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The AI sovereignty gap: What Australian businesses reveal about the nation's next competitive advantage
Australian businesses are backing local, and it's becoming a competitive line in the sand. 79% say their AI tools must store and process data within Australia, and 70% would pay more to guarantee it. From December 2026, new privacy disclosure rules take effect, and most businesses aren't ready to lead.
Join Decidr for the launch of new national research on where the AI sovereignty gap is opening, and what separates the businesses turning it into an advantage from those exposed by it.
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Australia’s AI moment has arrived
Confidence is rising. Investment is becoming urgent. Businesses are seeing real operational impact. But adoption is moving faster than the systems, governance and infrastructure needed to support it.
Based on research with more than 1,300 Australian business decision makers, the report shows a market shifting from curiosity to execution, alongside some of the key challenges businesses are navigating as they adopt AI.
What you'll see
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The national data behind Australia's AI sovereignty shift, and what it means for your next move
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Why AI investment is under mounting boardroom pressure to prove real returns, and where the gains are actually showing up
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What separates the businesses closing the gap from those left exposed
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Live Q&A with the business and policy leaders shaping AI in Australia
Speakers
David Brudenell
Co-CEO, Decidr
David has spent his career turning complex systems into things businesses can actually rely on. At Decidr, he leads the work of helping organizations build the infrastructure they need to run AI at scale, not just use it. Before Decidr, he held senior roles at Flare and Appen, and co-founded C2 Investments.
Rebecca Manning
Senior Associate Director, Nature
Rebecca is Senior Associate Director at Nature, a leading strategic insights consultancy, and the team behind this report. Nature helps clients across a range of sectors make better, evidence-based decisions.
Benjamin Read
CEO, Mercha
Ben is the CEO of Mercha, one of Australia's most trusted branded merchandise platforms. As an early adopter of DecidrOS, he has been at the forefront of putting AI to work inside a real business not as an experiment, but as a core part of how Mercha operates today.
David Brudenell
Co-CEO, Decidr
David has spent his career turning complex systems into things businesses can actually rely on. At Decidr, he leads the work of helping organizations build the infrastructure they need to run AI at scale, not just use it. Before Decidr, he held senior roles at Flare and Appen, and co-founded C2 Investments.
Rebecca Manning
Senior Associate Director, Nature
Rebecca is Senior Associate Director at Nature, a leading strategic insights consultancy, and the team behind this report. Nature helps clients across a range of sectors make better, evidence-based decisions.
Benjamin Read
CEO, Mercha
Ben is the CEO of Mercha, one of Australia's most trusted branded merchandise platforms. As an early adopter of DecidrOS, he has been at the forefront of putting AI to work inside a real business not as an experiment, but as a core part of how Mercha operates today.