“Our community of interest , which sits every third Friday of the month , is probably the jewel in our crown ”
BRIG . STEFAN CROSSFIELD HEAD OF INFORMATION EXPLOITATION , CDO , DEPUTY CIO , THE BRITISH ARMY
and reviewing the evidence , and then adding their input . All that ’ s needed for a result is for these to be completed by a certain deadline .
It marks a “ fundamental change ” for the BA . So , how has the programme been received thus far by partners of the British Army ?
“ Our community of interest , which sits every third Friday of the month , is probably the jewel in our crown ,” says Crossfield . “ On these Fridays , we talk to all of our partners
– particularly commercial partners – about what we ' re doing , why we ' re doing it , and what our plans are going forward . We also have spotlights on particular partners , where they come and talk to the wider audience about what they ' re doing for the Army , which has been extremely well received .
“ All of the feedback we get is to ‘ keep going ’. This is unheard of in defence ; normally , we ' re a bit of an opaque box , it ' s quite hard to
52 January 2023