The Institut Télécom and the Information Society

The program, relayed by CISI (Interministerial Committees for the Information Society) meetings, is supported by various institutions including the CGIET and the DIGITIP, the authorities in charge of the Institut Télécom.

The Institut Télécom at the heart of the information society

The information society refers to the fundamental changes that have led to the convergence of telecommunications, audiovisual and information technologies. The transition from telecommunications to information technologies brings about many changes affecting technologies, equipment and uses. The advent of the information society leads to a significant increase in the requirements for expertise in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). It means that national industries are obliged to innovate on a permanent basis, relying in particular on the dynamism of public research.

Its mission to provide a public teaching and research service places the Institut Télécom at the very heart of the major challenge that mastering ICT represents for the community. A pole of reference on an international scale, it helps to establish the key role played on the world stage by French industry in the field of ICT.

The Institut Télécom, a major player in the information society

• Each year, the Institut Télécom trains around 3,400 top-level engineers and managers covering all dimensions forming the basis of the information society.


• Through its life-long learning activities, it plays a leading role in developing the expertise of managers in the sector thereby providing support to a constantly evolving sector.


• With 600 professors, its associate professors and doctoral students, it is one of the key players in French ICT research.


• Through its support for business start-ups and the activities of its incubators, the Institut Télécom is a dynamic player in the development of businesses and innovative markets.


• Through its active participation in national and European research programs, the Institut Télécom is firmly established as a major player in ICT research.


• Through its proactive policy of international exchanges and partnerships, the Institut Télécom is firmly established as a player of international standing.


• Through its involvement in scientific publications and editing journals such as the Annals of Telecommunications or the Technical and Scientific Telecommunications Collection (CTST), the Institut Télécom plays an active role in the dissemination of, and advances in, ICT knowledge.