MI6 must be more open to stay effective, says chief

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Sir Richard Moore said MI6 must "be more open to stay secret" if it is to remain effective in the 21st century. Speaking in Istanbul, the outgoing chief stressed the need to modernise, build technology partnerships and connect with the public. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00When I was appointed, I decided I would speak more often and more openly, where doing so could

00:07advance Britain's national interest. In my first public intervention at the Royal United Services

00:13Institute in London, I posited the paradox that MI6 needed to be to be more open to stay secret.

00:22I was communicating a fundamental truth about the world we now operate in.

00:27If we are to remain an effective intelligence service in the 21st century and keep the identities

00:34of our agents and the tradecraft we use to run them secret, we must continue to modernize

00:40and adapt, extending our partnerships, especially in technology, and strengthening our relationship

00:47with the society we serve, whether via social media, where we launched on Instagram last

00:52week, or through speeches like this one.

00:54And to do that, we need to be more open.

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