TOWARDS a KNOWLEDGE-BASED SAF

MR NEO KIM HAI Head KM Office Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

One Objective – A Knowledge-based SAF

Leadership Support

Believe in Knowledge Capital

Ground Understands Usefulness of KM One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

Spectrum of Operations to contribute to Regional & International security

International Peace Support Maritime Humanitarian Counter Piracy Operations Security Assistance & Disaster Relief One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

Wide Spectrum of Operations to contribute to Local & Regional security

Learn New Operational Knowledge Ops Knowledge Apply into Cycle Internalise Doctrines & Quickly Tactics One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

Operational Complexity

3rd Generation SAF - More Networked & Integrated One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

Operational Complexity

Power of the Fighter Entire Network Attack Aircrafts Helicopter SHOOT Command Systems & Artillery Processes Integrated Network

Sensors

“ In the 3rd Generation SAF, the soldier not just fights with his rifle, he has got the whole SAF in his backpack”. - Mr Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister/ Minister for Defence, Singapore One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

Operational Complexity

• War-fighters must be Air force Knowledge Hub conversant with Ops Doctrine & Info Flow

• Draw Expertise from Centres of Knowledge

Navy Knowledge Hub

Army Knowledge Hub One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

Operational Complexity System Complexity

• Conscript system –leveraging National Servicemen • Limited time to train (2 years full time) • Need to learn new systems during yearly in-camp trainings

Active Servicemen Operational Ready National Servicemen One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

Operational Complexity System Complexity

• Create Centralised Knowledge Repository • IT-enabled self-discovery for the IT-savvy

Capture System Knowledge

Store in Central Repository

Retrieve Easily for Learning

Active Servicemen Operational Ready National Servicemen One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

Knowledge Tree One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

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Fundamental review in our beliefs, the way we think and interact

Traditional New Receptive to New Strict Compliance Ideas Tolerant of Regimentation Mistakes Deference to Authority One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

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“ Start small, scale-up progressively”. - Major General , Chief of Army, 2001

Identify Implement Equip committed quick wins Scale up them with change in progressively OL ideas agents workplace One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

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•Numerous Communities-of-Practice set up

MINDEF Public Affairs One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

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• Open discussion for important & complex topics • Separate decision forum convened when issues thoroughly debated • “Walk-the-Talk” – Leadership attends OL courses

Leadership Dialogues

“ Open discussion is necessary to level-up understanding for complex issues”. - Lieutenant General , Chief of Defence Force, SAF One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 2 a Learning Culture One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 2 a Learning Culture

Invest in our People to adapt to changes & create new knowledge faster

Leadership Continuing Education Development

Professional Military Education & Training Military Domain Experts One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 2 a Learning Culture

Contributing back to the Nation

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 3 a Learning Culture

Building Knowledge Capital One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 3 a Learning Culture

• Consolidate Disparate Systems • Common Repository for Explicit Knowledge

enterprise System for Innovation, Learning & Knowledge (eSILK)

Virtual Intranet Registry Wiki System Building Knowledge Army Capital Knowledge Air force Portal Portal Navy Ex Trg Manpower System Workplace One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 3 a Learning Culture

Lessons Learnt from Exercises Shared

Ex Forging Sabre - Integrated Air-Land Living Firing Exercise in United States

Building Knowledge Capital One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 3 a Learning Culture

• Collaborative tools to support various communities in creating and sharing knowledge • Self-directed learning on the Internet

SAF/ MINDEF Wiki

eForum Building Knowledge Capital One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 3 a Learning Culture • Harness power of the network to create knowledge- based environment for commanders to see first, understand better, decide & act faster • Transform warfighting concepts, doctrine & processes

Integrated Knowledge-based Command and Control

Building Knowledge Capital One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 4 a Learning Culture

• No Single Entity can acquire Full Knowledge of the Entire System

• Each “knowledge branch” will Champion for a Selected Field

Unifying IT System

Building Knowledge Capital One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 4 a Learning Culture Task Forces could draw upon expertise and knowledge from the entire SAF to achieve integrated war-fighting

HR

C4 Plans HR Unifying IT C4 Plan System HQ Int Ops Building CSS Int Ops Knowledge Capital CSS

“... foster a learning climate through more permissive organisational structures”. - Lieutenant General , Chief of Defence Force, 2008 One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 4 a Learning Culture

• Synergise Inter-agency & Multi-lateral Maritime cooperation • Fusion & Distribution of Ops Knowledge to Partner Navies & Maritime Agencies

Changi C2 Centre

Unifying IT System

Building Knowledge Capital One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 4 a Learning Culture Restructure functional departments into 5 inter-linked knowledge hubs

Army Re-structuring COA

COA Ops Dev Unifying IT GS HR GS System

Building Knowledge GS(ops) GS(Dev) Capital Training CSS One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 4 a Learning Culture Re-organise structure and network new war-fighting commands to achieve greater effectiveness

Air Force Re-organisation Chief of Air Force Unifying IT Air Staff System (Ops, Int, Log, HR) Building Sembawang Tengah Air Knowledge Air Base Base Capital Paya Lebar Changi Air Air Base Base One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 4 a Learning Culture Network various ops centres into an integrated structure to support knowledge-based operations MINDEF/ SAF Operations Centre (MSOC)

Unifying IT System

Building Knowledge Capital One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 5 a Learning Culture

Creating Knowledge Hubs

Unifying IT System

Building Knowledge Capital One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 5 a Learning Culture • Re-engineer systems & processes for eRegistry & e-Meeting Creating Knowledge Hubs

Unifying IT System

Building Knowledge Capital One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives Nurturing 5 a Learning Culture

• Incorporate new training processes • Organise CoPs and re-wire processes Creating Knowledge Hubs Reflection Journaling

Unifying IT System

Building Knowledge Coaching Action Learning Capital Coaching Process

Before During Post Action Action Action Review Review Review One Objective Three Imperatives Five Initiatives

Knowledge Tree

Creating 4 Knowledge Hubs 1 Nurturing a 5 Innovating Learning New Culture Unifying IT Processes 3 System

Building 2 Knowledge Capital

On-going journey • Strong leadership support • Enduring ground implementation • Unified IT system Thank you

Mr. NEO Kim Hai [email protected]