CACHE: (Contribute, Approve, Curate, Hyper-distribution Engine)

“Since the advent of the internet, senior (military) leaders have called for shifting from a “need-to-know” approach to a “need-to-share… this shift is difficult (without) the proper tools”. The current effort aims to provide such a tool.  In Phase I, Design Interactive (DI) worked with Sailors onboard the CVN 78 to meet the Sailor 2025 Ready, Relevant Learning pillar, specifically “Modern Delivery at Point of Need”. Results indicated that: 1) Expert Sailors need a way to make their knowledge available to the enterprise; 2) Naval leadership needs a formal way to review, vet and edit knowledge passed on to ensure quality and safety; and 3) All Sailors need an intuitive way to access content to maximize the relevance, utility, and timeliness of shared content. To realize these capabilities, DI and Old Dominion University (ODU) Research Foundation created the Contribute, Approve, Curate, Hyper-distribution Engine (CACHE), a web-based knowledge curation and distribution system designed to make accessing content intuitive, efficient and effective. CACHE uses artificial intelligence (AI) to curate content relevant to each Sailor, introducing flexibility and speed, ultimately making content available, accurate, and accessible.  The Phase II effort herein proposed seeks to fully develop and optimize CACHE.