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NATO Collaboration Bodies Einar Thorsen, CTO/CIS. US – NATO Information Sharing (UNIS) Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) McLean, VA, USA, 1-3 December 2009. A little bit about NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NATOCollaboration BodiesEinar Thorsen, CTO/CIS US – NATO Information Sharing (UNIS) Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) McLean, VA, USA, 1-3 December 2009 NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE FOR INTERNET TRANSMISSION
A little bit about NATO • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • An alliance of 28 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4 April 1949. • Solidarity, Freedom, Security, Transatlantic link • Consensus decision-making • The North Atlantic Council • Organizational Structure • The list is rather long... • Plenty of Collaboration Bodies! NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE FOR INTERNET TRANSMISSION
The NATO R&T/D Community North Atlantic Council NATO C3 Board Military Committee Conference of National Armament Directors Science for Peace & Security Committee NATO Army Armaments Group Allied Command Transformation Allied Command Operations NATO Naval Armaments Group NATO C3 Agency RTO NATO Underwater Research Center NATO Air Force Armaments Group NATO Industrial Advisory Group NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE FOR INTERNET TRANSMISSION
NATO Collaboration Bodies • NATO Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) • Promotes and conducts co-operative scientific research and exchange of technical information amongst 28 NATO nations and 38 NATO partners. • Is the largest such collaborative body in the world • encompasses over 3000 scientists and engineers • addresses the complete scope of defence technologies and operational domains. • Supported by an executive agency, the Research and Technology Agency (RTA) • facilitates the collaboration • organises a wide range of studies, workshops, symposia, and other forums NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE FOR INTERNET TRANSMISSION
Research & Technology Organization Board members’ Level Leadership RTB RTA Panel members’ Level Panels AVT HFM IST SAS SCI SET MSG I M C Expert members’ Level Technical Teams NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE FOR INTERNET TRANSMISSION
Panel Members’ LevelThe RTO Panels/Group • AVT Applied Vehicle Technology • HFM Human Factors and Medicine • IST Information Systems Technology • SAS System Analysis & Studies • SCI Systems Concepts & Integration • SET Sensors & Electronics Technology • MSG Modelling and Simulation Group NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE FOR INTERNET TRANSMISSION
IST Panel Focus Areas • Information Warfare and Assurance that includes: • - INFOSEC • - COMPUSEC • - COMSEC • - TRANSEC • - Information Assurance • - System Assurance • Information and Knowledge Management that includes: • - Decision Support Architectures • - Data Mining • - Data Warehousing • - Information Fusion • - Information Filtering • - Visualisation • - Knowledge-based Systems • - Artificial Intelligence • Communications and Networks that includes: • - Voice Data and Video over disadvantaged links • - Network Management • - Network Security • - Mobile Communications • - Satellite Communications • Architectures and Enabling Technologies that includes: • - Software Engineering Technologies • - Computing Technologies • - Requirements Capture • - Modelling and Simulation Technologies • - Modelling and Simulation Architectures and Standards • - Speech and Natural Language Processing • - Groupware and Collaboration Tools NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE FOR INTERNET TRANSMISSION
Expert Members’ LevelThe Technical Teams • Symposia (>100 participants, 3-4 days) • Specialists’ Meetings (<100 people, 2-3 days ) • Workshops (selected participation, 2-3 days) • Task Groups (study group, 3 years max.) • LTSS, MAS (study groups, 1-2 years max.) • Lecture Series (junior and mid-level scientists) • Technical Courses (on-site instructor training) NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE FOR INTERNET TRANSMISSION
More Information HTTP://WWW.RTO.NATO.INT NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE FOR INTERNET TRANSMISSION
NC3A Brussels Visiting address: Bâtiment ZAvenue du Bourget 140B-1110 BrusselsTelephone +32 (0)2 7074111Fax +32 (0)2 7078770 Postal address:NATO C3 AgencyBoulevard Leopold IIIB-1110 BrusselsBelgium NC3A The Hague Visiting address: Oude Waalsdorperweg 612597 AK The HagueTelephone +31 (0)70 3743000Fax +31 (0)70 3743239 Postal address:NATO C3 AgencyP.O. Box 1742501 CD The HagueThe Netherlands CONTACTING NC3A NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE FOR INTERNET TRANSMISSION