Meet the Cigref

Key player in the digital society

 

Cigref is a network of major French companies and public administrations set up in order to develop its members ability to acquire and master digital technology.

Cigref's Activity Report 2021

Network of major companies

Created in 1970, Cigref is a nonprofit organization. It counts among its members some 150 major French corporations and public administrations across all business sectors, all users of digital services.

Digital player

It is a key player and federating body in the digital society, thanks to its high-quality thinking and the extent to which it represents its members.

To serve its members

15 Board members, elected by the General Assembly, ensure its governance. A team of 10 permanent members leads the activities.

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Cloud Migration Strategies: a structural challenge for companies

Cloud Migration Strategies: a structural challenge for companies

Cigref publishes a report on the results of the work of its working group on "cloud migration strategies", co-chaired by Jean-Christophe Lalanne, EVP IT at Air France KLM, and Stéphane Rousseau, CIO at Eiffage. This updated version of the first version of the Cloud...

Cigref publishes its 2022 activity report

Cigref publishes its 2022 activity report

Cigref publishes a review of its activities for 2022, in english. This institutional document presents the life of the association. Please find below the Chairman’s editorial, written by Jean-Claude Laroche. [calameo code=005869235b4623575f00c mode=viewer width=100%...

Economic and Ecological IT Management Model – 2022 edition

Economic and Ecological IT Management Model – 2022 edition

Discover the 2022 version of Cigref's Economic and ecological IT management model. Written by Joachim Treyer, Managing Director of Cost House, Steve Gordon, Cost House Partner and Elena Silvera, Cigref Project Manager, with contributions from Cigref’s team of...

IT Job Profiles Nomenclature – 2022 version

IT Job Profiles Nomenclature – 2022 version

Since 1991, Cigref has maintained a nomenclature of job profiles in the Information Technology (IT) Departments of Cigref member companies. This tool does not present what IT professions will be in the future, but what they are today, and proposes consensual...

Energy crisisHow digital departments contribute to reducing energy consumption in France

Energy crisis
How digital departments contribute to reducing energy consumption in France

In an environment where economic and political actors are increasingly taking climate urgency and environmental planning into consideration, the unprecedented geopolitical situation brought about by the war in Ukraine has demonstrated the challenge that energy...

The outlook for 5G in 2030 in France and Europe

The outlook for 5G in 2030 in France and Europe

In collaboration with Futuribles International, Cigref has published a report on the work of the "5G Outlook to 2030" working group, led by Anne Lucas, Head of Strategic Information Management and Capitalisation at Acome, for Futuribles, as well as Djilali Kies, Chief...

Understanding digital stakes to support business in China

Understanding digital stakes to support business in China

This is the translation of the Cigref's report "Understanding digital stakes to support business in China" published in April 2021. This report, which is the result of meetings of a working group led by Jean-Michel André, Cigref Administrator, aims to give...

Collaborative suites: use value and alternatives

Collaborative suites: use value and alternatives

Cigref publishes the report "Collaborative suites: use value and alternatives", the result of the work of its working group led by Stéphane Rousseau, Chief Information Officer at EIFFAGE and Vice-President of Cigref. [calameo code=005869235e87df0d69609 mode=viewer...

Cigref publishes its 2019/2020 activity report

Cigref publishes its 2019/2020 activity report

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,...

GAIA-X: Launch of the French Hub

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

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...

The economy at the risk of cybersecurity

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...