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AFCEA Technet Europe
Achieving true Network Enabled Capability – is the challenge technological or human?
Gordon McMillan
Istanbul27 May 2010
Were her challenges human or technological?
Network Enabled CapabilityAs clear as mud?
“NEC offers decisive advantage through the timely provision and exploitation of information and intelligence to enable effective decision making and agile actions. NEC will be implemented through the coherent and progressive development of defence equipment, software, processes, structures and individual and collective training, underpinned by the development of a secure, robust and extensive network of networks.” *
“NEC is about the coherent integration of sensors, decision-makers, weapon systems and support capabilities to achieve the desired effect” *
*Source: UK JSP 777 Edn 1
The three dimensions of NEC
The three dimensions of NEC
Do we have our priorities right?
Battlespace Information 2007 Conference, Brussels, March 2007
3 days
45 speakers/presentations, with…
…925 slides…
…but only 2 speakers focused on human factors.
19 other presenters mentioned ‘human factors’ on 45 slides
People – or ‘Human factors’
Selection
Education
Training
Language
Culture
Doctrine
Change
…
People – or ‘Human factors’
Common understanding
Trust
Confidence
Resourcefulness
…
People – or ‘Human factors’Language
“Secure the building”
ResourcefulnessPeople – or ‘Human factors’
Interoperability (non-technical)
Interrelationships
Interdependence
People – or ‘Human factors’Future warfare - its all about I3, not C4!
People – or ‘Human factors’Characteristics of successful NEC ‘operators’
An ability to
See the big picture
Multi-task
Deal with complexity, ambiguity and uncertainty
Assess and act on risks
Understand cultures
Conceptualize/synthesize
Build trust
A willingness to
Take the initiative
Learn
Empower others
Education and training People – or ‘Human factors’
Conclusion
My intention today was not to try to answer the question
directly, but to provide some food for thought…
Clearly the challenges are not only technological and human,
but include other factors…
However, it is my contention that not enough effort is being put
into ‘human factors’ - ours, or the enemies’…
…is the challenge technological or human?
Inmarsat’s role in NEC…
… is to provide meaningful voice and data communications to
disadvantaged platforms and remote and/or highly mobile
individuals outside the reach of terrestrial networks.