Activities
The Team Defence Information Task Force sponsors and facilitates a number of Working Groups, each focused on a specific aspect of collaborative information sharing. Their purpose is to identify and progress issues – and to develop advice and guidance for the benefit of Team Defence. Representation includes UK Ministry of Defence (and other Government Departments where appropriate) as well as industry. Participation is open to representatives from TD-Info member organisations and others by invitation.
Communities of Practice
Addresses Industry or MOD interest in a broad topic area; ​
Should be used as a vehicle to advance common understanding;​
Must have a Team Defence Information Task Force Member to facilitate;  ​
Must have a Terms of Reference agreed by Team Defence Executive Team; ​
Outputs can be used to form a whitepaper, working group or project which are subject to the approval of the Executive Team; ​
Doesn’t have to produce monthly reports although they are available for the group to escalate issues to the Executive Team
Working GroupsÂ
Discussion or defined collaborative working required on a distinct topic area e.g. DEFSTAN 00-600; ​
​Used to advance Industry and MOD knowledge; ​
​Can sponsor the creation of a whitepaper or oversee a project or programme of work once the group has matured;​
​Should normally last longer than 12 months (although meeting regularity can vary) otherwise a project should be considered;​
Must have a MOD and Industry Chair; ​
​Must have an agreed TOR and report monthly.​
Projects
Defined, achievable deliverable or change; ​
Can be the output of a white paper; ​
Can be an activity sponsored by an established working group;​
No longer than a year duration;​
Must have an Industry and MOD Project Lead; ​
Must have a 2* or 3* Sponsor and/or Industry equivalent from Team Defence Strategy Group;​
Must have an approved Project Initiation Document (PID) by Team Defence Executive Team; ​
Must report monthly. ​
Events
Information on all sector-relevant events, run by TD-Info and other organisations.
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News
News and blogs to keep you in the know.Â
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