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.
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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CIGREF in a nutshell…
CIGREF, an association of companies Founded in 1970, CIGREF brings together 150 French companies and organisations from all sectors. To this end, CIGREF has three aims: To bring together major companies using information systems, To support CIOs and help them develop...
The new roles of the IS function
Missions, competences and marketing of the function A CIGREF working group gathered CIO from various companies to exchange on the following topic: "the new roles of the IS (Information System) function". The main question was "What is contribution of the IS function...
CIGREF TV, a TV channel for digital business!
CIGREF TV is based on research projects of CIGREF Foundation The first programs: What business models for the digital company Management in the Age of Network Abundance What digital companies can learn from… genetics The International Research Programme of CIGREF...
The CIGREF Foundation…
CIGREF decided through the creation of a Research Foundation to better understand how the digital world will transform the way we live and do business, over a long period of time (1970-2020) through a historical dimension and a prospective dimension. The ISD Programme...
The 2020 Enterprise in the digital age. The stakes and challenges
CIGREF published its new document «The 2020 Enterprise in the digital age. The stakes and challenges». Preface by Pascal Buffard, President of CIGREF and Postface by Jean-François Phelizon, Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Saint Gobain. "This new publication is an...
The Secondary Software Market – Risks and opportunities for large companies
The Secondary Software Market, Risks and opportunities for large companies CIGREF, in partnership with Softcorner (Startup incubated by the Paris Dauphine University and Telecom Sud-Paris) has chosen to explore the emerging topic of the secondary software market in...
The CIGREF digital culture reference framework
In February 2014, CIGREF published its new document «Cadre de référence CIGREF sur la culture numérique», which is an evaluation tool to optimize the digital transformation of business. Today CIGREF offers the English version of this document. An evaluation tool to...
Cloud Computing basics: Large companies’ perspective
CIGREF today published the "Cloud Computing basics: Large companies’ perspective" report. CIGREF’s previous works had highlighted several disagreements in the understanding of SaaS and Cloud Computing. The main one was a lack of a clear definition of these concepts....
eBook « The New Path to Digital Business »
Le CIGREF publie la version numérique en anglais de son ouvrage éponyme, sous le titre « The New Path to Digital Business » / CIGREF published today the english version of its book "L'Entreprise Numérique" entitled « The New Path to Digital Business ». [Cliquer sur...
The Foundation CIGREF launches its third call for proposals related to the international research programme on Information Systems
This new call for proposals is the third to be published by the Information Systems Dynamics (ISD) international research programme; the programme aims at supporting research projects studying the dynamics of information systems use across five dimensions: Strategic,...
Information Systems roles in large companies: HR Nomenclature – CIGREF
For the seventh time since 1991, CIGREF has updated its Nomenclature of IS roles which provides a description of the roles existing in the Information Systems Departments of large companies. As a result of its studies, started in 2002, concerning e-competences and its...
Information: the next big challenge for business – Harnessing best practice in IS-driven value creation: 2009 map
The link between a company’s performance, the effectiveness with which it uses information, and the maturity of its IT function has been clearly established. This CIGREF-Capgemini Consulting study, which draws partly on the work of Professor Donald Marchand from the...
The dynamics of information-system-driven value creation:a responsibility shared by the senior management of corporations – CIGREF – McKinsey
You can download "The dynamics of information-system-driven value creation: a responsibility shared by the senior management of corporations". [...] This document is the third publication to emerge from work initiated in 2002 by CIGREF and McKinsey & Company with...
Place of IT governance in the enterprise governance – IGSI
This document, purposely synthetical, offers a general framework for IT governance and its place inside the global enterprise governance. This document is published by the Institute of IT Governance (Institut de la Gouvernance des Systèmes d'Information), founded by...
Annuel report 2006-2007
The annual report of CIGREF is appeared. In the summary: CIGREF Governance A word from the President Presentation of CIGREF ADHERENCE role - 2007 activities - CIGREF Societies - CIO seminar INFLUENCE role - 2007 activities INTELLIGENCE role - IS serving the Businesses...
International footprints
Co-Founder of EuroCIO and member of the Advisory Board - www.eurocio.org Affiliate of IT Governance Institute, founder of the first national chapter of ITGI with the French chapter of ISACA - www.itgi.org Active member of European IT competencies' Workshop led by the...
How a call center remembers its performances?
This exploratory research forms part of a larger research investigation conducted with the CIGREF, which aims to analyse the contribution of the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to company’s performance. This paper does not claim to bring final...
CIGREF Syntec Informatique Charter
The present document is the synthesis of documents issued by CIGREF (organisation representing IT users) and Syntec Informatique (organisation representing IT vendors) between 2003 and 2004. On 24 February 2003 CIGREF and Syntec Informatique signed a charter which...
Our documents in english – 2005 – Place of IT governance in the enterprise governance – IGSI
This document, purposely synthetical, offers a general framework for IT governance and its place inside the global enterprise governance. This document is published by the Institute of IT Governance (Institut de la Gouvernance des Systèmes d'Information), founded by...
Relational Dynamics around Information Systems within Management Teams of Major French Companies – CIGREF – McKinsey
This document marks the culmination of more than two years' research conducted by the Club Informatique des Grandes Enterprises Françaises (Cigref) and McKinsey & Company. Our joint study looked into the relational dynamics that develop around information systems...
Electronic commerce
English version of "1998- Commerce électronique" Download "1999 – Electronic commerce" [pdf, 752 ko]
EDI Interchange Agreement
Download "1999 – EDI Interchange Agreement" [pdf, 41 ko]