Data at Defence: What you need to know

Video / February 3, 2020

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What is data?

Text, numbers, graphics, images, sound or video that represent facts.

To fully exploit its value, data must be…

  • Shared
  • Accessible
  • Secure
  • Trusted
  • Managed ethically

Why do we use data at Defence?

  • Improve and enhance operational capabilities, efficiency and effectiveness of DND and the Canadian Armed Forces
  • Support evidence-based decisions with real-time information

Data at Defence is complex

  • Personnel
  • Intelligence
  • Materiel
  • Financial
  • Operations
  • …and more

With the DND/CAF Data Strategy, we will…

  • Manage data as a shared asset
  • Provide data tools and environment for the Defence Team
  • Build data literacy through training and staffing
  • Create a culture where data is valued

ADM(Data, Innovation, Analytics) provides support to implement the Data Strategy.

Find out more:

Dt.mil.ca (link accessible only on the National Defence network)

Admdia.smadia@forces.gc.ca

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