Using Technology To Identify, Connect And Leverage Organisational Know How Within Qinetiq

Using Technology To Identify, Connect And Leverage Organisational ‘Know How’ Within Qinetiq

Organisational Background

QinetiQ is currently a wholly government-owned UK plc, competing to deliver innovative technology-based solutions to customers and their communities worldwide. QinetiQ, formed in July 2001, comprises the greater part of DERA, the British Government’s ‘Defence Evaluation and Research Agency’, with Dstl remaining part of the MOD and continuing to handle the most sensitive areas of defence research.

In its new form, QinetiQ aims to leverage the breadth of its knowledge base, which consists of 9,000 staff working in 42 different locations in the UK, to help its customers maximise advantage from technology. This includes making optimal use of existing systems and developing, building and implementing new solutions.

The organisation’s strategic aim is to position QinetiQ for a Public Offering within the next two to four years, but it is currently looking for a strategic investor. As a public–private partnership, QinetiQ will have greater freedom and access to capital, allowing it to exploit its technologies and capabilities in wider markets. It has the potential to become a globally recognised brand, and the world’s leading technology-based solutions provider.