Friday 31st May saw the conclusion of the’Institute of Air Force Military Sciences in Florence, the fourth edition of the workshop of Defence Leadership Academy titled “Exploring New Frontiers: Multi-domain and New Artificial Intelligence”.
The advanced training activity was promoted by MBDA – multinational group Leader European and global actor in the missile and missile systems sector – and designed in collaboration with the’ISMA e ABProject company Leader in strategic consulting and management training - with the aim of creating a fruitful Networking in the defence system.
The Opening Seminar: “Futures, Defence and Security: Upcoming Revolutions” conducted by Dr Roberta Terzi, brought together participants from the Armed Forces and Industry, enabling dialogue and reflection on the emerging geopolitical scenarios, ranging from the cognitive dimension to the impact of emerging technologies; related domains that are already part of our present and with which the actors involved are grappling.
The speakers, from the Armed Forces and national and international academic circles, shared and addressed relevant topics concerning military affairs revolutions and the evolution of Artificial Intelligence between ethics and effectiveness, all aimed at prefiguring a Governance for Security in the current geopolitical scenario.
The edition, which opened with institutional greetings from Colonel Alessandro Castellan, Head of the Department for Didactic and Managerial Training and Dr Giovanni Soccodato, Executive Group Director Sales & Business Development and Managing Director At MBDA Italia, its speakers and moderators included representatives from the military, industry, and academic sectors who spoke on highly current and strategically important issues.
On the first of the three days, the reference themes were the future, defence and security, and questions were raised about possible upcoming revolutions in various disruptive sectors such as emerging technologies, artificial intelligence and cognitive dominance in current geopolitical scenarios.
The second and third days:
“Anticipatory Governance & New Domains”
“Future Scenarios: Proposals & Actions”
have been created in collaboration with SKOPIA, a company specialising in future studies and Governance anticipatory and were entirely dedicated to future scenarios and aimed at exploring the strategic themes of the opening seminar.
At the conclusion of the event, the General Giovanni Francesco Adamo, Commander of the Institute of Air Force Military Sciences in Florence and the’Mr Claudio Moretti, Head of Missile Systems, University MBDA, which synthesised the salient points of the three days, illustrated the future prospects of this agreement.
It concept of the Defence Leadership Academy embodiment of the spirit of service and sense of belonging to the national community, supporting and developing close collaboration and continuous, systematic dialogue between Industry, the Armed Forces and academia, promoting a model that benefits Italy and Europe.
The Institute of Aeronautical Military Sciences, subordinate to Air Force Schools Command / 3rd Air Force Region, is home to numerous training activities including the Normal Master Course, the Staff Course for Captains of the Special Ranks and further training opportunities planned for Majors/Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels for Officers who will assume the function of Group and Department Commander; to these has also been added the Seminar for Brigadier Generals, which offers a clear opportunity for reflection, during which to exchange experiences and knowledge, as well as to strengthen analytical tools and stimulate strategic thinking of the future leaders of the Armed Force. The “ course is also offered at ISMA.“Public Affairs Officer”for specialists in institutional information and communication.
Within the ISMA, the ... is included and operational Department for Educational and Managerial TrainingRe.Fo.Di.Ma.), which is tasked with carrying out in-person and distance training activities (e-learningand its related research/development in the fields of teaching methodologies and managerial skills, especially in collaboration with the University of Florence. By virtue of this, the Department is focal point within the Italian Air Force for the methodology e-learning and for training to the Leadership. Re.Fo.Di.Ma is also responsible for training professionals who, in various capacities, design and evaluate training courses: to this end, a course is provided on Educational Design and Evaluation for Training Managers, in which advanced techniques and tools are provided that are essential for creating courses geared towards maximum possible training effectiveness. Furthermore, in collaboration with the University of Florence, the Department for Didactic and Managerial Training also offers Advanced Training courses, specifically on Human Resource Management, regarding the managerial field, and on new training methodologies (experiential learning/Outdoors) regarding innovative teaching methods.
The Institute also establishes itself as a cultural and think tank for the Armed Forces, hosting international aeronautical and military congresses and seminars, as well as national and international conferences and study groups. The logistical and technological capabilities of ISMA are also known and appreciated at an inter-force level for hosting symposiums, workshops, meetings and committee.
