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Australian Industry Capability

Accenture’s AIC Ecosystem integrates the best of small and medium enterprise to enable Australia to meet the security challenges of today & tomorrow.

Develop. Sustain. Scale.

The capability of Australian Industry is critical to Australia’s ability to defend the nation and its national interests. We believe that developing, sustaining, and scaling Australian and New Zealand enterprise is essential to ensuring Australia has assured access to and control over those capabilities when it needs them to most.

Australia cannot meet these challenges through the existing Defence-focussed industry alone – it requires the ability to apply and scale cross-industry capabilities to a Defence and National Security context. Accenture is implementing an AIC Strategy of systemic, repeatable, and scalable solutions to developing and maintaining capabilities that can be applied to Defence. We are achieving this by leveraging technology and expertise across industries ranging from defence to critical infrastructure, aerospace to financial services, medical to resources.

Accenture’s AIC Ecosystem

Accenture’s AIC Ecosystem brings together the best of industry to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to Defence Industry and associated government departments. As a Prime Integrator of AIC, Accenture has the cross-industry knowledge, relationships and systems integration expertise to integrate local enterprise into solution development and delivery. We develop our AIC Ecosystem partners, both through the skillsets and workforce growth associated with Defence project delivery, and facilitating opportunities to sustain those capabilities through broader opportunities outside of the national security space.

Capability focusses

Our capability focusses are linked to Australia’s sovereign priorities. We are improving systems, finessing outcomes, and designing and delivering solutions – both to known problems, and innovations that prepare for an uncertain future.

Engineering services

Engineering across multiple domains (systems, software, automation, maritime and more) is critical to implementing new ideas and capabilities.

Supply chain resilience and optimisation

Resilient, secure and optimised supply chains are essential for business continuity and meeting the requirements of clients and their end users.

Cloud and data analytics

Data creation has accelerated. Leveraging secure cloud across enterprise enables distributed decision making to be quicker and more informed.

Robotics, automation and artificial intelligence

Improving efficiency and reducing manual inputs means critical human resources can be applied to other parts of the decision-making process.

Cyber security & electronic warfare

Cyber threat agents are increasingly prevalent. Defending against and responding to cyber attack is critical to sustained system integrity.

Penetration testing and security auditing

Organisational delineation of penetration testing and security audit from system design and development provides increased assurance.

Software services

Ideas need implementation. Architectures like SAP, Oracle, AWS, Adobe, ServiceNow, Workday and PeopleSoft play major parts in enterprise solutions.

Advanced manufacturing and sustainment

Complex systems required advanced knowledge, introducing new opportunities for smart manufacturing and sustainment in Australia’s modern economy.

Space and satellite communications

The Space Economy is transforming. Future prosperity and security will hinge the effectively utilisation of space and satellite technologies.

Company attributes

We are continuously expanding our AIC Ecosystem to bring in knowledge from different areas, with a diverse set of partners who contribute enhanced capability and new ideas.

Regional delivery

Technology is an enabler. Increased opportunities for regional delivery facilitates sustainment and expansion of industry capability.

Veteran employment

The high-level qualifications, training, experience, and skills of Veterans significantly enhance the know-how and know-why of Australian Industry.

Indigenous enterprise

Opportunities for Indigenous entrepreneurship expands the opportunities for Indigenous Australians to contribute to Australian Industry Capability.

Accenture AIC Academy

Elevating sovereign digital capability

The Accenture AIC Academy is enhancing the digital capability of Small-Medium Enterprise in Australian industry to meet the needs of Defence now and into the Future. Selected SME partners will have the opportunity to complete training to elevate their workforce’s Technical Quotient, attend briefs by global and leaders in the field, and expand their business networks. Partners will gain insights into use cases for a range of technologies including potential applicability to Defence. And it’s all fully funded by Accenture. If Accenture’s AIC Academy is of interest to your company, apply to join our AIC Ecosystem. From here we’ll be in contact to learn more about you, and give you more information about the AIC Academy.

Security

Quantum Computing

XR & AR

Automation

Cloud

Agile & DevOps

AI

Blockchain

Data

Enterprise Platforms

Sustainability & Technology

Edge Computing

Our leaders

Ahmed Hassan

Managing Director – Defence and National Security Lead, Australia and New Zealand
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Belinda Duchnaj​

Managing Director - Defence Transformation Lead, Australia and New Zealand​​
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Nathan Kirby

Senior Manager – Australian Industry Capability Lead, Australia and New Zealand
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