{"id":55094,"date":"2018-07-09T16:54:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T16:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/09\/france-stands-up-military-data-hub\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:03:23","slug":"france-stands-up-military-data-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2018\/07\/09\/france-stands-up-military-data-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"France stands up military data hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PARIS – France has set up a new office to boost user access to the various databases held in the defense ministry, the Armed Forces Ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Armed Forces Ministry takes full note of the digital revolution and puts in place the General Directorate of Digital, and Information and Communications Systems,\u201d the ministry announced in a July 9 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe signed the June 28 decree to set up the office, which will report to the Armed Forces Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of the new office is to boost interoperability and to allow greater sharing of information stored in the many databases around the ministry, a spokesman for the office said \u2013 to break down the \u201csilos\u201d of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admiral Arnaud Coustilli\u00e8re will head the 50-strong office, comprising civil and military personnel with computing skills, the ministry added.<\/p>\n\n\n\t