Anne-Marie Boutin is the President of the Agence pour la promotion de la création industrielle – APCI, in France which she founded in 1983, and Conseiller maître of the Cour des Comptes (French National Audit Office).The agency aims to further the cause of design throughout France towards companies, public organizations, consultancy firms and general public and to promote french design abroad.

She is a member of the selection committee of the Design 21 programme of UNESCO, and also a member of advisory committees for several international art and design schools in France and abroad. Ms. Boutin is the author of numerous articles and contributions to books and catalogues on design education, design management, design strategy, design-culture and technology. She regularly participates as jury member or expert in French or international competitions and awards.

In addition, Ms. Boutin has been: a member of the Executive Board (1982-1992) and Regional Advisor (2001) of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design – ICSID; President and Director of the French national institute for advanced studies in design, ENSCI-les Ateliers (1984-1992); an elected member of the french national commission for UNESCO (1988-1993), and, during the same period, a consultant to the OECD for the evaluation of innovation policies and education systems and of the World bank for development policies; a member of the design expert group of the European Commission (1985 -1997); expert delegated to the Director of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (French Institute for Civil Servants) and responsible for international affairs (1970-1979).

Currently, she is also a member of the advisory board of Strate college designers and consultant for The International college of design, expert at the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education and member of the Scientific Committee of the “Observatoire de la propriété industrielle” at INPI
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