{"id":1220587,"date":"2023-04-28T09:29:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T08:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/digital-skills-for-defence-how-the-mod-is-upskilling-its-workforce-microsoft\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T09:29:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T08:29:15","slug":"digital-skills-for-defence-how-the-mod-is-upskilling-its-workforce-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/digital-skills-for-defence-how-the-mod-is-upskilling-its-workforce-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Skills for Defence: How the MoD is upskilling its workforce &#8211; Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- newscabal uk text -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8162386273903324\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3688094655\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With over 270,000 personnel, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/ministry-of-defence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Defence (MoD)<\/a> is one of the UK\u2019s largest employers with one of the most expansive remits, covering defence and security across land, sea, and air. In\u202fthe increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/digital-strategy-for-defence-delivering-the-digital-backbone-and-unleashing-the-power-of-defences-data\/digital-strategy-for-defence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digitally-enabled world\u202fof\u202fDefence<\/a>,\u202fthe need to develop corresponding expertise is crucial.<\/p>\n<p>Digital affects every part of the ministry\u2019s operations, from the operation of fighter jets through the way the business of Defence is run. To ensure they are equipped for the future, the MoD is underlining their commitment to digital upskilling through their new transformation programme, Digital Skills for Defence (DS4D).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>One Defence Mindset: Why people are crucial to a tech-forward solution<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This new programme will enhance digital skills across the MoD for its workforce. Senior officials from the MoD attended a session at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/locations?activetab=pivot:unitedkingdomtab#tab1eb2f5ccc-36d7-4528-af6e-12df2686df4a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Experience Centre<\/a> to celebrate the launch of DS4D.<\/p>\n<p>Claire Fry, Director of Function Integration at the Ministry of Defence, is the programme Senior Responsible Owner. She believes this is the perfect moment to capitalise upskilling across defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe MOD is no different to any other organisation in that technology is only one part of the jigsaw, the real driver is the mindset of our leader,\u201d says Fry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs senior leaders across Defence, we understand that successful data and digital exploitation underpins everything we do, from the war fighter to how we run the business of Defence.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78904\" style=\"width: 782px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2023\/04\/28\/digital-skills-for-defence-mod-upskilling-workforce\/msdefenceskills_1865\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prod\/sites\/68\/2023\/04\/MSDefenceSkills_1865-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mary Sullivan&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1679305304&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;78&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSDefenceSkills_1865\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Claire Fry, Director of Function Integration, Ministry of Defence, speaking at a lectern&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Digital-Skills-for-Defence-How-the-MoD-is-upskilling-its.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prod\/sites\/68\/2023\/04\/MSDefenceSkills_1865-1600x1067.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-78904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Digital-Skills-for-Defence-How-the-MoD-is-upskilling-its.jpg\" alt=\"Claire Fry, Director of Function Integration, Ministry of Defence, speaking at a lectern\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Claire Fry, Director of Function Integration, Ministry of Defence<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe DS4D programme will enable us to grow our commitment to digital innovation and growth mindset across Defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event gives us the opportunity to really drive our\u00a0\u2018One Defence\u2019 mindset,\u201d says Fry. \u201cWe know that people are what gives defence its edge, so it great for us to come together and set out how we will be investing in skilling our teams to work with digital.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Reimagining the world through the lens of digital<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As evidenced in <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/on-the-issues\/2022\/06\/22\/defending-ukraine-early-lessons-from-the-cyber-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft\u2019s report on defending Ukraine<\/a>, digital systems are critical in today\u2019s security landscape. The DS4D programme intends to equip the defence workforce with new\u202fknowledge\u202fand\u202fpower.<\/p>\n<p>Technology offers a competitive advantage. In a world with over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2022\/12\/14\/cyber-signals-risks-to-critical-infrastructure-on-the-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">43 trillion cyber signals<\/a> per day, applying machine learning could, for example, help analysts separate the signals from the noise. Digital has the potential to transform supply chain efficiencies, modelling and wargaming, or even optimising the Internet of Things across devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigital capability and digital skills are such a critical and crucial part of National Security,\u201d says Charlie Forte, the MoD\u2019s Director General Chief Information Officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigital transformation and\u00a0cultural change are pivotal to our\u00a0success and a core element of Defence\u2019s digital strategy. We need these skills in place to deliver game changing digital and data capabilities across Defence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnsuring that digital skills are being incorporated at all levels is key everyone needs to be digitally savvy from the Chief of the Defence Staff through to a recruit on day one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo that end Microsoft is one of our strategic partners helping us to develop and deploy on our future. We\u2019re at the intersection of \u2018possibility\u2019 and \u2018do-ability\u2019. The partnership we have with Microsoft is beginning to change the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Digital transformation starts with learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The MoD will be introducing\u202fleading\u202fEdge\u202flearning\u202fopportunities and exploiting technology that is accessible to all uniformed services and civil servants, to bring rich digital skills to the users through collaborative tools, and partnerships. DS4D are trialling a number of technologies include Microsoft Viva Learning that support the digital upskilling agenda.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78903\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"78903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2023\/04\/28\/digital-skills-for-defence-mod-upskilling-workforce\/msdefenceskills_1077\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prod\/sites\/68\/2023\/04\/MSDefenceSkills_1077-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSDefenceSkills_1077\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Charlie Forte, DG CIO, Ministry of Defence watching a Microsoft Viva Learning demonstration &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1682679876_933_Digital-Skills-for-Defence-How-the-MoD-is-upskilling-its.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prod\/sites\/68\/2023\/04\/MSDefenceSkills_1077-1600x1067.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-78903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1682679876_933_Digital-Skills-for-Defence-How-the-MoD-is-upskilling-its.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Forte, DG CIO, Ministry of Defence watching a Microsoft Viva Learning demonstration\" width=\"758\" height=\"506\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Charlie Forte, DG CIO, Ministry of Defence watching a Microsoft Viva Learning demonstration<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The life expectancy of a skill <a href=\"https:\/\/hrdailyadvisor.blr.com\/2020\/03\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is about five years<\/a>, so to adopt a growth mindset it\u2019s imperative to commit to learning. The ministry intends to learn lessons cross functionally to create a strong digital ecosystem where people are constantly assessing their skills.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Air Force has a commitment to equipping the Next Generation RAF with technological and digital skills in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/our-organisation\/units\/astra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astra scheme<\/a>. Dr. Arif Mustafa is the RAF\u2019s first Chief Digital and Information Officer. \u201cThe RAF has three strategic tenets: \u2018<em>Succeed today. Innovate for tomorrow. Value our people\u2019<\/em>,\u201d Dr. Mustafa explains. \u201cFor the latter, that means upskilling everyone. We\u2019re converging a nascent team rolling this out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mustafa recognises the challenges that come with a project like this, the key one being time. \u201cEverybody is extremely busy so having the opportunity to schedule in learning time is essential. Just having the tools to collaborate or work together, like with Viva Learning, is invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are also great resources such as low-code no-code apps for our teams to create and solutions to day-to-day work challenges. It\u2019s also important to have all sectors working together \u2013 whether it\u2019s the RAF, GCHQ, or the Navy \u2013 having equal access cross-functionally, and across all levels, is tremendously valuable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Forward thinking: Skills to set the MoD up for success<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Digital Skills for Defence programme is creating an environment for all personnel to feel empowered to develop their skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in a critical age of defence,\u201d reflects Claire Fry. \u201cEverything is digital, and we need to ensure we have broader ecosystems in place to mitigate for this. Microsoft is a key industry player who can offer different platforms and benefit the organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft UK\u2019s CEO, Clare Barclay commented: \u201cAlmost every organisation I speak to is prioritising digital skills. When businesses invest in people, we all benefit; skills open doors for everyone. 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