“
An ocean liner in a huge container port
”. It is by this rather clever comparison that one of our best-informed sources describes the Imprimerie Nationale, or rather the IN Groupe, its name since 2018. The venerable institution, created in 1538 by Cardinal Richelieu, has a essential role: it is at the origin of the production of secure documents such as passports and driving licenses. "
King of centralization
" for some, "
hidden nugget of the French State
" for others, the IN Groupe "
gobbles up
»Little by little, private companies specializing in security, in order to collect their know-how.
Latest acquisition to date, the Swedish identity management group Nexus (300 people), in February 2020. With more than 1,700 employees, the company logically took charge of the construction of the new French identity card, dating from 1995 Which has become obsolete, both in terms of format and technology.
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