“ We ' re in a fourth industrial revolution . It ' s very emergent , there ' s an agility to it . THEIA in terms of delivering transformation is about getting to a tipping point ”
STEFAN CROSSFIELD BRIGADIER , HEAD OF INFORMATION EXPLOITATION , DEPUTY CIO , CDO , BRITISH ARMY private industry to work closer together . SMEs hold fantastic opportunities for us , and often they don ' t realise the opportunities they offer because they ' ve developed capabilities that they don ' t realise have military applicability .
“ We have the ability and willingness to test ideas with soldiers in demanding and arduous conditions . We ' ve learned that one SME may have a great idea to do X , but when you combine them with Y that we know about , we will more than double the opportunity that those capabilities offer .”
Developing the digital opportunity Brigadier Stefan Crossfield is Head of Information Exploitation , Deputy Chief Information Officer , and the Chief Data Officer ( CDO ) for the British Army . For him , THEIA is all about orchestrating digital transformation and
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