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Innovation Through Procurement: Across Europe

Public Procurement Intl

Spurred by the report on The Future of European Competitiveness led by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, institutions across Europe are examining how to promote innovation through public procurement. Among other things, they discussed ongoing research with NATO’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA).

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5G: The Transformation of Defense Networks

FedInsider

Friday, October 13, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE In 2022, the Department of Defense created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies, laying the foundation for new opportunities to implement innovative solutions to military needs. and its allies and partners.

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FCC to reinstate council tasked with studying AI’s impact on communications networks

FedScoop

The council, in compliance with the White House’s AI executive order , will be tasked by the FCC with considering the role that the technology plays in enhancing communication networks and the reliability risks it poses for emerging technologies like 6G networks and next-generation 911 networks, according to the public notice.

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Leveraging 5G as a Federal Innovation Enabler

FedInsider

As the DOD works with industry to adopt 5G networks, prototyping and sandboxing 5G capabilities can bolster adoption and innovation. The Department of Defense is eager to build 5G capabilities to create secure private networks accessible in any battlespace, anywhere the department is deployed. 5G is also a security enabler.

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How to Implement Innovations

GovLoop

If you’re going to innovate, you need to have a place to do it and the people to do it with. The city of Philadelphia has a robust Public Technology and Innovation team within its Office of Innovation and Technology. The team builds out the city’s capacity to innovate by exploring several areas of community and workforce.

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Chris Tsirlis Joins Airbus DS Government Solutions as Business Development, Production Innovation VP

GovCon Wire

Marine Corps veteran, has been appointed vice president of business development and product innovation at Airbus DS Government Solutions focused on developing satellite communications and networking systems. Tsirlis announced his appointment at the satcom and networking systems company in a LinkedIn post published Sunday.

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MetTel’s Don Parente Shares How AI & Satellite Innovations Are Changing Communications

ExecutiveBiz

Artificial intelligence and satellite innovations are driving advancements within the communications industry, and we’re just beginning to see how far these technologies can take us.