Information underpins all operational and management functions, and capabilities within the
defence organisations. It is a fundamental resource critical in commander’s decision-making
processes. Increasingly military decision-making is becoming dependent on information systems (IS) 1
for moving, sorting, manipulating and exploiting available information. With the spread of
communication systems, information is also attaining a national and global dimension. Exploitation of
this dependence on information as a critical component of commander’s decision-making processes is
achieved through a concept called ‘Information Operations’ (IO).
Information underpins all operational and management functions, and capabilities within the
defence organisations. It is a fundamental resource critical in commander’s decision-making
proc…