About us

Debating and informing choices for a responsible digital society 

Renaissance Numérique provides an exclusive forum for discussion, analysis and meetings to debate and inform choices for a responsible digital society.

We bring together members with a wide range of expertise (political, economic, legal, communications, technical, sociological, etc.) and structures (independent experts, consultancies, law firms, non-governmental organisations, universities, institutions, businesses, etc.). This diversity of players and points of view makes Renaissance Numérique a forum for debate, a space for positive confrontation of ideas, which is unique in the landscape of think tanks and digital players in France and Europe.

Created in 2005, Renaissance Numérique is a not-for-profit association under the 1901 law, which is not affiliated to any party, company or structure.

Our missions

We bring together all individuals, teams and organisations wishing to become involved or invest in digital responsibility through their expertise, their commitments or their ability to decide, act and transform their organisation, their business and even society in general.

Through our governance, our economic model, our values and our methodology, we guarantee high-quality, independent, non-partisan production focused on the general interest.

Renaissance Numérique enables the sharing of points of view, expertise and experience, insights and initiatives, with the aim of :

Enlighten the digital transformation through a public debate that is free, open and as inclusive as possible. Inform public decision-making and stakeholder strategies. Defend the interests of civil society. Work to ensure that all individuals benefit from the changes brought about by this transformation, by giving them the keys to mastering it.

Our values

The values and principles that govern the actions of Renaissance Numérique, its members, its representatives, its employees and its works.

• Diversity: The promise of the think tank and its productions is based on the mobilisation of a diversity of members, stakeholders and expertise, in order to encourage a plurality of points of view.
• Independence: An economic model, governance and production methods that ensure our independence.
• Gender diversity: The think tank is a member of the #JamaisSansElles movement, and is committed to promoting a more egalitarian and gender-aware approach.
• Neutrality: We put a variety of divergent points of view on the table to stimulate a factual, informed debate, free from any partisan rationale or promotion of a particular point of view.
• Rigour: Our work is both scientifically methodical and as educational as possible.

6 reasons for adhering

• I gain expertise: I participate in discussions and debates with a wide range of stakeholders, which fosters a positive exchange of ideas and enhances my understanding of the complexity of the digital transformation of society across a variety of expertise and skills.
• I’m at the heart of the ecosystem: I’m a member of a network that is at the heart of the social, economic and political challenges of digital transformation.
• I attend high-level meetings: I meet experts and talents who are interested in the issues and questions related to the human, economic, social and environmental impacts of digital technology, in formats that favour small group discussions.
• I decipher the digital society: I contribute to the production of high-quality deliverables that shed light on the digital transformations of our society and how they can be understood.
• I contribute to the dissemination of knowledge: I am a stakeholder in the open dissemination of knowledge for a fairer, more inclusive, democratic and sustainable digital society.
• I defend the public interest: I help to steer public policy in the direction of the general interest.