This place is anything but insignificant.
When a topic is addressed at the heart of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, it sends a clear message: AI is now a major economic issue. Not just a subject of research or innovation, but a strategic lever for the competitiveness, sovereignty, and execution capacity of French companies.
Why Bercy: AI as an economic issue (and not just a technological one)
You often hear “AI is going to transform the economy”.
At Bercy, the focus is more on how the transformation must happen in practical terms, and above all without weakening our organizations.
The common thread of the day:
• speed up thanks to AI
• industrialize useful use cases
• while maintaining a high level of rigor on security, compliance, and data control
That is exactly the balance we seek at Specgen: making AI a powerful lever, with no compromise on confidentiality.
What we take away: 3 very practical lessons
1) AI must move beyond the “concept” stage and become an operational reflex
Competitiveness comes down to very concrete details: lead times, quality, rigor, repeatability.
AI becomes an advantage when it is embedded in processes and used day to day, not when it remains a “POC that impresses”.
2) Sovereignty is not just talk: it’s a choice of tools and architecture
The discussions highlighted an essential point: adopting AI also means choosing:
• where your data goes,
• who can access it,
• what dependencies you create,
• and what guarantees you really have.
In sensitive use cases, AI must be controlled, traceable, secure, and compatible with European requirements.
3) Protecting intellectual property and understanding the European framework is becoming essential
The contributions of Julie Carel (Momentum Avocats), Victor Barré (INPI France), and Jeanne Blain (Directorate General for Enterprise (DGE)) provided valuable insights:
In the age of AI, protecting intangible assets (brands, know-how, documents, methods) and understanding the European regulatory framework are no longer “optional” topics.
Why this concerns us directly: AI applied to tenders
Tenders are one of the best examples of a “high-impact” AI use case, but one that is highly sensitive.
They contain strategic information: pricing, methods, organization, contractual requirements, technical data, differentiating factors.
Yes, AI can save a huge amount of time.
But only if it is deployed with the right safeguards.
That is exactly what we are building with Specgen: an AI dedicated to tenders, designed to improve competitiveness and quality, without compromising sovereignty.
And because constraints vary from one organization to another, we offer two options:
• French cloud hosting
• On-premises deployment: you remain in control of your environment
Our commitment: to actively contribute to the “useful and safe” AI ecosystem
We actively take part in these kinds of events because they carry an essential ambition:
make AI a powerful performance lever for French companies, while maintaining a high level of rigor on:
• security,
• confidentiality,
• compliance,
• and digital sovereignty.
Specgen