For a Digital Ministry that is up to the task
Stéphanie Ledoux, CEO & Founder of Alcyconie, co-signed an tribune published in Le Point on Thursday, 25 June 2020. These 54 business leaders, hackers, experts and parliamentarians are calling for the creation of a Ministry of Digital Affairs that is capable of addressing the challenges of digital sovereignty and autonomy.
Excerpt – “Throughout the crisis, digital technology has become the lifeline of our society and our businesses. Whether it’s interacting with loved ones, enabling supply chains to maintain essential operations, or optimising operational management of the crisis, digital technology has proven its strategic and vital nature, while demonstrating its resilience to shocks. The digitalisation we knew before the crisis will now accelerate, so let’s make sure it’s for the better…”
The signatories of the Tribune
Nicolas Arpagian, cybersecurity expert, Laetitia Avia, Member of Parliament for Paris, Thomas Baignères, President of Olvid, Bernard Barbier, President of BB Cyber, member of the Academy of Technologies, former Director Technical of the DGSE, Julien Barbier, President of Holberton School, Julien Bargeton, Senator for Paris, Vice-President of the Senate Delegation for Prospective Studies, Arthur Bataille, President of Silicom, Founder of Seela, Stéphane Blanc, President of AntemetA, Éric Bothorel, Member of Parliament for Côtes-d’Armor, Co-President of the Cybersecurity and Digital Sovereignty Study Group, Alain Bouillé, cybersecurity expert, Mohammed Boumediane, President of HTTPCS, member of the National Digital Council (CNNum), Michel Canevet, Senator for Finistère, Nathalie Chiche, lawyer at the Paris Bar and Data Protection Officer (DPO) appointed to the CNIL, Christian Daviot, former strategy advisor to the ANSSI, Franck DeCloquement, economic intelligence specialist, lecturer at the Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS), Typhanie Degois, Member of Parliament for Savoie, Co-Chair of the Start-ups, SMEs and Mid-Cap Companies Study Group, Guillaume Despagne, President of AriadNEXT, Virginie Duby-Muller, Member of Parliament for Haute-Savoie, Co-Chair of the Digital Economy, Data, Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence Study Group, François Esnol-Feugeas, President of Oxibox, Valéria Faure-Muntian, Member of Parliament for Loire, Vice-Chair of the Economic Affairs Committee, Jean-Noël de Galzain, President of Wallix, President of Hexatrust, Sébastien Garnault, President of Garnault & Associés, founder of CyberTaskForce and Paris Cyber Week, Thomas Gassilloud, Member of Parliament for the Rhône region, Vice-President of the Defence Industry Study Group, Loïc Guézo, cybersecurity expert, member of the Association des Réservistes du Chiffre et de la Sécurité de l’Information (ARCSI), Jean-Marc Grémy, President of CLUSIF, Danièle Hérin, Member of Parliament for Aude, Vice-President of the Cybersecurity and Digital Sovereignty Study Group, Jean-Pierre Lach, President of Private Discuss, Oriana Labruyère, lawyer, President of Labruyère & Co, Amélia Lakrafi, Member of Parliament for French citizens living outside France, Vice-President of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Study Group, Philippe Latombe, Member of Parliament for Vendée, member of the working group on constitutional rights and freedoms in the digital age, Jean Larroumets, President of EGERIE, Yann Le Bail, President of BYSTAMP, Stéphanie Ledoux, President of Alcyconie, Marion Lenne, Member of Parliament for Haute-Savoie, Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Co-Rapporteur of the Fact-Finding Mission on Digital Giants, André Loesekrug-Pietri, Director of the Joint European Disruptive Initiative (JEDI – the European DARPA), Aurélie Luttrin, President of Nomolex Performance, Denis Masseglia, Member of Parliament for Maine-et-Loire, President of the Video Games Study Group, Patricia Mirallès, Member of Parliament for Hérault, Vice-President of the National Defence and Armed Forces Committee, Jean-Michel Mis, Member of Parliament for Loire, Vice-President of the Cybersecurity and Digital Sovereignty Study Group, Guillaume Nominé, President of Atolia, Guillaume Prigent, President of DIATEAM, co-founder of BLUECYFORCE, Pierre-Alain Raphan, Member of Parliament for Essonne, Isabelle Rauch, Member of Parliament for Moselle, Vice-President of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Robin Reda, Member of Parliament for Essonne, Baptiste Robert (aka Elliot Alderson), hacker, Régis Rocroy, Founder of OZON, Florent Skrabacz, Managing Director of Shadline, Charles Thibout, researcher at the Institute for International and Strategic Relations (IRIS) and Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne University, Huguette Tiegna, Member of Parliament for Lot, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST), Guillaume Tissier, President of CEIS, Guillaume Vassault-Houlière, President of Yes We Hack, Marie-Pierre Védrenne, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the International Trade Committee, Guillaume Vitse, Managing Director of CNPP Cybersecurity, General Marc Watin-Augouard, Founder of the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC)
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