Integration Working Group Online Session

This will be a online only session running on MS Teams for the IWG Group members 1000 – 1200 on Thursday 23rd October 2025. Please register using the registration button on this page. 

A group of IWG members met at DSEI on Tuesday 10 Sep 2025. This illuminating session was attended by a large number of group members – and others – attending DSEI. Led by our co-chairs, Air Cdre Rich Yates (MOD, Dep Director Transformation, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC)) and Chris Parker (Industry, Director Government, Fortinet) and joined by Col Howard Tweedie from the Military Strategic Headquarters.

In his keynote, Maj Gen Zac Stenning (Director Strategy CSOC) gave a thorough overview of the new strategy which led to a lively engagement with the audience through a candid Q&A.

IWG deductions from the session:

1. There is a need for clear, agreed digital taxonomy to help cohere change. (TDI IWG to lead this output).
2. Awareness to be enhanced for all existing and imminent novel technology to enable rapid capability uplift. (TDI IWG started this in 2025 with the capability sets initiative and will help drive this forward).
3. Access improved – especially for Micro+SMEs. A new portal is to be announced soon to help this. (MOD very aware of this need from member feedback).
4. Accountability needs to be clearer – shared responsibility for capability uplift/evolution and efficiency measures to build long term trust. (TDI IWG to support this work).

A survey of IWG members will follow soon to develop the actions needed to maintain pace and actively support the transformation underway in UK Defence.