Organisation profile: Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique

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Created in 1967 at Rocquencourt near to Paris, INRIA (The National Institute 
for Research in Computer Science and Control) is a public scientific and 
technological establishment (EPST) under the double supervision of the Research 
Ministry and the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry.

INRIA aims to network skills and talents from the fields of information and 
computer science and technology from the entire French research system. This 
network allows scientific excellence to be used for technological progress, for 
creating employment and wealth and for new uses in response to socio-economic 
needs.

INRIA's decentralized organization (6 Research Units), its small autonomous 
teams, and regular evaluation enable INRIA to develop its partnerships, with 95 
research projects shared with universities, grandes Ecoles and research 
organizations. It is also strengthening its involvement in the development of 
research results and technology transfer: 400 R & D contracts with industry and 
50 technology companies have been born of the Institute.