Decision Advantage refers to the ability to process, analyse, and act upon information faster and more accurately than adversaries. The EDT Decision Advantage Program will not deliver short-term acquisition outcomes – it will deliver discovery, new knowledge, concepts and prototypes to help protect against surprise and build capability to provide an international capability edge for Australia.
The call to market sought cutting-edge and innovative proposals that apply to one or more of the technology areas outlined in the Opportunity Statements approved by the Chief Defence Scientist. These areas are:
- Automated Data Integration & Interpretation
- Machine Reasoning
- Multi-Modal Data Fusion
- Augmented Human-Machine Reasoning
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents
- AI Multi-Modal Foundation Model
- AI Orchestration.
The RFP closed on 24 January 2025 with delivery commencing mid-2025. Additional details regarding the Decision Advantage RFP can be found on AusTender.
An EDT Decision Advantage RFP Co-Design Workshop was conducted on Friday November 22 in Canberra. The Co-Design Workshop was available virtually and in-person with the recording available for those who could not attend. The recording of the workshop, along with additional details regarding the Co-Design Workshop, can be found on the Decision Advantage - Co-Design Workshop webpage.