Ten structured research programmes forming the ICDM forward research agenda. RP-01: CNI Workforce Competency (Q3 2026). RP-02: AI Governance Readiness (Q4 2026). RP-03: ISO 42001 Adoption (Q1 2027). RP-04: Decision Architecture Study (Q2 2027). RP-05: NSI Act Market Navigation (Q3 2027). RP-06: Sovereign AI Deployment (Q4 2026). RP-07: Regulatory Readiness Index (H1 2027). RP-08: Corridor Regulatory Divergence Monitor (Q1 2027). RP-09: Multi-Standard Compliance Burden (Q2 2027). RP-10: Institutional Intelligence Maturity (Q3 2027).