The National Computer Center for Higher Education (CINES), based in Montpellier, is a public institution of French administrative character placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), and created by decree issued in 1999. CINES offers IT services used for public research in France. It is one of the major national centers for computing power supply for research in France. CINES has three missions: The National University Center for Computation (CNUSC) in Montpellier was established in 1981, responsible for hosting scientific apps for the research community, as well as applications in the field of librarianship. At the end of December 1999, the CNUSC was transformed into the current CINES, created by Decree N. 99-318 of 20 April 1999. The change brought new missions and a change of status. On the sixth march of 2014, the status of CINES was further amended by decree, published in the official journal. This decree provides a new mission which is the hosting of computer equipment on a national level. During this period, the number of employees within the institution stood around forty technicians and engineers. More information...
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