THE CHAIR IN A NUTSHELL
La Digital Sovereignty and Cyber Chair - IHEDN is part of the drive to defend France's strategic interests and its digital sovereignty. Its aim is to contribute to the debate on digital sovereignty and cybersecurity, thanks to a multidisciplinary research, at the crossroads between the engineering sciences and the humanities and social sciences. Its aim is to play an active part in the national effort to develop a cybersecurity strategy aimed at businesses, government authorities and civil society. Attached to the’Institute of Higher National Defence Studies (IHEDN) through its Endowment funds, The Chair is also intended to support the Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity (SNC) major at the Paris Business School. national session of the Institute.
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