Thanks, Mr. Chair, and good evening.
My name is Yana Lukasheh, and I'm vice-president of government affairs and business development at SAP Canada. I'm joined virtually by my colleague David Lincourt, who is the chief solution expert, global defence and security.
SAP is an enterprise application software company committed to enabling organizations in over 20 industries to become a network of intelligent, sustainable enterprises, bringing together the technology solutions and best practices needed to run integrated, AI-powered business processes in the cloud. Our applications are not just an enterprise resource management suite but also a readiness platform, covering planning, strategic management, force generation and deployment, capability planning, weapon platform life-cycle management, logistics, finance and total workforce management.
These solutions, at various degrees, are currently adopted by over 40% of the world's militaries, 70% of NATO allies and all Five Eyes countries. Overall, our 300-plus customers in defence and security share a trusted business network, leveraging the latest innovation, emerging technologies and data to achieve operational and mission excellence.
We would like to thank the Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence for inviting us to participate in this review of the impact of Canada’s procurement processes on the Canadian Armed Forces.
Our testimony includes two components. The first will address the issue of introducing digital technologies in a military context. The second will focus on how SAP is helping to optimize procurement processes.
I invite my colleague, Mr. Lincourt, to talk about the first component.