Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority Defence Standardization Department Introduction into defence standardization in the Czech Republic Defence standardization experts course Kyiv, September 7 – 9, 2015 Mikuláš STANKIEVICZ Tel , Fax ,

Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority Defence Standardization Department Topics - National defence standardization structure - Key players of Defence Standardization in CZE - Responsibility distribution for DS process in MoD - DSD and its main services delivered by to MoD stakeholders - Challenges - Transformation issues - Recommendations and proposals 2

Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority Defence Standardization Department National defence standardization system structure Minister of Defence MoD State Secretary Political Deputy MoD Military Police MoD Armaments and Acquisitions Division DSCGQA Authority Deputy MoD for … Source: Personnel agency Military Intelligence Chief of General Staff Deputy MoD for … Dep. MoD for Armaments and Acquisition 3

Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority Defence Standardization Department DSCGQAA structure effective as in Sept DSCGQAA Defence Standardization Department Assets Codification Section Gov. Quality Assurance Strategy Department NATO and EU Standardization Section (STANAG ratification and implementation, STANREC approval, EU defence standards) Defence Standardization Support Section (CZE Defence standards, DS Registry, Terminology, IT support, Outsourcing management) Source: Local GQA dept. Law, Controlling, Economical and Technical Agendas Department 4

Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority Defence Standardization Department DSCGQAA Defence Standardization Department CZE Ministries and Governmental Offices + CZE civil stand. authority = interested bodies Defence and Security Industry Association of the Czech Rep. (DSIA) CZE Military Technical and Research Institutes, Central Military Hospital = R&D, CZE Defence Standard (CDS) co-developers NATO TAs + WGs = STANAG and AP developers CZE MoD and Armed forces = main STANAG, AP and CDS users CZE def. and sec. industry companies = CDS, STANAG, AP, civilian and defence standards users EDA, MSG, MSHT - EU cooperating bodies CS + SMG = Stand. management CZE civil stand. authority -represents CZE in EU SDO 5

Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority Defence Standardization Department Responsibilities and need for differenced education of def. standardization custodians in MoD Director of the DSCGQA Authority is responsible for overall Defence Standardization management in the Czech Republic and in the Ministry of Defence (particularly for standardization of terminology, codification and GQA) Chief of General Staff, NAD and other MoD top level managers are responsible for Def. Standardization in areas of their responsibility Director of GS Division/MoD Dept. Stand. Group custodian Director of GS Department Stand. Class custodian Section manager / Stand. officer Expert, WG representative Approval Decision Analysis 6

Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority Defence Standardization Department Defence Standardization Department - is responsible for the process of ratification and implementation of the NATO Standardization Agreements into the legal environment of the Czech Republic; - is responsible for the process of development and maintenance of the Czech Defence Standards; - administers the process of the standardization of the terminology and keeps the unified terminology in accordance with NATO agreed terminology; - receives, registers, stores and distributes NATO standardization documents; -represents the Czech Republic and MoD in the NATO AC/321 – Committee for Standardization and its subordinated SMG. 7

Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority Defence Standardization Department Challenges and goals for DSD/DSCGQAA Keeping high level of service during to implementation of State service Act No 234/2014. Verification of correct STANAG, AP and CDS referenced in MoD contracts, closer cooperation with MoD Armaments and Acquisitions Division focused on valid and relevant standard use. Participation on the verification of logistician STANAG implementation - Capable Logistician 2015 Exercise evaluation. Exploitation of EDSTAR standards recommendations. Serve as Centralized access point in MoD for all EU standardization related documents. Sharing experiences and resources with other NATO and EU partner countries. 8

Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority Defence Standardization Department Transformation issues 1.Beginning phase Info collection and evaluation, using of lessons learned, ideal stand management model (BPM at MSHT portal) legal framework development establishing defence standardization authority initial document storing and distributing (doc. registry). 2.Building of the standardization management system responsibility matrix, education and training of core MoD positions, NATO stand document distribution cycle, analysing priorities (capability driven). 3.Productive phase enhancing effectiveness of information system, own education and training capacity. 9

Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority Defence Standardization Department Recommendations and proposals Promise less, finalise more, Undoubted continuous responsibility for every single standard is crucial, Thorough analysis at the beginning saves a lot of time in following standard implementation phase, International cooperation saves time and resources - possibility of closer CZE – UKR bilateral cooperation in the field of defence standardization. 10

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