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New centre targets defence communication

Wednesday, 22 November 2006

The University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ has established a new industry-focused centre that aims to play a key role in Australia's growing defence sector.

The (CDCIN) specialises in research, consulting and defence capability, with an emphasis on advanced communications systems.

The centre will be launched this morning (Wednesday 22 November) by Defence Materiel Advocate Major General Jim Molan, who was Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at the Multinational Force Headquarters in Iraq during 2004 and 2005.

The launch will be held prior to the start of an all-day defence communications symposium at the National Wine Centre. The symposium, , has attracted participants nationally from industry, government, military and universities.

CDCIN

The new Centre for Defence Communications and Information Networking at the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ builds on the skills of key staff and associates, who have a combined experience of more than 100 years in industry, government and academia throughout the world.

"The need for such a centre became apparent to us earlier this year," says , the Director of CDCIN. "Our research and consulting services were increasingly being engaged by key defence players, and the South Australian government's State Defence Sector Plan called for urgent measures to meet the skills shortage in defence.

"The establishment of the new centre consolidates our core capabilities in modelling and simulation