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	MOD's Trade, Industry and Contracts Annual Bulletin - published 5 Sept 2019 Key aspects from this Bulletin have been summarised by techUK into 5 points that include: 1. UK companies are expected to export £14bn of defence equipment; 2. MOD Core Department Expenditure has increased to £24.8bn; 3. MOD has paid 53 companies over £50m during 2018/19; 4. Lightning II (F35) was the most expensive equipment project; and, 5. The MOD spent £2.5bn on existing PFI projects in 2018/19 more Added: 12th November 2019
	AI Auditing Framework: Posts from the Information Commissioner's Office The information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has a number of blog posts that relate to Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is a key area of interest for defence - as it is for other sectors. TD-Info members are actively involved in AI matters. The ICO provides valuable guidance and opportunities to engage on development of thinking in areas such as building an auditing framework for AI. more Added: 8th November 2019
	JIG-V Board Announce Key Themes & Project Priorities at 1st In-Van Conference The First In-Van Conference on 18 October 2019, attracting 140 attendees, mostly early career professionals from nearly 60 companies and the MOD. Download the event Report and catch up on the JIG-V themes and project priorties and how you can participate more Added: 30th October 2019
	MOD ISS Magazine - ISSue 14 - October 2019 available The MOD Information System and Services (ISS) e-Magazine has some valuable insights for Industry who represent a large customer base for ISS more Added: 28th October 2019
	SCS19 Keynote Speaker Sean Culey's book 'Transition Point: From Steam to the Singularity' Attendees at TD-Info's Support Chain Seminar (SCS19) on 8 October were given a tour-de-force expostion by keynote presenter and author Sean Culey. His recent book 'Transition Point: From Steam to the Singularity' builds towards an expostion of the transition points in successuve technological waves, to that of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Singularity more Added: 28th October 2019
	Download Presentations from Support Chain Seminar 2019 (SCS19) Available presentations from our Support Chain Seminar 2019 are on our website for download. more Added: 28th October 2019
	Ministry of Defence recognises BCS membership and professional standards for digital and IT specialists BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, announced they will be working with the MOD for a further two years. This builds on success achieved during the 2017 launch of the membership programme, which has provided professional registration and recognition across the MOD digital and IT specialists. Read more, including what MOD CIO Charlie Forte says... more Added: 24th October 2019
	Women in Defence Charter & 2019 Award Nominees The Women in Defence Charter is a commitment to work together to build a more balanced enterprise. Signatories are committing to be the very best at driving inclusion and diversity within their organisations and providing opportunities for women to succeed at all levels. more Added: 21st October 2019
	Draft Guidelines for AI Procurement The UK Government's Office for Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been working with the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (WEF) and stakeholders from government, private sector, and academia to draft a first version of Guidelines for AI procurement in the public sector for consultation. A workshop was held on 25 Oct at techUK. Read TD-Info's feedback from its participation and follow links to the Guidelines which are work-in-progress more Added: 21st October 2019
	DE&S' monthly 'desider' magazine available online 'desider' is the monthly corporate magazine for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). It is aimed at readers across the wider MOD, armed forces and industry, and covers stories and features about support to operations, equipment acquisition and support. It also covers the work of people in DE&S and its partners in industry, and other corporate news and information. Use the link to download back issues as well as the current month's edition. more Added: 15th October 2019
	Defence Launches Radio Spectrum Blueprint The Defence radio spectrum team has launched its blueprint document which highlights the approach defence will take to ensure sufficient spectrum access, now and in the future. Download a copy more Added: 15th October 2019