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The ADRA Strategic Research, Innovation, and Deployment Agenda (2025-2027)

The ADRA SRIDA (2025–2027) consolidates Europe’s strategic direction for AI, data, and robotics, merging foundational research with compliance, trust, and industrial deployment. It defines six “Big Tickets” spanning from generative AI to interoperable data ecosystems and compliance technologies.

Aligned with the European Commission’s Web 4.0 building blocks, ADRA’s agenda contributes to multiple enabling layers - AI, data, trust, identity, and human–machine collaboration.

For OPENVERSE, ADRA is the semantic and trust layer counterpart of SNS’s connectivity work. Its R&I priorities directly underpin the interoperability, governance, and AI-intelligence components of virtual worlds. As orchestrator, OPENVERSE can use ADRA’s ecosystem to convene cross-initiative dialogues, co-design ethical frameworks, and advance the convergence of XR, robotics, and trustworthy AI.

Here’s the full analysis of the “ADRA Strategic Research, Innovation and Deployment Agenda (SRIDA) 2025–2027 (v2.2, July 2024)”, aligned with the European Commission’s Technical Building Blocks (as per the Staff Working Document Annex Part 1 you uploaded earlier).

Basic Identification

  • Initiative / Partnership Name: AI, Data and Robotics Association (ADRA)
  • Full SRIDA Title & Version: Strategic Research, Innovation, and Deployment Agenda 2025–2027 (v2.2, July 2024)
  • Publication / Last Update Date: July 2024
  • Governing Body / Association: ADRA (merging BDVA, euRobotics, CLAIRE, ELLIS, EurAI) - Private Partner of the EU ADR Partnership
  • Type: European Public-Private Partnership (PPP) under Horizon Europe, Cluster 4
  • Website / Source: Adra Strategic Research Jul24_v2-2_0.pdf

Strategic Orientation

Vision Statement (ADR Vision 2030)

A responsible, AI-powered green digital transformation for a sustainable, prosperous, secure, and resilient Europe based on European values - “AI for good and AI for all.”

By 2030, Europe aims to achieve a shared secure data infrastructure balancing privacy and interoperability, widespread deployment of autonomous robotic systems, and the growth of trustworthy AI-first companies .

Core Mission / Objectives (6 Missions)

  1. Create a strong, coherent, and effective ADR ecosystem.
  2. Maintain European leadership in robotics, vision, and trustworthy AI.
  3. Integrate and connect the European research landscape around AI, data, and robotics.
  4. Develop skills and attract global talent.
  5. Develop ADR technologies with high socio-economic impact.
  6. Ensure societal trust in ADR systems.

Policy Alignment

Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025–27

  • Digital Decade
  • AI Act
  • Data Act
  • Cybersecurity Act
  • Chips Act

Technological & Thematic Priorities

“Big Ticket” Priority Areas (2025–2027)

ADRA structures R&I through six “Big Tickets”:

  1. Ground-breaking technological foundations in ADR - next-gen autonomy, high performance, predictability.
  2. Effective and trustworthy general-purpose ADR - foundation and generative models, neuro-symbolic AI, explainability, continual learning.
  3. Interoperable and integrated data & model ecosystems - trust, identity, and governance in data space .
  4. Next-generation smart embodied robotic systems - integration of AI, data, and robotics; soft robotics, HRI, biomimetic control.
  5. ADR for the sciences - physics-informed AI, causal reasoning, and scientific discovery integration.
  6. Research, innovation, and tools for compliance - regulatory alignment with AI Act, Data Governance Act, and trustworthy-by-design systems.

Cross-cutting Dimensions

  • Trustworthiness, compliance, ethics, and explainability as built-in properties.
  • Energy-efficient, human-centric, and sustainable ADR systems.
  • Interoperability and governance across data, models, and identity frameworks (notably SSI and PETs).
  • Skills, talent, and education initiatives to reinforce digital autonomy.

Technological Ecosystem Links

ADRA explicitly references dependencies with EuroHPC JU, KDT/Chips JU, Digital Europe’s Data Spaces Support Centre, and Testing and Experimentation Facilities (TEFs) for AI and robotics.

Building-Block Alignment (Staff Working Document Crosswalk)

EC Technical Building Block ADRA SRIDA Focus Area / Big Ticket
Artificial Intelligence Core of all six Big Tickets — from foundational to general-purpose AI
Data Spaces & Interoperability Big Ticket #3: Interoperable Data & Model Ecosystems
Cloud–Edge–IoT Continuum Mentioned across Big Tickets 1–4 (esp. for robotics and AI deployment)
High-Performance Computing (HPC) Referenced as critical for AI training and scientific computing
Digital Identity & Trust Frameworks Key in governance of data ecosystems (SSI, PETs, policy enforcement)
Extended Reality (XR) Discussed in robotics (human-robot interaction, digital twins)
AI for Science Big Ticket #5
Standards & Interoperability Big Ticket #3 and #6 — cross-domain standards and semantic frameworks
Human–Machine Collaboration Big Ticket #2 and #4
Security & Compliance Big Ticket #6 — regulatory-by-design systems

Governance & Ecosystem

  • Leading Organisations / Associations: ADRA aisbl (BDVA, euRobotics, CLAIRE, ELLIS, EurAI).
  • Stakeholders: Industry, academia, SMEs, civil society, Member States, DIHs, TEFs, and Data Spaces Support Centre.
  • Engagement Mechanisms: Annual calls for position papers; workshops on data ecosystems, trustworthy AI, robotics autonomy, and skills; coordination with EC DG CNECT and DG RTD.
  • Update Frequency: Triennial (aligned with Horizon Europe Work Programme cycles).

Alignment with Virtual Worlds

Relevance to Virtual Worlds Domains

  • Interoperability backbone: ADRA’s Big Ticket #3 on data and model ecosystems is the direct bridge for OPENVERSE’s interoperable virtual-world infrastructures.
  • Trust and compliance: ADR’s focus on trustworthy-by-design systems complements OPENVERSE’s objectives for ethical, transparent virtual spaces.
  • Digital identity and governance: ADRA’s emphasis on SSI, PETs, and policy enforcement feeds into OPENVERSE’s federated trust frameworks.
  • XR and robotics: Human–machine collaboration and embodied AI research overlap with OPENVERSE’s immersive and interactive use cases.

SRIDA Document Metadata

  • Keywords / Tags: AI, data spaces, robotics, generative AI, interoperability, trustworthiness, compliance, SSI, PET, cloud-edge-IoT continuum.
  • Referenced Horizon Europe Cluster: Cluster 4 - Digital, Industry & Space.
  • TRL Ranges: Low–high TRL across Big Tickets 1–6.
  • Budget Focus: Industrial competitiveness, resilience, SME participation, education, and open infrastructures.
  • Policy References: AI Act, Data Act, Data Governance Act, Cybersecurity Act, Green Deal, Digital Decade.
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