THE BRITISH ARMY
Project THEIA : progression of British Army digitalisation journey Back at the tailend of 2020 , The Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) announced the Army ’ s intention to ‘ double-down ’ on embracing new technologies and enhancing operational facilities via a digitalisation programme called Project THEIA ( pronounced thay-a ).
According to the MoD , the aim of the project is “ driving digital transformation in the British Army to outcompete adversaries , integrate with partners , and operate with maximum efficiency ”. By 2023 , the programme will have been in operation for two years and moved forward significantly , altering the fundamental structure and cohesiveness of the BA .
“ Project THEIA is an accountancy programme in the Army programme of record , which means it ' s not got a lot of funding . That ' s because it ' s a federated programme of change , which is providing the coherence mechanism across the whole army to deliver digital transformation ,” outlines Crossfield .
“ The intent is to take us from being a predominantly industrial-age organisation – which is what we are now – to being an information-age-ready army , which we ' ll need to be to compete against our adversaries , deliver our efficiencies in the future , and also partner better with industry , international partners and all other partners .
“ It ' s built around a very small programme office , and its function is delivered through three principal aspects . Firstly , accelerators , which are programmes that we ’ re seeking to favour and drive hard so that we can learn lessons from them , scale them , and reuse them across the whole of the Army .”
34 January 2023