One of the strong points of INRIA policy is to
assure a highly fruitful exchange between scientific exploration and
the social economic problems of the world. This exchange is essential
to a society dominated by information, and it should guide any activity
where the ICST has an impact. The path that leads to the heart of
the world of information begins with bringing together scientific
excellence and professionalism methods of the transfer of technology
.
Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies (ICST) profoundly
transform our society, creating also a formidable potential for growth
and the creation of businesses and jobs. Apart from the scientific,
technological, and economical stakes, that are already the object of
fierce completion, their are the educative, cultural and social stakes
as well. Their ramifications effect every country as well as the entire
planet.
INRIA, a public research establishment, strives to be a major participant
in the transformation of technology by subscribing its endeavors to
the "Nobel Circle"-- a circle that plays a major role in the ICST fields,
linking research to application.
Backed by its scientific excellence and the quality of the expertise
that it has assembled, INRIA has an affirmed objective in the transfer
of technology. Through the valorization of research results in industry,
the development of businesses in technology, and the distribution of
software, INRIA objective is to assure that the results of its research
have a maximum impact upon the social-economic world. The Strategic
Plan for 2003 - 2007 seven INRIA scientific and technological challenges
:
- Designing and mastering the future network and communication services
infrastructures ,
- Developing multimedia data and information processing ,
- Guaranteeing the reliability and security of software-prevalent
systems ,
- Coupling models and data to simulate and control complex systems
,
- Combining simulation, visualization and interaction ,
- Modeling living beings ,
- Fully integrating ICST into medical technology.
Technology transfer is fully integrated into the Institute's strategic
and planning process. It also should play an important role to :
- pay better attention to the demands of the socio-economic actors,
- strengthen its already strong partnerships with French or foreign
large companies that are leaders in their markets ,
- define indicators that better measure the impact of its technology
transfer activities ,
- make software development activities and intellectual property rights
more professional ,
- increase consultancy activities exerted by INRIA research scientists
and engineers;
To define its politics, coordinate its action, and manage its transfer
and valorization, INRIA is backed by the following structures :
