INFUSING THE ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CULTURE For there to be innovation in a group as international as SYSTRA, it has to be decentralised and it has to be as geared as possible SPARK to challenges out in the field. The very essence of engineering catalyses the search for new solutions and encourages controlled Challenge experimentation. The Innovation Department serves as a tool to clear away old practices and give impetus to certain areas. It provides support and coordinates energies across the Group, helping the Business Units and professions in their work, by providing a strategic framework within which to align priorities, or by organising participatory schemes, such as the SPARK Challenge. The Department also has an exploratory international teams and prospective dimension to it, to detect the right use cases, incubated technologies, partnerships or pilot projects which might help shape SYSTRA’s future and the future of mobility. challenges OPENING UP AREAS FOR EXPLORATION For the markets on which SYSTRA operates, decarbonising Nearly transport and reducing the environmental impact of solutions launched or in infrastructure projects are key issues which require new the advanced testing phase approaches. Ageing infrastructure is another theme which naturally lends itself to innovation, particularly in countries ideas submitted with networks that are up to one hundred years old. This is an issue which dovetails with environmental issues – with resource use and adaptation to climate change – and societal issues, with the acceptability of major projects. Exploration also focuses on digital transformation, of the projects with data being used to contribute to these new solutions. presentedat the 3rd Tools developed internally, such as Carbontracker and edition incorporate Climateplus, can be used to leverage data in order to model generative AI scenarios and help with decision-making processes. Innovation programmes like MINERVE focus on developing digital twins to support the ecological transition of infrastructure. In its internal dimension, innovation also involves digital transformation: whether it’s a question of collaborative tools and processes, project management in connected teams or making the best use of internal data and the use cases of artificial intelligence. AI, BETWEEN DISRUPTION AND EVOLUTION OF THE DATA STRATEGY We believe that AI is a transformative technology that will improve the way we plan, design and build our modes of transport. More specifically, generative AI will enable us to better manage and leverage our data, and will help to better connect our expertise within the Group. The “Innovation is a process of transformation. transport sector is at the forefront of this revolution for our The transformation that artificial intelligence clients: autonomous mobility, connected rail infrastructure, is bringing is inevitable: it will be a key lever predictive maintenance, but also digital mobility services for continuing to improve our performance such as MaaS (Mobility as a Service), are being accelerated and delivering on our promise of safe and thanks to AI. These new approaches to mobility have the sustainable mobility.” potential to improve transport systems, mobility services Thomas Chauvière and, ultimately, regional accessibility. Group Innovation Director 38 SYSTRA Where the future of mobility is taking shape ayiddiQ eht ,aibarA iduaS nIretsulcmsiruot