6G networks envision a pervasive service infrastructure spanning from centralized cloud to distributed edge and highly dynamic extreme-edge domains.

Within the XReco project, Eviden has developed a Metasearch Service, a platform that allows user search across multiple media archives and data sources from a single access point. It doesn’t replace existing systems; instead of that, it connects them.

This document details the strategy, the research needs, the critical importance of innovation in Artificial Intelligence and recommendations for future investments in Europe.