Conclusions

Abstract

The chapters in this book have provided different cases and examples of the role of technology in the intelligence community and the evolution of organizational and institutional infrastructure to use and adopt technology over time in the community. While technology itself changes and impacts the way intelligence is collected, there is an element of continuity in the underlying organizational and social infrastructure. In order to facilitate changes and adoption of emerging technologies, due attention needs to be paid to the underlying systemic characteristics. Especially in the case of intelligence, the organizational structure of the different agencies and their horizontal interactions play a role in effective adoption and use of technology.