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template message idate digiworld industry telecoms internet media founded 1977 headquarters montpellier france key people fran ois barrault president ; yves gassot managing director products market studies consulting website www.idate.org created in 1977 idate formerly the institut de l audiovisuel et des t l communications en europe is one of europe s think tanks on the digital economy whose aim is to assist members and clients in the media internet and telecommunications sectors in their decision making . 1 it also performs market research and provides consulting . 2 every year it publishes a line of market reports and also hosts an international conference 3 corporate members clubs and publishes an economic review . idate is furthering knowledge sharing and analysis of the core issues shaping the digital economy by creating the digiworld institute . 4 contents 1 history 2 activity 2.1 digiworld institute 2.2 market research 2.3 consultancy 3 management team 4 external links 5 references history edit 1977 idate founded by fran ois schoeller 5 1978 first idate international conference 1986 company name acronym changes from institute for the development of telecommunications and the economy to institute for audiovisual media and telecommunications in europe institut de l audiovisuel et des t l communications en europe 1986 creation of the idate foundation devoted to collaborative work performed by foundation members 1987 fran ois henri de virieu 6 becomes chairman of idate 1991 inauguration of the new building idate s current hq 1991 the communications & strategies journal replaces the bulletins de l idate 7 1992 development of an international network of partners 1995 launch of the first idate website www.idate.org 1997 marc tessier becomes chairman of idate 1999 francis lorentz becomes chairman of idate 2000 first edition of the digiworld yearbook published 2006 digiworld summit becomes the new brand of the 28th annual idate international conference 2007 idate foundation becomes the digiworld programme 2008 30th edition of the digiworld summit with the future of the internet as its central theme 2010 launch of the digiworld application for ipad to coincide with the launch of the tablet s first iteration 8 2011 fran ois barrault becomes chairman of idate 9 10 2012 digiworld institute brand replaces digiworld programme 2014 the digiworld summit at the heart of the digiworld week a full week devoted to innovation and the digital economy activity edit digiworld institute edit the digiworld institute 11 is a european forum open on the world . the institute has taken existing idate initiatives such as the digiworld summit the digiworld economic journal communications & strategies the digiworld yearbook and the monthly clubs in paris london and brussels to the next level . members have the opportunity to participate in think tanks on the core issues that try to shape the industry s future drawing on the knowledge of outside experts and the institute s own teams . market research edit digiworld research 12 is an independent observatory whose task is to keep a continual watch on digital world industries collect relevant data and provide benchmark analyses on market developments and innovations in the telecom internet and media sectors through its collection of market reports and market watch services . consultancy edit idate consulting 13 delivers time tested analysis and consultancy solutions thanks to teams of economists and engineers which have established their credibility and independence through the hundreds of research and consulting assignments they perform every year on behalf of top industry players and public authorities . management team edit fran ois barrault president yves gassot 14 ceo 15 jean dominique s val 16 deputy ceo pierre michel attali 17 director digital territories jacques bajon 18 director tv & digital content vincent bonneau 19 director innovation isabelle brugi director finance fr d ric pujol 20 director wireless didier pouillot 21 director economy of telecoms external links edit official website digiworld summit and its digiworld week digiworld yearbook digiworld future communications & strategies digiworld economic journal official blog references edit institut de l audiovisuel et des t l communications en europe private company information businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . institut de l audiovisuel et des t l communications en europe idate . eurofound.europa.eu . retrieved 2014 04 24 . digiworld summit 2011 video games seminar 16 & 17th november interactive software federation of europe . isfe.eu . retrieved 2014 04 24 . idate creates the digiworld institute . satellite.tmcnet.com . retrieved 2014 04 24 . pers e portail de revues en sciences humaines et sociales . persee.fr . retrieved 2014 04 24 . fr fran ois henri de virieu pers e portail de revues en sciences humaines et sociales . persee.fr . retrieved 2014 04 24 . itunes store . 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