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Were her challenges human or technological?

AFCEA Technet Europe Achieving true Network Enabled Capability – is the challenge technological or human? Gordon McMillan Istanbul 27 May 2010. Were her challenges human or technological?. Network Enabled Capability. As clear as mud?.

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Were her challenges human or technological?

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  1. AFCEA Technet EuropeAchieving true Network Enabled Capability – is the challenge technological or human? Gordon McMillanIstanbul27 May 2010

  2. Were her challenges human or technological?

  3. Network Enabled Capability As clear as mud? • “NEC offers decisive advantage through the timely provision and exploitation of information and intelligence to enable effective decision making and agile actions. NEC will be implemented through the coherent and progressive development of defence equipment, software, processes, structures and individual and collective training, underpinned by the development of a secure, robust and extensive network of networks.” * • “NEC is about the coherent integration of sensors, decision-makers, weapon systems and support capabilities to achieve the desired effect” * *Source: UK JSP 777 Edn 1

  4. The three dimensions of NEC

  5. The three dimensions of NEC

  6. People – or ‘Human factors’ Do we have our priorities right? • Battlespace Information 2007 Conference, Brussels, March 2007 • 3 days • 45 speakers/presentations, with… • …925 slides… • …but only 2 speakers focused on human factors. • 19 other presenters mentioned ‘human factors’ on 45 slides

  7. People – or ‘Human factors’ • Selection • Education • Training • Language • Culture • Doctrine • Change • … • Common understanding • Trust • Confidence • Resourcefulness • …

  8. People – or ‘Human factors’ Language • “Secure the building”

  9. People – or ‘Human factors’ Resourcefulness

  10. People – or ‘Human factors’ Future warfare - its all about I3, not C4! • Interoperability (non-technical) • Interrelationships • Interdependence

  11. People – or ‘Human factors’ Characteristics of successful NEC ‘operators’ • An ability to • See the big picture • Multi-task • Deal with complexity, ambiguity and uncertainty • Assess and act on risks • Understand cultures • Conceptualize/synthesize • Build trust • A willingness to • Take the initiative • Learn • Empower others

  12. People – or ‘Human factors’ Education and training

  13. Conclusion …is the challenge technological or human? • My intention today was not to try to answer the question directly, but to provide some food for thought… • Clearly the challenges are not only technological and human, but include other factors… • However, it is my contention that not enough effort is being put into ‘human factors’ - ours, or the enemies’…

  14. Inmarsat’s role in NEC… • … is to provide meaningful voice and data communications to disadvantaged platforms and remote and/or highly mobile individuals outside the reach of terrestrial networks.

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