An identity, message or medium should help a defined audience understand an offer. Compare editorial methods and usage rights as carefully as visual quality.
Photo: Kari Shea / Unsplash · Context photograph; no affiliation with FDS is implied.
| Need | Questions to examine |
|---|---|
| Identity | Uses, variants, source files and brand rules. |
| Production | Brief, preparation, approvals, captions and rights. |
| Distribution | Audience, formats, schedule, responsibilities and measurement. |
An attractive image does not prove delivery or team membership. Label illustrations and check permissions before identifying people as clients or members.
Commissioning alone does not define all permitted uses. Document delivered formats, media, duration, territory and rights to modify or reuse within the agreed framework.
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French Digital Society only publishes identifiable organisations and official resources. Inclusion is not a certification or ranking; check references, availability, legal information and contractual terms before appointing a provider.
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Guidance from the .fr registry on choosing a legible domain name and checking availability.
Use it for: Compare legibility, availability and brand consistency before registration and promotion.
Source: www.afnic.fr · Link checked
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Directory of the French audiovisual sector, its roles, talent and professional resources.
Use it for: Identify production roles relevant to a photo or video brief.
Source: audiovisuel-pro-france.worldwebcertified.com · Link checked
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Public entry point to communication, advertising and digital-visibility guidance for small businesses.
Use it for: Choose an entry point into public digital-communication guidance.
Source: www.francenum.gouv.fr · Link checked
Open the official siteGuidance for choosing social networks that fit an audience and organising ongoing activity.
Use it for: Compare channels against your audience and available capacity instead of opening accounts by default.
Source: www.francenum.gouv.fr · Link checked
Open the official siteOverview of digital communication choices, from websites and social media to content and email.
Use it for: Use it to connect audiences, messages, channels and timing to an outcome before producing assets.
Source: www.francenum.gouv.fr · Link checked
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Service-design methods covering user research, structure, prototypes, interface writing and simple journeys.
Use it for: Compare research, prototyping and writing methods with the real user journey.
Source: www.gov.uk · Link checked
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INPI guidance distinguishing company names, trading names, signs and domain names.
Use it for: Consult before choosing a project name or identity; distinguish the concepts and complete the relevant checks.
Source: www.inpi.fr · Link checked
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Independent portal covering French institutions, elections, citizenship, territories and digital political communication.
Use it for: Find institutional reference points to contextualise public communication.
Source: internet-politique-france.worldwebcertified.com · Link checked
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Brand communication, web production and consistent digital touchpoints.
Use it for: Connect brand identity, messaging and digital formats in a shared brief.
Source: paris-france-communication.worldwebcertified.com · Link checked
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A directory entry is a starting point. Match the resource to a defined need, check the original source and compare approaches before committing a budget.
Write down the audience, the problem, the expected result and the deadline. A website redesign, a security review and a data project call for different evidence and skills.
Open the organisation’s own site. Check its legal identity, the scope of its services, the date of its guidance and how to contact it. For public data, review the publisher, licence and update frequency.
Ask providers about relevant work, delivery method, responsibilities, accessibility, handover and support. Compare proposals against the same brief and note what is excluded.
A public resource may help you learn or benchmark; a provider may carry out a mission. Inclusion here does not imply endorsement, affiliation or current availability. Read the expert selection guide for a fuller checklist.
The filters group different types of resources. These notes explain the intended use and the checks to make before acting.
Choose this category when the need concerns a website, application, integration or long-term technical maintenance. Distinguish a delivery provider from a public guide explaining how to prepare the project.
Before you decide: Ask about ownership of the domain and code, accessibility checks, security updates, documentation and the support plan.
Scope the workUse this category for brand messages, visual identity, editorial production and channels. A communication plan should name its audience and the action it is meant to support.
Before you decide: Compare examples of published work, approval steps, usage rights and how consistency will be maintained across formats.
Plan contentExplore this category for infrastructure, connectivity, cybersecurity and operational support. Start with an inventory of essential services and who can access them.
Before you decide: Confirm response arrangements, backups, recovery responsibilities, subcontractors and the boundary between support and security advice.
Review security basicsFind public datasets, APIs and guidance for analysis or a controlled AI experiment. A catalogue entry describes a source; it does not automatically make the data suitable for a decision.
Before you decide: Check licence, update frequency, coverage, missing values, access conditions and whether a human can review consequential outputs.
Choose indicatorsLook here for search visibility, campaigns, email and measurement guidance. Begin with a target audience and a meaningful outcome before selecting a channel.
Before you decide: Ask which baseline will be used, how consent and tracking work, and who will maintain content after a campaign.
Build a content planUse networks to discover organisations, training or support. An entry in a network is a lead for further checking, not proof of availability or quality.
Before you decide: Verify membership criteria where relevant, the person who will carry out the work and the terms of any proposed introduction.
Compare specialistsThe date records an automated availability check, not a guarantee of data freshness, service quality or eligibility. Some publishers block automated requests. For each dataset or API, check the actual licence, update date, coverage and access terms before reuse.
