Defence Digital

Land Deployed Applications – A Strategic Discovery

Chris Bulmer, Matthew Odell, Andrew Kidd, Ella Botting, William Fiske, Tim Farr and Nick Peach, 4 April 2022 - Army Digital Services, Army Information Exploitation, Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, Programme THEIA, User Research

“I was personally impressed by the motivation and dedication of the team for this discovery work, and the commitment by all to the articulation of user needs. I have spent some time reading through your documentation online, and I have …

Strategy to Execution Series - Delivering the Data Foundation Pan-Defence

JP Bhamu, 1 April 2022 - Data

Welcome to the first in our series of blogs exploring delivery of the Data Strategy for Defence in our Pan-Defence environment. Since the Data Strategy for Defence was published last September there has been a clear shift change in how …

A FASTER way forward for Defence innovation

Rear Admiral Donald J.M. Doull, 30 March 2022 - Defence Nuclear Orgainsation, Navy Digital, Submarine Delivery Agency

What slows down Defence innovation? In his July 2021 Defence Digital Blog, Brigadier Stefan Crossfield highlights the deep cultural, Intellectual Property, and Agile procurement challenges to the digital transformation of Defence. For decades, the scale and pace of pull through …

Rediscovering Discoveries

Dr Silvia Grant, 14 January 2022 - User Research

When we ran the cross-Defence discovery for the Foundry last year, we were fortunate enough to collect an incredibly rich set of user needs. From operational data needs in the deployed space, to more intuitive intranets, there really was much …

5G- Just a 'faster 4G’ and other misconceptions

Ben Parish, 13 January 2022 - Digital Innovation

First things first, I think we have a little way to go to break from the misconception that 5G is "just a 'faster' 4G" - this misrepresentation hinders the vision of what can be achieved. TV ads that pitch 5G …

MOD are doing cyber-security awareness differently

Isobel D, 13 January 2022 - Cyber Confidence

Cyber security can often be difficult to understand and as a result, we may not know how to fully protect ourselves if we are unsure about the guidance that is out there. It is crucial that everyone, no matter their …

A Service Standard for the Royal Navy

Sophie Bennett, 13 October 2021 - NELSON - The Royal Navy's Digital & Data Transformation, NELSON Standards

A service standard is a set of design principles to guide delivery teams in creating effective, digital services that provide a consistent experience for the end-user. Royal Navy delivery teams had been working to the Government Service Standard, however some …

Three (of many) challenges for becoming a digitally transformed British Army

Brigadier Stefan Crossfield, 30 July 2021 - Digital Transformation, Programme THEIA

THEIA, the Army’s digital transformation programme, has grown in scope and ambition since I wrote my last Defence Digital blog post. As the Army seeks to continually develop and evolve, I’d like to explore three of the most challenging aspects …

Hello World from the Digital Foundry

David Tagg-Oram, 15 July 2021 - Digital Foundry

When we set up the Defence Digital blog in 2019, I couldn’t have believed how popular it would become across Defence. From the first blog post with the Royal Navy, to the latest blog from Strategic Command, every part of …

Engaging with the Circular Economy: Encouraging the re-use of devices

Grant Morley, 13 July 2021 - Digital Sustainability, Information Technology

Even end-of-use Information Technology (IT) has a hidden value that organisations may not have considered, and it’s good for the environment too. One element of the Government’s approach to digital sustainability is to move towards a circular economy, where product life is maximised through …

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