Cigref publishes a review of its activities for the period 2019/2020, in english. This institutional document presents the life of the association, and in particular its reaction to the health crisis, and reviews the issues raised by the many activities (clubs,...
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GAIA-X: Launch of the French Hub
Each Member State of the European Union, interested in GAIA-X approach, is invited to organise a hub on its territory to bring together the various stakeholders in the initiative, whether or not they joined GAIA-X association. The Secretary of State for Digital...
Digital Sobriety : A responsible corporate approach
#DigitalSobriety - Cigref publishes the report "Digital Sobriety : A responsible corporate approach", in partnership with The Shift Project, resulting from the reflections of its eponymous working group, led by Christophe Boutonnet and Hervé Dumas. [calameo...
Cigref’s Strategic orientation report: The age of reason…what’s next ?
Cigref launched a new strategic approach this year, based on a method of prospective reasoning to enlighten its thinking. This Strategic Orientation Report is the outcome of this annual reflection, steered by a Strategic Orientation Council made up of Cigref members...
The economy at the risk of cybersecurity
On Friday 13 November 2020, Cigref addressed a letter to Mr Jean Castex, the French Prime Minister, to express the concern of large French companies and public administrations about the growth of cyber-attacks. These attacks, which are increasing in number and...
Covid-19 crisis and relationships between suppliers and users of digital services: towards a new era or a return to normal?
On 25 September 2020, the Cigref “Supplier Relations” Club organised its third press conference to share a review of this eventful 2019-2020 year in the digital services market with regard, on the one hand, to the relationship between user companies and major IT...
[Cigref report] 5G: Preparations and opportunities – 5G’s influence on architectures
The English version of the Cigref report "5G : Anticipation et opportunités - Influence de la 5G sur les architectures" is now available. This report is the result of the reflections of its working group "Influence of 5G on architectures", led by Thierry Borgel,...
#Gaia-X: Cigref welcomes the launch of the Gaia-X initiative, in favour of the emergence of a trusted European cloud market
Cigref welcomes the launch of the Gaia-X’ project and the strong support given to it by the French and German governments. The Gaia-X Foundation is now acquiring a governance structure that will ensure the objectives defined in the position paper of February 18, 2020...
[Cigref report] Understanding quantum computing to prepare for the unexpected
Just a few years ago, quantum computing was a utopian dream. Today, however, it is beginning to take root in people's minds. It promises to replace the law of Gordon Moore, a cofounder of Intel who predicted that computing capacity would double every year...up to the...
Minimizing patch management in crisis situation: call from digital service user associations to major providers
Beltug, Cigref and CIO Platform Nederland represent several thousand private and public organisations in Belgium, France and the Netherlands that use digital services. Press release - 1st April 2020Download the press release (pdf) Since the generalisation of...
[Cigref report] IT/OT convergence: A fruitful integration of information systems and operational systems
Convergence IT/OT - Corporations are undertaking wide-ranging projects to seize the growing opportunities data processing offers to optimise and add value to their businesses. It is in this context that the Cigref "IT-OT Convergence" working group led by Gilles...
[Cigref report] New business platforms: strategy, design and deployment
Platforms - Cigref publishes the English version of is report "New platform strategies - strategy, design and deployment", resulting from the reflections of its eponymous working group, led by Stéphane Deux and Jean-Christophe Lalanne. French version here. [calameo...