AM Presentation slides from the latest CDE Innovation Network Event 'Autonomy and big data for Defence' hosted in London on 21 October 2015

1. Innovation Network event
21 October 2015

2. 22 October
2015
CDE enduring
competition
Bruce Hardie - CDE Technology Manager

3. Enduring competition
Perpetual
Radical
£3 million per
year

4. Enduring competition
Challenges
Enduring
Framework

5. Enduring challenges: overview

6. Protection
Defence assets
Portable
Secure - COTS
Disposal/denial

7. Situational awareness
Geography
Culture
Atmosphere
Social context

8. Situational awareness
Prioritising
Collating
Processing
Human interaction

9. Power and energy
Key enablers
Mobile power
Alternative
sources

10. Power and energy
Key enablers
Mobile power
Alternative
sources

11. Right person -
Right time
Cost effective
and robust
Secure - COTS
Communication

12. Cyber defence
Pace of change
Legacy systems
Social networks
Data

13. Data security
‘Big data’
Novel solutions
required!
Data

14. Data security
‘Big data’
Novel solutions
required!
Data

15. Storage and
supply
Scalability
Alternatives
Novel defences
Lethality

16. Lethality
Storage and
supply
Scalability
Alternatives
Novel defences

17. Strategic lift
Tactical agility
Fuel efficiency
MOD generic
architectures
Mobility

18. Strategic lift
Tactical agility
Fuel efficiency
MOD generic
architectures
Mobility

19. Support
Physical and
mental
performance
Training methods
Human performance

20. Training - realism
Preparation
Multi-use
equipment
Non-expert usage
Human performance

21. Rehabilitative care
Low risk
Human-machine
‘interfaces’
Human performance

22. Lower cost of ownership
Right person/time
Cost-effective and
robust
Secure - COTS

23. Enduring challenge - linkages

24. How can you get involved?
Right person/time
Cost effective and
robust
Secure - COTS

25. Centre for Defence Enterprise
Advanced Design and
Manufacturing
Wing Commander Jim Pennycook
Centre for Defence Enterprise
030 67704236
030 67704237
cde@dstl.gov.uk
www.gov.uk/dstl/cde

26. Innovation Network event
21 October 2015

27. 22 October 2015
Guidance for
completing CDE
research proposals
Bruce Hardie - CDE Technology Manager

28. Proposal content
Proposal format
Exemplars
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Your feedback

29. What are we looking for?
5 key factors

30. The idea
Clarity!!!
Innovation!!!
Low technology
readiness levels

31. The idea
Science
History
Proposal = contract

32. The idea
Defence users
Scenario
Conditions of use

33. The idea
Multiple uses
Limitations
Graphics

34. The idea
Capabilities
Improvements
YOUR vision!!!

35. The idea
UNCLASSIFIED

36. The benefit
Valued benefit(s)
Significant levels
Commitment

37. The benefit
Critical science and
technology
Wider applications
MOD as a business

38. The benefit
Critical science and
technology
Wider applications
MOD as a business

39. The benefit
Improvements and
measurements
Justification

40. The impact
Game changing?
Push boundaries?
Barriers

41. The impact
‘Acid test’
YOUR vision

42. The impact
Benefits
Body of evidence
Roadmap

43. The impact
Benefits
Body of evidence
Roadmap

44. The approach
Strong outputs
Clear descriptions
Logical/progressive

45. The approach
Time and resources
Dependencies
Credibility

46. The approach
Access to facilities
Government-
furnished ‘X’ (GFX)
Assumptions

47. The approach
Ethics

48. The deliverables
Clear offerings
Differences – rivals
Performance

49. CDE assessment
Performance
Assessment
Framework (PAF)

50. CDE assessment
Online links
PAF guide
All competitions

51. CDE assessment

52. Operational relevance
HIGH impact

53. Likelihood of exploitation
Make it happen
Delivery

54. Building critical S&T for UK
Future capabilities
Future visions

55. Scientific quality/innovation
Innovative science
Feasibility

56. Technical risk
Assess feasibility
De-risk decisions
Push S&T limits

57. Great proposals!
Evidence required
Contribution

58. Online bid submission
Portal – only route
Low overheads
Control of
intellectual
property (IP)

59. New CDE submission portal
Coming soon!
Easier to use
Access to portal 1
data for limited
period

60. Portal 1 - getting started

61. Technical tabs - advice
Options
Use carefully...
(ANY) option

62. Proposal - front cover
Title
Innovation
description
Careful thought

63. Military scenario
Where used?
Multiple uses?
Constraints

64. Military organisation
Land – sea – air?
Type of role
activities

65. Military capability
Do we need it?
Performance
How measured?

66. Attachments
Complexity
1MB max
MS Word format

67. Requirements
Functions
Steps
Diagrams


68. Solution
Logical/progressive
Scientific principles
Diagrams

69. Solution
History
Stand alone
Assessors shoes…

70. Critical parameters
Availability
Barriers
Openness

71. Performance assessment
Experimentation
Detailed design
Reliable data

72. Performance assessment
Experimentation
Detailed design
Reliable data

73. Performance assessment
Builds confidence

74. Intellectual capital
Ownership of IP
Level of maturity
Approach

75. Stakeholder management
Other stakeholders
Downstream
Stakeholder map

76. Contract scenario
Planned activities
Future vision
Attachments!

77. Supply organisation
Who's involved?
Alliances
Don’t rely on GFX..

78. Supply capability
Resources?
Other GFX!
Commercial routes

79. Resource scheduling
Known FY “bug”
Be specific!
Overheads

80. Contracting terms
Contract type
Justify choice
Reasonable profit

81. Deliverables
Clearly defined
Clear links

82. Payment schedules
Advanced funding
Stage payments
Contract set up

83. Final reminders!
The 5 key factors!
Clear & concise!
Use (ANY) option

84. Final reminders!
Innovation
description
Online form
Graphics

85. Final reminders!
Avoid GFX
Early submissions!
Contract set up

86. Proposal health check
Proof read
Remove ambiguity
Weed out TLAs!

87. Effective proposals
Content
PAF
Structure

88. Questions?
Centre for Defence Enterprise
cde@dstl.gov.uk
www.gov.uk/dstl/cde

89. Innovation Network event
21 October 2015