Team Defence – Vision 2030 Building a Resilient Digital Future for UK Government White paper

This paper sets out a collegiate, cross-government approach to delivering a national-level digital infrastructure. Recognising the limited availability of highly skilled digital professionals within the Crown Servant workforce, it proposes a model based on central coordination and shared capability. By bringing together the collective expertise of departmental digital leaders under unified strategic oversight, this approach aims to foster a more integrated and interoperable Government Digital Backbone. Aligning departmental budgets and strategic priorities will help establish a more efficient and scalable foundation for delivering national digital ambitions.

The Government’s ability to harness AI and maximise the benefits of digital services depends on a robust, integrated digital infrastructure. However, affordability constraints and skills shortages make it difficult for any single Department to independently deliver a next-generation Digital Backbone. A successful approach must bring together people, process, information, and technology. Without careful coordination, there is a risk of a fragmented national infrastructure that creates inefficiencies, hinders interoperability and results in suboptimal investment outcomes.

On the premise that an effective and resilient digital infrastructure is unachievable within the resources, whether skilled personnel or financial, of any single Department, this paper sets out a cross-Departmental approach to delivering a national-level digital backbone. By harnessing the collective expertise of the Government’s digital experts under central oversight, the paper argues that this approach would enable an interoperable infrastructure to support the realisation of digital benefits across government. Ultimately made affordable through the coordination of departmental spending, central strategic oversight would help ensure the most cost-effective and scalable digital capability.

Team Defence – MOD Hydrogen Conference Output Report

Team Defence Information, on behalf of MOD Strategic Command, held a Hydrogen Conference on Thursday the 13th of June.

There was bespoke tables for the workshop activities covering specific areas on the topics listed below.

Table 2 – Renewable power generation (wind, solar, geothermal, tidal)

Table 3 – CHP Engines

Table 4 – Electrolysers & The Water Cycle

Table 5- Electrolysers & The Water Cycle (table 2)

Table 6 – Load Management

Table 7 – Hydrogen Storage & Transportation, & Conversion to Electricity

Table 8 – Carbon Capture & Storage

Table 9 – Synthetic Fuel Production

Table 10 – Fuel Cells

Table 11 – Scheme Financing, Management & Construction

Support Advantage Charter

In September 2021, at DSEI, Lieutenant General Richard Wardlaw, Chief of Defence Logistics & Support (CDLS), invited Industry to propose a MOD/Industry Support Charter to reinforce joint commitment to the Defence Support Strategy (DSS) and its vision of Support Advantage.

The Defence Suppliers Forum Delivery Continuity Executive working within Team Defence Information facilitated Industry engagement to produce the Support Advantage Charter. Under the Charter MOD and Industry agree to work together to improve:

• Support Capability and resilience

• Availability and readiness

• Environmental sustainability

• Exploitation of Support data and technology

• Collaboration, interoperability, and integration

Equipment Support Modelling Guide Book Charter

Currently there is an overheated Defence equipment programme which could be up to £15 billion overcommitted. This over commitment provides a clear focus for MOD to determine how the Defence budget could be better managed or reduced. This includes equipment support cost which can be up to 70% of whole life cost[1]. This situation prompts a renewed emphasis on equipment support affordability and cost management. Modelling and analysis are a means to better understand support options, associated costs and risks. This guidebook, developed by Team Defence Information and MOD Subject Matter Experts, provides a overview of the different types of modelling and associated applications. It addresses modelling for supportability and support system design, deployment, operation, and withdrawal. This includes support operation, economic, and risk modelling. Although this guidebook has a defence connotation the modelling principles are applicable to any complex equipment and its associated support system.

[1] United States of America Department of Defence Operating and Support Cost Estimating Paper

Defence Standard 00-601

Defence Standard 00-600

Secure Information Sharing Positioning Paper