one of the leading skills centres in Europe specialising in studies of information and communication technology sectors, offers the following: an operational consultancy (surveys and expert missions); a world observatory for the communication sectors (multiclient studies, a techno-economic and strategic monitoring system); a top-flight gathering place for discussion and debate (the annual International Conference of IDATE, the review COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES, IDATE Foundation of firms, the European research network ENCIP ... )