The Objectives and Performance Contract is an agreement between Inria and the French state, setting out a strategy, objectives and the related actions for a four-year period.

The Tools and Publications Chart that describes the various acronyms used at Inria.

The Objectives and Perfection Contract that allows all employees to choose their own meal at the cafeteria.

What is the COP and what is it for?

Question 1

Inria’s 2019-2023 Objectives and Performance Contract, also called “COP- Ambition 2023”, is the reference document established to serve as the basis for discussions between Inria and the ministries it reports to, namely the ministries in charge of Research and of Industry. Scientific, economic and social impact is a central focus for Inria and it conducts its activities in accordance with public policy. The COP establishes measurable indicators of this impact, and provides drivers for action and transformation to achieve the Institute’s objectives. Our leading role in digital technology in higher education, research and innovation is therefore asserted in the COP.

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How many objectives are there in the COP?

Question 2

The 2019-2023 Objectives and Performance Contract is based on 4 objectives, each of which is made up of several milestones:

• Maintain the pursuit of scientific excellence (14 milestones)

• Increase the Institute’s economic impact (4 milestones)

• Create an efficient and smooth-running organisational structure (7 milestones)

• Reinforce Inria’s contribution to the emergence of major,

world-class research universities and consolidate its added value for the French research and innovation ecosystem,

in support of public policies (6 milestones)

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Make the human brain a more effective machine while ensuring that it can ‘switch off’

Focus our research on being able to connect all the refrigerators in the Limousin region by 2023

Dare to take risks, act quickly and with agility to remain a world-class institution

What is Inria’s motto for scientific excellence?

Question 3

The goal is to overcome major scientific or technological barriers, and take risks through an interdisciplinary approach, in order to invent the disciplines of the future. Many programs have been established at Inria to increase support for research teams, to encourage and foster initiatives in line with the strategy set out by the COP.

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2 start-ups per year

10 start-ups per year

100 start-ups per year

How many start-up creation projects does Inria hope to support by 2023?

Question 4

With nearly 200 start-ups created over the past 20 years, Inria’s expertise in supporting deep tech start-ups in the digital sector is unparalleled in France.

Our goal: Draw on this expertise to support academic ecosystems and increase the annual number of start-up creation projects tenfold in five years’ time, growing the number of new start-up creation projects supported per year from 10 to 100 by 2023.

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Digitising all of our paper documents

Translating all of our files into binary code

Putting an information system in place to improve the steering of the Institute

What does digital transformation mean at Inria?

Question 5

Inria’s Information Systems Department has recently been reorganised to help the Institute succeed in its digital transformation, a major goal for steering the Institute, and one of the priorities set out by the COP. This project should ensure high-quality services for scientists as well as significant improvements to the software programs used by support staff.

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La numérisation de tous les documents papiers

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Yes

Is Inria committed to employing persons with disabilities?

Question 6

As a French national public organisation, Inria must set an example for the inclusion of persons with disabilities. Inria has developed an ambitious disability plan to move toward the regulatory requirement to have 6% of the workforce made up of persons with disabilities, through appropriate actions.

Furthermore, in 2020, over twenty project teams’ research activity related to disabilities. Enhancing this research and giving it greater visibility to ensure its transfer to society and companies is another important challenge for Inria.

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Inria is an independent association

Inria does not interact with the ministries

Inria is committed to supporting public policies within its field of expertise

How is Inria positioned as a State operator?

Question 7

Inria is a public institution that provides its scientific and technological expertise to the State to help create pilot projects and design technological prototypes, with the aim of entrusting manufacturing to private partners. Inria contributes actively to establishing France’s digital sovereignty.

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1 Scientist – 1 Class: Chiche!

20,000 Leagues under the Code

Live the Life of a Scientist

What is the name of the program initiated by Inria to develop scientific culture in schools?

Question 8

To develop scientific and technical culture, the “1 Scientist – 1 Class: Chiche!” program seeks to target an entire age group every year (560,000 15-year old secondary students, in 20,000 classes). To achieve this goal, an agreement was signed between Inria and the French Ministry for National Education, Youth and Sports in November 2019. Many scientists from the Institute have stepped up to participate in this country-wide initiative.

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The geographic location of Inria centres

Inria supports the development of universities in the field of digital sciences

It’s everyone for themselves

What ties does Inria have with major French research universities?

Question 9

Inria supports the development of major research universities in the field of digital sciences by providing:

• Shared governance: joint definition of the research strategy for the site

• Involvement in teaching: joint recruitment of scientists with a teaching requirement

• The use of “Inria infrastructure”:

- Management of joint project teams and their contracts

- The Startup Studio program has been set up to

encourage the creation of digital deep tech start-ups

- The Inria brand

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Look on Wikipedia

Log into the dedicated intranet

Send an email to the CEO

How can you find out more about the actions carried out as part of COP?

Question 10

The COP includes 34 milestones to steer day-to-day activities. The primary source for information is the intranet. Dedicated pages are updated regularly to provide information about how the actions are progressing and you can also keep up with what’s happening by reading news posted on a continual basis.

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Maybe, it depends on my work

No, it only affects my line manager

Yes, along with every member of the Institute

Does the COP affect you?

Question 11

All of the Institute’s staff are affected by the implementation of the 2019-2023 Objectives and Performance Contract. Whatever your job, status or assignments, as a part of the Inria team, you contribute to its strategy, development and help play a role in its dynamism.

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