“Culture is about 80% of the problem, technology about 20%.”
That’s one key takeaway from Samantha Paarlberg (Head of Digital Transformation, NATO ACT) and Col Arnel David (Director of Task Force Maven), our guests in the latest episode of Future Aspects of C2: The Big 5.
Emerging technologies are no longer only enablers. They are driving change in command and control. But how do we move new technology from concepts and demonstrations into real operational capability, across 32 nations and at the speed of relevance?
In this episode on Technological Enablers, we discuss:
- Why NATO must deliver digital capability in months rather than years, using pilots to prove value in operations
- How the Maven Smart System went from zero to almost 20,000 users in less than a year by inspiring people instead of forcing them
- How the Alliance Data Sharing Ecosystem and data-centric security can build the trust nations need to share data
- How AI is speeding up planning, wargaming and targeting while keeping humans at the centre of every workflow
- Why digital literacy, especially among senior leaders, and a greater tolerance for risk are key to adoption
Technology may be the driver, but people, processes and organisation decide whether it becomes a real capability.
Listen to the full episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/48P7QXeLvNf69aar5ID9Na?si=1vsVOPIrT5GXAD1E-IAMBg
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