Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe
The Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe (CCSD) is a support and research unit (UAR3668) that turned 20 years old in 2020. Its main objective is to provide the higher education and research community with the tools needed to archive, disseminate and capitalise on scientific publications and data.
With the HAL open archive that it has created and is developing, it is a major player in the National Plan for Open Science (PNSO), one of the objectives of which is to generalize open access to publications.
Under the aegis of the Committee for the Open Science, a shared governance will lead, from 2021, the dynamics of development of HAL.

The objectives 
Developing open archives for all research output and offering free, open access, fostering the visibility and circulation of scientific and technical information
Collating and interconnecting institutional open archives around HAL, ensuring interoperability between its data bases and those of its partners
Ensuring the longevity of all the data collected by protecting repositories and long-term archiving
Connecting the HAL open archive with the main international themed open archives, such as arXiv, PubMedCentral, etc..
Developing computerised tools for researchers and scientific communities to facilitate all forms of direct scientific communication
Providing national computer services, notably participating in the creation of the listings required to identify French scientific output and the automatic updating of administrative data bases
Participating in all French and international initiatives regarding open archives, particularly European ones
https://www.ccsd.cnrs.fr
Nathalie FARGIER
A government organization
France
Aude ALLANDRIEU
aude.allandrieu@ccsd.cnrs.fr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_pour_la_communication_scientifique_directe