Three years ago, the Head of the Royal Navy, the First Sea Lord George Zambellas said that the Royal Navy had to think and act differently to change for the better. “We have to enable this change, through technology, and …
Summary Cyber security operations is a complex business. Each new device connected online is a target for cyber attackers to exploit, highlighting the need to find solutions to detect and defend against increasingly sophisticated attacks. This challenge is only going …
To mark International Women's Day, we're highlighting the roles and achievements of women working across the Defence Digital Function. Christine Maxwell, Director, Cyber Defence & Risk, Defence Digital Did I ever think I’d work for Defence or Government? No, …
“That sounds really interesting,” replied the man in the gym insincerely. “I’m not sure it applies to me though.” “Do you have an Excel spreadsheet that’s critical to the output of your team? Do you understand how it was made …
In this 'Spotlight on...' series, we offer insights into the roles and responsibilities of people and teams working in digital and technology within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This post features Defence Digital’s Major General Tom Copinger-Symes, who took up the new …
Introduction by Commodore Richard Winter, Assistant Chief of Staff J3 (Operations), Defence Digital Operations Headquarters: “When Lieutenant Commander Jon Parker joined last year, he was fresh from his Head of Department job at sea and full of enthusiasm to continue …
The R2-D2 discovery sprint
This discovery sprint looked into how Defence as a whole assesses 'readiness' (supply and demand) of the people and the equipment in our military. Reporting 'readiness' is done both against the Defence Plan (our committed forces) and for all other ad hoc tasks. And because we’re nerds, we have called this the 'Readiness Reporting and Deployability Discovery' – or R2-D2.
In 5 days, we prototyped a service which will allow Medical Assistants (MAs) to digitally record their training and experiences and tested it with 8 users. About NELSON The Royal Navy’s NELSON is a team of user researchers, designers, engineers …
The Royal Navy's NELSON Standards are a design system and web component library to help other digital teams to deliver applications that can be used by the Royal Navy and they are doing it in the open.
The Defence Digital Service (DDS), a new group in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are here to help pave the way for the rapid delivery of user-centred products and services in Defence. Using modern practices and technologies, they are aiming to bring tactical and strategic advantage by responding rapidly to user needs, both in the office and in the battlespace.
A ‘First Look’ is a 2-day pre-discovery workshop that brings together stakeholders with digital experts. It allows the Royal Navy's digital transformation team from NELSON to understand just enough about the subject to recommend the next steps.
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