Podcasts Government Defence Connect Podcast Network Making industry a fundamental input to capability, Andrew Garth, general manager, CDIC

Making industry a fundamental input to capability, Andrew Garth, general manager, CDIC

Published: Nov. 23, 2017, 2:20 a.m.

\u201cThe concept of the CDIC being one front door for defence industry to come to, to provide that range of services, is really striking a cord.\u201d Andrew Garth, general manager of the Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC), joins the Defence Connect Podcast to discuss the progress the organisation has made since its launch nearly a year ago. A key initiative of the Defence Industry Policy Statement, the CDIC has aimed to \u2018open the door to Defence\u2019 for Australian industry and truly recognise industry as a fundamental input to capability. Garth takes us through the changes the industry has undertaken over the last decade, from when it was \u201ca tough sell\u201d to where it is today, the relationships with primes and SMEs, as well as the challenges the organisation will face in reaching the full operational capability of the CDIC. http://www.defenceconnect.com.au