Operational Research Society News

The United Nations’ Department of Peace Operations has collated operational data on peace and security missions into a new repository, simply called ‘The Data Hub’. This free public library of datasets on peace and security has been published by the UN with the aim of empowering ‘data consumers’ across the world.

The US Army is experimenting with a ‘new’ training programme that pairs military personnel with civilian experts to improve operational capability.

In this instance, professionalisation isn’t a smart suit or a slick presentation. It covers the knowledge, skills and behaviours that might be expected of a data scientist. The OR Society is a key player in a group of bodies interested in what such professionalisation might look like.

Yaniv Kubovich of Israeli newspaper Haaretz interviewed two anonymous Israeli Defence Force (IFD) personnel about the ‘trust me’ culture of decision-making that is literally life-and-death.

Award-winning operational research supports decisions which may help troops shed kit and fight light.