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France's agriculture ministry picks Canada's CGI to modernise IT systems

France's Ministry of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Sovereignty selected Canada's CGI, after a competitive tender, to modernise more than 70 of its business applications. No contract value was disclosed.

Verified AI-drafted CGI press release via PR Newswire, 6 October 2026

What it does not test. It does not establish the contract's value, its timeline, or whether any French or other European bidders were in contention.

How this item counts. Towards dependence: it changes who operates. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight -2 of 36 possible. French ministry's 70+ apps handed to Canadian-owned CGI after tender; value/bidders undisclosed. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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