In terms of support for the digital economy, local authority mobilisation remains weak, even non-existent. A good starting point would be to take an inventory of the existing baseline:

• formal or informal organizations or start-ups which often network to exchange experiences, share work spaces, compete in contests or forums that promote initiatives;
• major national or international companies in the sector which, via calls for projects, can elicit demonstrations of interest from start-ups and small firms (artisanal or not) in the launch phase and the search for technical, commercial or financial backing;
• universities and educational institutes are organizations which train the sector’s future human resources. Knowing the training paths, skills, professional opportunities and markets the students position themselves on will allow a sketch of the local digital economic fabric.

This analysis of the digital ecosystem must address the financial and commercial constraints of the different stakeholders, to begin to identify the points that block their development, which the local authority could act on.

To grow their business, digital stakeholders also need access to data, on the basis of which they can develop applications and incite new uses. Thus, if the municipality makes existing territorial data available, this can also be a means of furthering creativity (cf. Part C, pillar 3).