The Information Systems Department (DSI)

29 septembre 2025

Providing secure IT tools for CNRS research and our staff members.

Marie-Pierre Fontanel is the acting director of the DSI.

Missions

The Information Systems Department (DSI):

  • Sets up and runs the CNRS's management and steering information systems following the strategic and business orientations defined by the organisation.

  • Rolls out secure digital services (collaborative, storage, nomadism, sharing, etc.) for CNRS research laboratories. The tools and data are hosted on infrastructures in France that guarantee availability, security and confidentiality.

  • Provides users with a national helpdesk service and works with the regional offices' information systems departments (DSI) to roll out national tools and services.

  • Implements the CNRS security policy for information systems and coordinates the network of regional and laboratory computer security officers.

Digital services for laboratories

Locations

The DSI has two sites:

  • CNRS - DSI Meudon

    1 place Aristide Briand - Bâtiment 1
    92 195 Meudon CEDEX

  • CNRS - DSI Toulouse

    358 rue Pierre Gilles de Gennes - Bâtiment Tour Gaïa - Quartier Bouysset
    31670 Labège

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