Areas Of Focus
Digital Backbone
The physical capacity (Cloud infrastructure, agile development strategy, cross service and Industry Access) to support a data driven, digitally enabled Defence environment and the Suitably Qualified or Experienced People within MOD and Industry to manage, maintain and improve it.
Business Modernisation for Support
Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) brings together several key business change initiatives, e.g. Future IS, DefSCOR, PM&BI and F&RP. As such, it is responsible for introducing new ICT and implementing business change across the DSN. It aims to transform the legacy of fragmented applications, organisational structures and processes into an integrated environment by adopting an Enterprise Architecture approach, and to deliver Defence-wide Support metrics, optimised business processes and digital information services to drive effectiveness.
Digital Twin
A connected data representation of an entity, such as a physical asset, a process or system throughout its lifecycle.
Sustainability
Solutions that are affordable, support the Carbon Neutral targets and offer business resilience.
Innovation
Disruptive ideas and technologies that offer improvements and beneficial changes to capabilities and cultures with UK Defence.
Supply Chain Fragility
The barriers and threats to the UK Defence supply chain including cyber attack, business continuity and support in an uncertain environment and ensuring a broad and fair access to the Defence market for new/ SME suppliers.
Classified Collaboration
The ability for MOD and Industry to work on common platforms/ solutions that enables collaboration in document sharing, meetings, calls etc at OS classification and higher.
Forecast & Resource Planning
A change programme within Support Transformation that will improve the way Defence forecasts and resources its support requirements. It will provide Front Line Commands with better access to strategic data, which will allow them to make investment decisions based on affordability and risk. It will deliver both financial and non-financial benefits, including better processes and more widely available information.
Synthetic Environment for Support
The use of augmented reality, virtual reality and high fidelity models to create virtual training environments for Defence staff.
We are a not-for profit organisation that works collaboratively with our MOD, Industry and academic members to help modernise and transform Defence Support in the UK.
We target our activities and efforts around a number of “Areas of Focus” that are strategically important for UK Defence.
These strategic “Areas of Focus” are determined by the Defence Suppliers Forum (DSF) and our 3* Advisory Board which includes representatives from MOD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), MOD Defence Digital, MOD Defence Support, and our Industry Lead Sponsors on the Team Defence Information Council.
Information
Working Groups and Communities of Practice in the information space
Support
Communities of Practice and Working Groups in the Support space
Seminars
This archive includes past programmes and presentation where the presenter has given permission to share.
Standards
Communities of Practice and Working Groups in the Standards space
Projects
A list of completed projects and their artifacts
Events
Information on all sector-relevant events, run by TD-Info and other organisations.
TD-Info Knowledge Management Community of Practice
The Knowledge Management Community of Practice will be holding a Face to Face meeting on Tuesday 13th October 2026 This meeting will be held in person at: TD-Info Office 6a Pinkers Court Briarlands Office Park Rudgeway BS35 3QH If you have any questions regarding this...
Defence Asset Management CoP
Under the auspices of TD-Info, the DAM CoP is a standing joint MOD, Defence Industry and the Institute of Asset Management (IAM) community of practice. The IAM is the Asset Management (AM) professional body and will be represented by the IAM SW Branch. The DAM CoP...
ICEF/Information Security Forum
This meeting will cover the agendas for both the ICEF and the Information Security Forum. The ICEF fulfils two roles: it represents the interests of industry consumers of MOD information and, secondly, acts as an advisory change management board for those users of MOD...
News
News and blogs to keep you in the know.
DSF Newsletter July 2022
The Defence Supplier's Forum Newsletter for July 2022.
Team Defence Information Bulletin – July 2022
Introduction from our Managing Director, Phil Williams We really enjoyed meeting so many of you at Defence Information 2022 last month. After the pandemic, it was great to be anywhere! I was grateful to Charlie Forte for opening the conference by setting the scene...
VIMA is proud to announce it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by KBR
VIMA is proud to announce it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by KBR. KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex...