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The informational infrastructures of Social Security, from the beginnings of computing to contemporary AI

This conference, co-organized by the médialab, will bring together the Governance and Internet Regulation Working Group (CNRS - GDR Internet, AI, and Society), the Digital Heritage and Memory Working Group, and the Social Security History Committee.

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Salle H101, 28 rue des Saints-Pères, 75007 Paris

Social Security plays a significant role in the history of data interconnection between government agencies. Despite the regulation of the use of the National Identification Number (NIR) by the 1978 Informatics and Liberties Law, data exchanges within Social Security and between government agencies have proliferated, creating a landscape of interconnections far more extensive than envisioned fifty years ago by the SAFARI project.

From data cross-referencing with the tax administration to the creation of the Common National Directory of Social Protection (RNCPS), which allows real-time tracking of all benefits received by each beneficiary, and from the monthly resource database to AI usage projects. How was this vast data exchange infrastructure built? What are its implications for social protection, and what regulation might help mitigate the risks?

Speakers :

  • Jean-Louis Haurie : former director of CAF offices in Foix, Bordeaux, and Paris, currently President of UDAF Gironde and a member of the High Council for Childhood and Family and the National Consultative Ethics Committee
  • Alain Folliet : former CIO at CNAF and CNAM from 1975 to 2017 and collaborator with EN3S in training programs on ICT governance
  • Bernard Thomas : IT director at the Burgundy Franche-Comté Regional Data Processing Center and Deputy Director of Resources and Networking at CNAMTS

The meeting is organized by Maud Barret Bertelloni and facilitated by  Laurène Le Cozanet. It is part of the research conducted by the Governance and Internet Regulation Working Group (CNRS – GDR Internet, AI, and Society) and the Digital Heritage and Memory Working Group. 

Practical Information :

This conference is open to all and will be held in person and via videoconference. 

The event will be in French, and registration is required.

  • Date: Friday, November 29, 2024
  • Time: From 2:30 PM
  • Location: Room H101, 56 rue des Sts-Pères, 75007 Paris
  • Metro: Rue du Bac (Line 12) or Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Line 4)