Territory partners

“Les Assembleurs” is an association whose mission is to accompany, train and animate a collective dynamic for an inclusive and creative digital environment in “Hauts-de-France” region. They participate in the dynamics of inclusive digital Hubs, whose role is to structure the ecosystems of digital mediation in the territories.

In 2022, les Assembleurs will provide training for caregivers and mediators, meetings between digital inclusion players, support for local authorities in the deployment of 300,000 Digital Passes, and sector-based projects in education, VSEs and the fight against poverty. The project has been developed since the end of 2019 within the POP collective, its activities are currently carried out by an association that is intended to evolve into a SCIC during 2022.

The team has more than 10 employees and plan to double the number of staff by the end of 2023. The Assemblers organized a local NEC in 2021 and are co-constructing the NEC project in this 2022 edition.

To build and implement its policies, the CALL, whose territory covers 240 km², relies on the 36 municipalities that make it up. They are an essential component of its action and are represented by their mayors and councillors on the Community Council, chaired by Sylvain Robert.

The CALL’s competencies are numerous and include economic development, waste management, water and sanitation, environment, housing, mobility, culture, sports, etc. Nearly 245,000 inhabitants live in this agglomeration with its exceptional geographical location, in the heart of the Hauts-de-France region and in direct contact with the capital.

Connected to the A1 and A26 freeways, the main land routes between France and Northern Europe, the CALL also benefits from remarkable rail accessibility, with direct daily return trips from Paris to Lens by TGV (1 hour and 10 minutes) and from Lens to Lille (40 to 50 minutes). In 2022, the CALL budget will amount to 284 million euros and will be balanced with 145 million euros dedicated to operations and 139 million euros for investment.

A center of excellence for cultural innovation, Louvre Lens Vallée is defined in part as an open place to experimentation and the discovery of digital tools in the cultural and creative industries. Located in a former elementary school, the LLV building is a real creative playground for entrepreneurs, students, citizens, creators, artists and designers. The building is equipped with a Fablab called MuseoLab, a space for prototyping and research composed of a range of machines facilitating innovation such as 3D printers, a digital embroidery machine or a laser cutter. It is also a free coworking space and rental spaces for companies or training organizations.

Since 2019, LLV has also been hosting the Pop School antenna in Lille, as part of the Grande École du Numérique on the CALL territory. A school offering various free training courses in web and digital communication, accessible to people in retraining. It highlights courses such as mobile application developer, community manager, web developer, or technician specialized in cybersecurity.