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Note that Stéphane Israël is a classic French civil servant: a historian by education, and not knowledgable about technology.
by mafribe 3y ago
Note that Stéphane Israël is a classic French civil servant: a historian by education, and not knowledgable about technology.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoENA, especially. An X would have been better suited within the usual CEO pool, I think. But of course he was chief of staff of an important Minister before he was appointed CEO of Arianespace so you know... Within this system Arianespace and the EU were never to be innovators and disruptors, and still aren't geared to catch up. In a way, this is a bit Nokia vs Apple unfolding in the space sector.
- ur-whale 3y ago> ENA, especially. Much that is wrong and has been wrong with France in the last 50 years can almost always be traced back to this ghastly institution. The folks who graduate from ENA are wildly disconnected from reality, especially when it comes to the economy and technology. They unfortunately are also a tight knit mafia that pretty much controls the country and are dragging it down into the abyss at a 100 mph.