La Poste and Inria join forces to accelerate responsible digital innovation for the benefit of society

The strategic partnership entered into by La Poste, Inria and the Fondation Inria is based on common values and a shared ambition to strengthen France’s digital sovereignty.

La Poste and Inria are seeking to work together to develop trusted and responsible digital solutions as the digitisation of society continues apace.

Through this partnership, which will run for an initial period of 3 years, La Poste is keen to support French research into digital technology and science. Around twenty or so Inria teams will be given the opportunity to carry out research alongside experts from the La Poste group operating in these areas.

La Poste recently published its strategic plan “La Poste 2030 - committed to You”, in which it identified digital technologies as one of their key areas for development, and are seeking to consolidate its role as a trusted digital third-party, in particular through its Docaposte subsidiary.

The partnership with Inria will strengthen its capacity for innovation in digital trust services, while reflecting a willingness on the part of the group to become more open to partnerships and to operating within an ecosystem.

La Poste and Inria are keen to strengthen existing ties between research and entrepreneurship. Within the group’s priority development sectors, La Poste will support Inria Startup Studio in its aim to launch 100 start-ups a year.

La Poste will also assist with the training of Inria engineers and researchers by offering jobs within the company. La Poste will be able to offer career opportunities to Inria experts looking to move into the corporate world.

Through the involvement of the Fondation Inria Foundation and its funding programmes for Inria initiatives (for research and innovation), this partnership is very much in keeping with the foundation’s motto “Bring Social Purpose to the Digital World”.