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	Defence Information 2019 - 'Information-enabled Modernisation' 10 & 11 April Defence Information (DI) is the major annual Team Defence Information communications event jointly planned by MOD & Industry. April 19 will be ideal timing to understand more about new funded programmes in key areas such as Information and Information Services. Both MOD and Industry are well-represented as delegates, keynote speakers, panelists, workshop leads, exhibitors, finalists in the 2019 Excellence Awards. Take action now: learn more and book your exhibitor &/or sponsor packages for the DI’19 Event by visiting the Cranfield booking website more Added: 8th November 2018
	Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on MOD Equipment Plan 2018-2028 A techUK item about the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report (Jan 2019) on the MOD's Equipment Plan 2018 - 2028 highlights the key points and provides a link to the document itself more Added: 18th February 2019
	Def Logs Concept Workshops & LOGNET 2019 Look out for more information on the following workshops: Artificial Intelligence - 28 March; Automotive innovation – April; Oil & Gas innovation; LOGNET event - November more Added: 18th February 2019
	Defence Science and Technology Laboratory launches ‘SME Searchlight’ to harness innovation TD-Info and members are supporting this important initiavie whereby Dstl aims to attract new small and medium sized enterprises to work in Defence science. The project, called SME Searchlight, aims to attract non-traditional Defence suppliers and SMEs to help deliver a projected £40 to £45million increase in Dstl research spending with external companies, in line with the Government’s intent to increase external spending with SMEs to 33% by 2022 more Added: 18th February 2019
	Annual DPRTE - 28 March 2018: at Farnborough International Ehibition Centre The annual DPRTE relocates to to the Farnborough International Ehibition Centre - 28 March 2018. Apply to attend now. more Added: 14th February 2019
	MOD ISS update for Industry on defnet The MOD has issued a communication - MOD update on defnet for Industry Partners - Feb 2019, that is available for members to download... more Added: 13th February 2019
	Dates for Simplified Technical English (STE) courses & new addition to the STE team at TD-Info The Simplified Technical English (STE) team at TD-Info has recently doubled in numbers, with Alexia MacDonald joining as Assistant Tutor, working with Maria MacDonald. During 2019, they will be delivering STE courses, both timetabled sessions (3-day courses on: 6 - 8th March;12-14th June; 11 – 13 September; 16 - 18th October) held at the TD-Info offices and courses on-site tailored to company's requirements more Added: 12th February 2019
	TD-Info contributes to Dstl Programme on Expanding the Supply Base TD-Info is pleased to be working with Dstl and associated trade bodies - techUK, ADS and FSB - to explore running collaborative market engagements to assist Dstl in growing the Science and Technology Research Supply Chain more Added: 2nd February 2019
	Taking stock of benefits of Engineering Support Transformation User Forum (E-STUF) The Engineering Support Transformation User Forum (E-STUF) holds quarterly sessions, the most recent (January 2019) being hosted by TD-Info member Babccok Internatinal. TD-Info is canvassing Industry and MOD for feedback about E-STUF and shares input here from the MOD E-STUF Co-Chair Gary Cox to stimulate further contributions more Added: 2nd February 2019
	'Emerging Talents' debate Information Advantage at DI'19 Event Responding to the "Never enough younger people here!" feedback from previous Defence Information events, we're mobilising 'emerging talents' in defence to debate “How the MOD can gain the Information Advantage”, challenging them to be creative if not provocative! A lively session in prospect with the floor opened up to the audience too. And there's more... more Added: 2nd February 2019
	Welcoming recent new members to TD-Info We warmly welcome the following companies as new members: Netscout and Softcat plc as Lead Sponsors; Bizzdesign, ByzGen Ltd, Centerprise International, Defence Innovation Cluster, Mulesoft, Pure Storage and SCISYS Ltd. Read more about what these companies do... more Added: 1st February 2019
	Staff arrivals and departure at TD-Info News of two additions to our TD-Info team and the departure of a secondee after a mutually valued and productive full-time secondment more Added: 1st February 2019
	Global Urban Air Summit (3 & 4 September) - TD-Info participation Team Defence Information are partnered with Farnborough International and the Farnborough International News Network (FINN) to help deliver the Global Urban Air Summit (GUAS) event in September 2019 (3rd & 4th) and provide a unqiue Team Defence view on the common challenges for Urban Air Moblity (UAM)operators and Defence logisticians. Further details can be found on the GUAS more Added: 1st February 2019
	Innovative Concepts and Disruptive Technologies Team Defence Information is supporting Def Logs with a series of Collaborative Workshops / Engagements focused on the latter’s top three themes of Additive Manufacture, Robotics & Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning more Added: 22nd January 2019
	TD-Info at Aurora Engineering Partnership Industry Day - 24 Jan 2019 TD-Info were pleased to be invited to, and to exhibit at,an Industry Day for the Engineering Defence Partnership (EDP), run by the Aurora EDP delivery partners Qinetiq, ATKINS and BMT on behalf of MOD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) on 24 January more Added: 13th January 2019
	Combat Support Week 26-28 February - 15% Discount on Standard Rate for TD-Info members Event organisers IPQC have "Preparing the Combat Support Force to face the Peer Threat" as the theme for Combat Support Week 2019 taking place over 2 days (26 & 27th Feb) at Hilton London Kensington, with 28th February for workshops. TD-Info members qualify for a 15% discount on a standard delegate place more Added: 8th January 2019
	A Report on the Modernising Defence Programme (MDP) With a title of "Mobilising, Modernising & Transforming Defence" this MOD Report on the Modernising Defence Programme (MDP) was made available in December 2018. There is a foreword by the Defence Secretary and the report has multiple references to Industry. This Report will assist informing the content and debates of Defence Information 2019 (April 10 & 11) where the theme is 'Information-Enabled Modernisation'. more Added: 18th December 2018
	Human Factors Integration: call for nominations for the H Rowbotham Memorial Award The annual ‘H Award’ celebrates exemplary work in Human Factors Integration (HFI). Over the last seven years the award has been made to individuals who have been instrumental in advancing the theory and practice of HFI within Defence. Entries are open for nominations of individuals who have demonstrated exceptional skills in the application of HFI practice within UK Defence and have shown a proven impact on project outcomes more Added: 10th November 2018