{"id":1953,"date":"2026-04-23T15:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/?page_id=1953"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:27:48","slug":"how-it-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/en\/genese-du-projet\/","title":{"rendered":"How it started"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1953\" class=\"elementor elementor-1953\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b300c61 e-con-full train-track e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b300c61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634c819 e-con-full container-fill e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"634c819\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6d27f e-con-full content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd6d27f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a937d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3a937d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-d3a937d{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4c784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b4c784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How it <mark>started<\/mark><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd21c87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd21c87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb7f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-bloc_text_img\" data-id=\"3cb7f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bloc_text_img.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"bloc_text_img\">\n            <div class=\"container row-reverse\">\n                <div class=\"content image\">\n                    <div class=\"heading-wrapper\">\n                                                    <h2>When a real need sparks an idea<\/h2>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"description\">\n                                                    <p>The Blue Sentinel concept was born from a simple conviction: <strong>technology only matters if it solves a concrete problem in the field.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p><p>In rail, wildlife collisions are a major challenge \u2014 for safety, service reliability and biodiversity alike. Despite existing devices,\u00a0<strong>the need for a more effective, smarter solution, better matched to real-world use, became clear.<\/strong><\/p><p>It was in this context that the idea for Blue Sentinel was born: <strong>anticipate rather than endure,<\/strong>prevent rather than repair.<\/p>                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/experts-train-track.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"SNCF Team Blue Sentinel Installation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/experts-train-track.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/experts-train-track-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/experts-train-track-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/experts-train-track-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>        \n    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d63e05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d63e05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b60b3 e-grid e-con-full space-56 e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0b60b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f692baf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f692baf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd2c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfd2c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where two worlds met<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ab121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7ab121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2022, the Infrap\u00f4le Pays de la Loire (a regional engineering unit of SNCF R\u00e9seau, the French rail infrastructure manager) approached ElanCit\u00e9 for the first time.<\/p><p>On paper, an unlikely pairing:\u00a0<strong>an industrial expert in road detection and prevention, facing a demanding, highly standardised and very specific rail environment.<\/strong><\/p><p>Yet from the first exchanges, one thing stood out \u2014 the technologies differ, but the industrial logic is the same.<\/p><p>The \u00c9lanCit\u00e9 teams quickly immersed themselves in the technical constraints of the railway environment, understood the operational challenges, and developed an innovative solution with agility. This capacity for listening, adaptation, and collaboration quickly became the bedrock of the Blue Sentinel project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb24893 e-con-full testimonial-green e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb24893\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b676f65 elementor-absolute elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b676f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"233\" height=\"123\" viewbox=\"0 0 233 123\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_5042_8819)\"><path d=\"M205.65 53.1779V29.5558H29.3838C13.1115 29.5558 -0.0801015 16.3642 -0.0800781 0.0919189H1.91992C1.9199 15.2597 14.2161 27.5558 29.3838 27.5558H205.65V0.0919189H207.65V27.5558H261.287V29.5558H207.65V53.1779C207.65 91.2854 238.543 122.178 276.65 122.178H630.982V124.178H276.65C237.438 124.178 205.65 92.39 205.65 53.1779Z\" fill=\"#99AA86\"><\/path><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_5042_8819\"><rect width=\"233\" height=\"123\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7990d elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8f7990d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M13.125 6.75V15a4.504 4.504 0 0 0 4.5 4.5.75.75 0 1 0 0-1.5 3 3 0 0 1-3-3v-.75h5.625a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5-1.5v-6a1.5 1.5 0 0 0-1.5-1.5h-5.625a1.5 1.5 0 0 0-1.5 1.5ZM3.75 5.25h5.625a1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1.5 1.5v6a1.5 1.5 0 0 1-1.5 1.5H3.75V15a3 3 0 0 0 3 3 .75.75 0 1 1 0 1.5 4.504 4.504 0 0 1-4.5-4.5V6.75a1.5 1.5 0 0 1 1.5-1.5Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06e7d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e06e7d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are proud to offer a concrete response to the delays and cancellations affecting countless trains, in France and worldwide. To meet that challenge, we draw on ElanCit\u00e9's strengths, built over more than 20 years: a culture of innovation, agility, and industrial manufacturing capability. We are at the start of an exciting journey \u2014 one that combines purposeful innovation with meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30542d elementor-absolute elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e30542d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"323\" height=\"59\" viewbox=\"0 0 323 59\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_5042_8821)\"><path d=\"M324.219 94.8965C324.219 55.6844 292.431 23.8965 253.219 23.8965H35.3975C34.8746 12.2677 25.2822 3.00019 13.5244 3H-69.6104V5H13.5244C24.1775 5.00019 32.8744 13.3727 33.3955 23.8965H-250.781V25.8965H33.4209V125.798H35.4209V25.8965H253.219C291.326 25.8965 322.219 56.789 322.219 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https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/michael-rublon-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/michael-rublon.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8290e0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8290e0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b880da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b880da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michael Rublon<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e4819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5e4819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Head of ElanRail<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eda533 e-con-full results e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9eda533\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806a54c e-con-full container-fill e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"806a54c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118ee5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"118ee5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1a58e e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-ed1a58e-e05d16c\" data-id=\"ed1a58e\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"ed1a58e\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9e816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c9e816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A collaboration recognised in the field<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a46e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5a46e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before considering a large-scale rollout, one key step came first:\u00a0<strong>to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Blue Sentinel anti-collision device through field experimentation.<\/strong><br \/>A strategic 18-month Proof of Concept was run on two high-risk sections between\u00a0<strong>Oudon<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Briollay (western France)<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Key figures:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46e8bc e-con-full keynumbers white horizontal-separator e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c46e8bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0fc209 number rail elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"b0fc209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Safe routes through experimentation<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"10\" data-from-value=\"5\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6832de4 number blue_sentinel elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6832de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title translation-block\">Blue Sentinel tags<br>deployed<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"168\" data-from-value=\"120\" data-delimiter=\" \">120<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c843d number shield elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"80c843d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Fewer collisions*<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"90\" data-from-value=\"70\" data-delimiter=\" \">70<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ab798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24ab798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These results exceeded the initial objectives and confirmed the approach: a solution that is\u00a0<strong>preventive, measurable and immediately operational.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66db6d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66db6d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>*Measured July 2024\u2013December 2025 vs. equivalent prior period, Loire pilot corridor.<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29304e3 img landscape elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29304e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blue-sentinel-2-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-296\" alt=\"Blue Sentinel Deterrent Tag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blue-sentinel-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blue-sentinel-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blue-sentinel-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blue-sentinel-2.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3352c35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3352c35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8215976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bloc_text_img\" data-id=\"8215976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bloc_text_img.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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A story where innovation is not decreed, but built step by step, on the ground, with those who use it.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628f4cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"628f4cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1816181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1816181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/laurent-fauchez-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1307\" alt=\"Photograph of Laurent Fauchez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/laurent-fauchez-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/laurent-fauchez-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.elanrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/laurent-fauchez.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1408c2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1408c2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343dfa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"343dfa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laurent Fauchez<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7afc23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7afc23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Account Manager<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Gen\u00e8se du projet Quand une id\u00e9e na\u00eet d\u2019un besoin r\u00e9el Le concept Blue Sentinel est n\u00e9 d\u2019une conviction simple : la technologie ne vaut que si elle r\u00e9pond \u00e0 un probl\u00e8me concret, sur le terrain. 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