28/29 June 2007 University of National and World Economy Sofia, Bulgaria INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “Policy and Models for R&D Management in Support of Defense Industrial Transformation”

Col. Venelin Georgiev, PhD MoD, Bulgaria MAZES IN THE DEFENSE RECEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT MODEL

OVERVIEW DEFENCE POLICY AND STRATEGY IN THE AREA OF DEFENSE RECEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WHAT DO THE PRACTICAL RESULTS SHOW? GOALS FOR DEFENSE RECEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES R&D MANAGEMENT MODEL - PROCESSES, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES

DEFENCE POLICY AND STRATEGY IN AREA OF R&D ROLE OF THE R&D ACTIVITIES IN DEFENSE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION R&D PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN THE POLITICAL GUIDANCE OF THE DEFENSE MINISTER DEFENSE ACQUISITION STRATEGY AND R&D PROJECT MANAGEMENT

WHAT DO THE PRACTICAL RESULTS SHOW? CURRENT STATE OF THE DEFENCE R&D MANAGEMENT MODEL – it is necessary the model to be updated and developed RESULTS FROM THE FINANCIAL ENSURING OF THE R&D PROJECTS – there is not clear policy for the process of planning of the financial recourses for the R&D projects in midterm period

FINANCIAL RECOURSES THAT ARE PLANNED FOR R&D PROJECTS

GOALS FOR THE DEFENSE RECEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES COMMON R&D GOALS IN THE PROGRAM GUIDANCE GOALS FOR THE SUB POLICY “EDUCATION, QUALIFICATION, RECEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN INTEREST OF DEFENSE” PARTICULAR GOALS FOR THE DEFENSE RECEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES DEFENSE RECEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES

PROCESSES, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES FOR THE DEFENSE R&D MANAGEMENT MODEL FEATURES ACCORIND TO R&D MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE ACCORDING TO PROGRAM GUIDANCE Term for sending the plans for R&D projects for Initiators of the defense R&D projects Different structures from MoD and Armed Forces and civil structures Managers of the Defense Programs for MoD and Armed Forces Procedure for planning of the financial recourses Direction from the main program 10 to the initiators Direction from the initiators to the main program 10 Technology of the defense R&D projects approving Sending documents to a special counsel in MoD Sending letters to the manager of the main program 10

CONCLUSION THE RESULTS FROM THE ANALYSIS AND THE USED EXAMPLES CONFIRM THE DEFINED THESE THE DEFENSE RECEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT MODEL HAS TO BE UPDATED AND DEVELOPED THE POSSITIVE FACT – “ IN EVERY MAZE THERE IS AN EXIT” BUT THE QUESTION IS HOW TO FIND IT

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! ANY QUESTIONS? MAZES IN THE DEFENSE RECEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT MODEL