Corps des télécommunications
The Corps of Telecommunications (Corps des Télécommunications) is a great technical corps of the French state. It is formed of the State Engineers of the Telecommunications.
It is interministerial (not attached to any specific Ministry or Department within the administration) as its members are employed by a large number of Ministries. Their activities reach well beyond the traditional telecom sector, ranging from information technology management to conducting various public policies.
Many executive positions in France's telecoms and IT industry are held by State Engineers of the Telecommunications.
History
The Corps of Telecommunications was created in 1967. It was formerly known as the Corps of Telegraphs.
Admission and training
People entering the Corps are educated at the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications. Most of them are from École Polytechnique; these are known as X-Telecom; the rest come from École Normale Supérieure, regular curriculum of the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications or via internal promotion.
Around 25 students are admitted yearly in the Corps of Telecommunications.
Positions held
Members of the Corps of Telecommunication work both in the French administration and in the private sector.
Current or former members (examples)
- Didier Lombard, CEO of France Télécom (Orange)
- Jean-Bernard Levy, CEO of Vivendi
- Michel Combes, CEO, Europe Region of Vodafone
- Pascale Sourisse, deputy CEO of Thales Group
See also
External links
- AIT - Association des Ingénieurs des Télécommunications (fr)
- Training at Telecom ParisTech (fr)
- Conseil Général des Technologies de l'Information (fr)
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