THE BRITISH ARMY
“ We had a big awakening about network-centric warfare , networks enabling capability and all that went with that ”
BRIG . STEFAN CROSSFIELD HEAD OF INFORMATION EXPLOITATION , CDO , DEPUTY CIO , THE BRITISH ARMY
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN COLLYER : A YEAR IN
Just over a year since his appointment as Chief Information Officer ( CIO ), we caught up with Major General Collyer to see what ’ s changed and learn more about the British Army ’ s digital direction . a data-centric space ; cross capability and cross domain digital coherence ; and then , finally , my third – which really intersects both of those two points – is about digital transformation .
What have been your priorities and what have you been looking to achieve ? MGC : In terms of priorities , my fairly unequivocal top three are : number one security and really understanding at a forensic level from a digital perspective – but also physical and personnel – where our strengths are , where our processes are good , or whether they need to be better ; number two is about digital coherence and driving us hard into
What do you think has been delivered , particularly in this last year ? What are you most proud of so far ? MGC : The first one is about an awakening . When I joined the forces one or two years ago , at the time , we had a big awakening about network-centric warfare , networks enabling capability and all that went with that – an awakening around the potency , utility and the advantage around data and digital . We ' ve
54 January 2023