Capgemini appointment to defence program

Peter Dinham
Tuesday, 20 October 2009 12:33

IT Industry - Deals

Capgemini Australia has been added as an associate partner to the Federal Government’s Rapid Prototyping, Development and Evaluation (RPDE) program, a joint defence and industry initiative which looks at solutions to issues and problems faced by Australia’s Defence Force Warfighter organisations.

According to Capgemini's vice president head of public sector, Shelley Oldham, the RPDE program aims to “accelerate the introduction of innovative solutions, targeting areas which can be improved in months, rather than years.

Oldham says Capgemini’s appointment to the RPDE program “extends its credentials in working with Defence, which includes its involvement working with Mincom to deliver Joint Project 2077 - Logistics for the Warfighter,” and she claims that the company’s Accelerated Solutions Environment (ASE) is designed “to do just that,” and “to help its clients to solve complex problems in short timeframes.”

“Capgemini Australia’s collaborative and innovative approach is complementary to the RPDE Program’s central ethos. We’re excited by the possibility of bringing to bear our expertise to help address some of Defence's most challenging organisational issues. For example, Capgemini’s TechnoVision approach enables public sector organisations to rapidly reap the benefits of emerging technologies, within their existing legacy environments.”

Oldham also claims that, given the challenging nature of the Defence Reform Program, Capgemini’s solutions are “well-placed to help resolve Defence’s hard-to-answer questions in the areas of business reform and transformation.”