NITECH ››› FOREWORD
TEN YEARS OF THE NCI AGENCY
Ludwig Decamps, General Manager, NCI Agency
I am honoured to present to you our special anniversary issue of the NATO Innovation and Technology (NITECH) magazine. We are celebrating the first decade of the NCI Agency with this magazine, an issue that means a lot to our staff, and to me as General Manager. You likely know that the NCI Agency was founded in 2012 as a part of a NATO reform, along with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). We are proud to celebrate this historic milestone with NSPA. In this issue, we will take a look back at what we have accomplished, while also looking ahead at the next decade and beyond. Such a focus is timely, as today we are going through some defining moments for the Alliance, from developing the next Strategic Concept, to approving NATO’s landmark strategy on artificial intelligence (AI). I want the Agency to be ready to operate effectively in such an environment. We must be in sync with the reality of today, while simultaneously preparing for the future, and the opportunities and challenges it will bring.
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