The Rome Future Week 2026 brought together businesses, innovators, researchers and investors to discuss the future of European hashtag#manufacturing and the challenges and opportunities arising from the digital and green transition.

Among the key topics addressed was the crucial role of education, skills development and lifelong learning in supporting the transformation of manufacturing. As new technologies reshape industrial processes, upskilling, reskilling and knowledge transfer are becoming increasingly important to help workers and organisations adapt to more digital, sustainable and human-centred production environments.

In this context, the event provided an opportunity to present and promote four European projects — VICTOR-XR, UPRAISE, R3-MYDAS and SM4Rtenance — highlighting their contributions to innovation, skills development and the future of European manufacturing.

For R3-MYDAS, the event was an opportunity to showcase the project's contribution to more sustainable and innovative manufacturing through advanced approaches to remanufacturing, skills development and knowledge transfer.

By connecting research, industry and education, initiatives such as hashtag#R3MYDAS contribute to building the competences and solutions needed for a more resilient, digital and sustainable European manufacturing sector.