AKKODIS HIGH TECH SAS

Their core work

Akkodis High Tech (formerly AKKA High Tech) is the R&D arm of Akkodis, a major French engineering and technology consulting firm. They provide software engineering, data platform development, and digital integration services for large-scale European innovation projects. Their practical contribution spans building data pipelines and cloud platforms for connected mobility, developing ICT tools for energy system flexibility, and implementing digital twins and BIM solutions for construction and infrastructure sectors. They act as a technology integrator — taking research concepts and engineering them into deployable software systems.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Akkodis began its H2020 journey focused on cloud security (CLARUS, 2015) and energy grid ICT (EU-SysFlex, 2017), establishing credentials in data management and software platforms. From 2018 onward, they pivoted heavily toward 5G-enabled connected mobility, participating in three consecutive 5G projects (5G-MOBIX, 5GMETA, 5G-LOGINNOV) that made connected automotive data their dominant theme. Most recently (2021-2022), they have diversified into digital transformation of traditional industries — sustainable mining (DIGIECOQUARRY), green buildings (PROBONO), and critical infrastructure security (PRECINCT) — applying their data platform expertise to new domains.

Akkodis is expanding from connected mobility into broader industrial digital transformation (construction, mining, infrastructure), making them a strong partner for projects needing software integration across physical industries.

How they like to work

Akkodis consistently operates as a participant, never as coordinator — they are a reliable technical contributor that joins established consortia rather than leading them. With 336 unique partners across 32 countries and 9 out of 11 projects being Innovation Actions, they clearly favour large, deployment-oriented consortia where their role is to build and integrate the software layer. This makes them a low-risk, high-capability partner: they bring engineering capacity without competing for project leadership.

Exceptionally broad network of 336 unique consortium partners across 32 countries, built through participation in large Innovation Action consortia. Their reach spans most of Europe with no narrow geographic concentration, reflecting their role as a go-to technology integrator for pan-European projects.

What sets them apart

Akkodis brings the engineering firepower of a large technology consulting firm (10,000+ employees globally) to EU research projects — a rare combination of industrial-scale software delivery capacity with genuine R&D engagement. Unlike academic partners who prototype, or SMEs who bring niche expertise, Akkodis can build production-grade data platforms, cloud services, and integration middleware. For consortium builders, they fill the critical gap between research ideas and deployable software systems, particularly where 5G, IoT, or data interoperability is involved.

Highlights from their portfolio

• DIGIECOQUARRY
  Their largest single grant (EUR 759,588) and a strategic pivot into sustainable mining digitalisation — showing willingness to apply digital skills far beyond their mobility comfort zone.
• 5GMETA
  Central to their identity shift: building the car data monetization pipeline including MEC services, data licensing, and interoperability frameworks for the connected mobility ecosystem.
• EU-SysFlex
  Their longest-running project (2017-2022, EUR 491,475), developing ICT and data management tools for pan-European electricity flexibility — demonstrating sustained commitment to energy sector digitalisation.