ROYAL AIR FORCE
“ COGNITIVE DIVERSITY MEANS THAT YOU CAN ' T ALWAYS LOOK AT THE RANK ON SOMEONE ' S
SHOULDER AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THAT MAKES THEM QUALIFIED OR THE BEST
PERSON FOR THE ROLE ”
BRAD BUCK DIGITAL SERVICES DACOS ,
ROYAL AIR FORCE when it comes to being able to explain technical skills and technical capability , my flight lieutenant is a full-stack developer – there is nobody better qualified than him to be leading some of our application development . So why should I care if he ’ s a flight lieutenant ? He ' s better than me , and therefore I should trust his advice and guidance .”
It ’ s an exciting time in the RAF right now and that buzz comes across from all of the personnel involved in this vital digital transformation . Buck likes to use the line ‘ data at the heart ’ for the future of the Air Force fit for any eventuality .
“ We need to make sure that we ' re capitalising on Defense Digital and all of the initiatives that they ' re delivering ,” says Buck . “ I don ' t see this as being 18 months of activity . We are just laying the bedrock for the next 10 years .
“ We need to make sure that we ' re getting the continual buy-in from the senior leaders across Defence , to make sure that digital continues to be at the heart of what it ' s trying to achieve , because the demands are only getting greater .” technologymagazine . com 175