Strategic partnerships
The Chief Information Officer Group has a mandate to assist in developing industry's strategic partnerships to ensure the Australian Defence Force acquires its capabilities in an efficient way.
The Chief Information Officer Group is transforming itself to deliver a more efficient and effective service to the Department of Defence.
Some of the strategic Defence partnerships occurring are:
Rapid Prototyping, Development and Evaluation (RPDE) Program
The Rapid Prototyping, Development and Evaluation (RPDE) Program is a collaborative venture between the Australian Department of Defence and industry. RPDE's mission is to enhance Australian Defence Force warfighting capacity through accelerated capability change in the Network Centric Warfare environment.
Team Australia
Team Australia combines Australian Government and industry in promoting Australia's innovative defence and security technologies. This partnership indicates Defence support of Australian industry to supply high quality, sustainable solutions to the capability requirements of valued overseas customers. It is an initiative of the Australian Government and the Australian defence industry sector.
Defence Teaming Centre
The Defence Teaming Centre (DTC) is an initiative of the Defence Industry which has the mission... 'To lead members and industry to identify, qualify and collaborate to win more Defence business nationally and internationally.'
Industry Capability Network
The Industry Capability Network is an independently managed, non-profit organisation financially supported by State, Territory and Commonwealth Governments. The Network facilitates business partnerships for the purpose of local supply, access to global supply chains and local business growth.