As warfare becomes more data-driven, a robust C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) ecosystem is no longer a luxury, but an imperative. The ability to collect, curate, digest, and disseminate information, a process that AI could facilitate, is a new prerequisite for victory on today’s battlefield. Digital capabilities, able to transform streams of data into a situational awareness advantage, will become essential.
This highly digitised environment raises new challenges for the NATO alliance. The development of a digital backbone will become key to ensure the operational readiness of the alliance in the digital age. Taking stock of NATO’s digital platforms and its C4ISR infrastructure is therefore vital. As interoperability starts extending into the clouds, time has come to evaluate NATO’s digital capabilities.
The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) would like to welcome you to its Symposium: Fit for the future? Towards a digitally-capable NATO alliance for the 21st century?
The Symposium will try to answer the following questions:
- How can C4ISR and digital infrastructure enable NATO to strengthen its warfighting capabilities?
- What is the state of play within NATO in terms of C4SIR and digitisation?
- What’s the role of AI in the collection, curation, digestion, and dissemination of information?
- What does a C4ISR and digitalisation agenda look like for the Alliance?
Join us on Monday, March 10th, from 10:00 to 15:00, at Rue Montoyer 51, 1000 Brussels (Microsoft office).
World class experts, defence planners, military professionals, and strategists will assess the state of play in C4ISR and digitalisation and discuss how NATO can prepare for the battlefield of the 21st century.
Note: The event takes place in BRUSSELS, Belgium
Timetable
9.30-10.00 Registration and Coffee
10.00-10.05 Welcome by Ben Crampton, Director European Government Affairs, Microsoft
10.05-10.10 Introductory remarks by Michel Rademaker, Deputy Executive Director, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
10.10-10.30 Keynote speech: The role of technology in war/conflict by Tim Sweijs, Research Director, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
10.30-11:45 Panel 1: C4ISR and Digital capabilities in contemporary warfare
- Kateryna Bondar (virtual), Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies Wadhwani AI center
- Elsa Kania, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
- Andrea Gilli, Lecturer, University of St Andrews
Moderator: Tim Sweijs, Research Director, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
11:45-12:00 Q&A
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
13:00-14:15 Panel 2: NATO’s Digital capabilities: fit for the 21st century?
- Antonio Calcara, Head of the Geopolitics and Technology Programme, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy
- Marco Criscuolo, Deputy Director Digital Staff, NATO
- Clotilde Bômont, Senior Policy Analyst Cyber and Digital technologies, European Union Institute for Security Studies
Moderator: Davis Ellison, Strategic Analyst, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
14:15-14:30 Q&A
14:30-14:35 Closing remarks Michel Rademaker, Deputy Executive Director, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
14:35-15:00 (Coffee) Reception
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