Cyber Sailor: the communications and information systems staff to ensure command and control of tomorrow's naval military operations

• Autor(a) principal: Precioso, Dário Tito dos Santos Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/27518
• topic: Technology assessment; Military environment; Tecnologia da informação -- Information technology; Educação militar -- Military education; Command and control; Avaliação tecnológica; Ambiente militar; Comando e controlo

In recent years, there has been a significant development in military information systems and communication equipment. As a result of this development, there has been a need for innovation in how military communications and information (CIS) systems, which support Command and Control, are organized and cope with this technological disruption. The rapid advancement of science and technology places a significant burden on military operations and the standard of education and training of military personnel working with information systems in support of the command and control capability. To find solutions to this problem, the following research question was raised “What are the essential Information Systems competencies of the personnel assigned to the CIS in the Portuguese Navy?” A mixed methodology (qualitative and quantitative) was used to answer the same. Based on a sample of 55 responses to a questionnaire, a semantic analysis of the responses was carried out using Leximancer, and we concluded that systems, evolution, training, processes, equipment, resilience, and bandwidth are essential factors to guarantee the success of functions assigned to the CIS of the Portuguese Navy. This research contributes with an explanatory conceptual model of the essential factors for the success of CIS functions in the Portuguese Navy and a better understanding of the training requirements in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the development of the military assigned to this area. The conceptual model also explains the themes, concepts and relationships that help identify what is needed to ensure the most appropriate and successful training in ICT.