Since 2004, Bordeaux Technowest, the metropolitan area's technology park, has been a major player in supporting innovation, start-ups and the economic and industrial development of the region, on 9 technopole sites and in 8 thematic areas: Aeronautics-Space-Defence; Eco-activities and Industrial Ecology; Smart city, Mobility and Urban Ecology; Intelligent Buildings; Connected Commerce, Energy and Winetech/Foodtech; Maritime, River and Port. To strengthen the momentum of the drone industry, Bordeaux Technowest has been creating nationally renowned events such as the UAV Show for the past 13 years, and tools such as CESA drones, the first civilian drone test centre in France, to bolster the development of this promising sector.