ARTUS Patrick Directeur de la recherche et des études,CDC-IXIS Session 23/11/01– 12:30 Les politiques publiques face au développement des hauts débits. Public policies vis-à-vis the development of broadband. Biographie/Biography A graduate of Ecole Polytechinque, of Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Adminstration Economique and of Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, Patrick ARTUS is today the Chief Economist of CDC IXIS (Caisse des dépôts et consignations' investment bank). He began his career in 1975 where his work included economic forecasting and modelisation. He then worked at the Economics Department of the OECD (1980), and then became Head of Research at the ENSAE. Thereafter, he taught seminar on research at Paris Dauphine (1982). He was Professor at a number of Universities (Dauphine, ENSAE, Centre des Hautes Etudes de l'Armement, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, HEC Lausanne…). He is now Professor at Ecole Polytechnique and at University Paris I – Sorbonne. He combines these responsibilities with his research work. Chief Economist of CDC IXIS, he is also responsible for market research at CDC IXIS – Capital Markets. He has been awarded the title of "Best Economist of the year 1996" by the "Nouvel Economiste", and he is today a member of the Economic council that advises the French Prime Minister.