The creation of data.gouv.fr is being overseen by Etalab, an agency initiated expressly for the purpose of creating and maintaining the portal, under the direct authority of the Prime Minister.
Valérie Pécresse, French Minister for the Budget, Public Accounts and Administrative Reform, announced the launch of 'm.service-public.fr' by the Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (DILA), as part of an effort to make information on the eGovernment portal accessible at all times. The announcement came following a report on improving the Public Administrations' digital relationship with users.
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The portal launch marked the closing of the one-day 'Carrefour Adm'innov' forum on innovative administration which was organised by the Directorate-General for State Modernisation (Direction Générale de la Modernisation de l'Etat - DGME, in French). On this occasion, Ms Pécresse stressed the importance of the concept of innovation within the public service.
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According to information provided by ASIP Santé on the occasion of the seventh National Industry Day held on 18 October 2011, 39 310 DMPs have been created since 16 December 2010. This amount has more than doubled since the last figures were released in early July 2011. Data shows an increase in DMP deployment from the end of August: the weekly rate of creation remains above 1 600, and peaked at over 2 400 in late September.
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The National Agency for Automatic Processing of Infractions (Agence Nationale de Traitement Automatisé des Infractions - ANTAI, in French) is at the origin of this project which was launched in 2009. ANTAI, a public State institution under the Ministry of the Interior, is tasked with handling security breaches and road traffic particularly from automated control systems (radar). It aims to improve the effectiveness of the criminal justice system for petty offences and to ensure its modernisation.
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