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The Strategic Value of Information in Effects-Based Operations
Author: Gary Waters
Volume 2, Number 1 (April 2006), pp. 113-131.
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About the Author
Gary Waters spent thirty-three years in the Royal Australian Air Force, retiring as an Air Commodore in 2002. From 2002-2005 he was as a senior public servant in the department of Defence before joining Jacobs Sverdrup Australia as a strategy analyst. As a military one-star Gary served in London as Head of the Australian Defence Staff from 1998-2000, and then as Head of the Theatre Headquarters Project (Defence's operational headquarters), and finally as Director General Operation Safe Base. As a public servant he was the inaugural Assistant Secretary Knowledge Planning in Defence, and was then appointed to Assistant Secretary Information Strategy and Futures within the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Gary has written ten books on doctrine, strategy and historical aspects associated with the use of military force. His latest book, co-authored with Professor Des Ball, was released in 2005, entitled 'Transforming the Australian Defence Force for Information Superiority'. He currently serves as a Board member of the Kokoda Foundation, and is also studying for his PhD at the Australian National University, where the working title of his research is 'Information the lifeblood of transformation'. Gary.Waters@sverdrup.com.au.
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