSI), this renewal was carried out for lack of a French alternative, even though President Emmanuel Macron pleaded for European digital sovereignty in the face of the domination of the United States and China.
A French version of the tool developed by Palantir is possible but would require the support of the French state, said Patrice Caine, CEO of Thales, during a lunch with the Anglo-American Press Association.
“The economic stake is very low,” he said, specifying that the contract signed by the DGSI with Palantir was worth a few million euros.
“Then there is the issue of sovereignty, autonomy, independence and that is a question for which only the State has the answer”, he added.
According to Patrice Caine, the implementation of a French alternative to Palantir could be rapid.
“It’s a question of years (…) We will say two years. It goes quickly,” he said.
When contacted, Palantir declined to comment.
Last year, DGSI chief executive Nicolas Lerner told Reuters he preferred to use French technology, citing groups Thales, Dassault Systemes (PA ???? and Sopra Steria (PA ???? as possible suppliers.
No call for tenders has been launched and Thales has so far only received a “request for information”, as have other companies, Patrice Caine said on Friday.
Palantir was co-founded in 2004 by US billionaire Peter Thiel in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The company, which employs 2,500 people, was floated on the stock market last month and is valued at nearly $ 16 billion.
(Blandine Hénault for the French version)
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