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Audrey Bienvenu
Eurescom GmbH

INPACE – EU–Japan Digital Week 2026

Group picture after the Policy Workshop on Tuesday 24 March 2026.

Like previous years, EU–Japan Digital Week was held in Tokyo. The INPACE project initiative contributed to strengthening cooperation on emerging digital technologies, including AI, semiconductors and quantum computing. Eurescom was directly involved in the “Advancing EU–Japan Digital Cooperation: Insights from the Week and Next Steps” workshop session, co-organised by Adam Kapovits, Project Manager at Eurescom and Dr Stevana Klessove, GAC Group, which session was session for learning across topics, making new connections, and understanding what comes next in EU-Japan digital cooperation.

The session combined concise insights from organisers, live hackathon pitches demonstrating interoperable digital public infrastructure solutions between Europe and Japan, and forward-looking exchanges on future collaboration. It provided a clear view of how EU–Japan cooperation is evolving from dialogue to concrete joint actions, with a focus on interoperability, trusted data spaces and long-term research partnerships.

WiTaR – Advancing Inclusion in 6G Research

WiTaR annual postcard for the International Women Day 2026 on the theme “Give to Gain”

The WiTaR working group initiative continued to promote inclusion and gender balance within the 6G research and innovation ecosystem. Marking International Women’s Day 2026, WiTaR reaffirmed its commitment to increasing the visibility and participation of women across technical and leadership roles. This year campaign was “Give to Gain”. The ongoing effort of the working group is further supported through its Lunch Salon series, with the recent fourth edition focusing on the inTRUSTED project and the role of trust and inclusivity in future digital ecosystems. Through these regular exchanges, WiTaR provides a practical platform to address skills gaps, encourage diverse participation in standardisation and research, and contribute to a more balanced and representative 6G community.

SUSTAIN-6G – Photonics for Sustainable ICT 2026

Best Paper Honorable Mention awarded to the SUSTAIN-6G paper “Photonic Continuity: Sustainable Wired and Wireless Photonics from kilobits per second (kbps) to Petabits per second (Pbps)”, authored by Olivier Bouchet, Yanes Yahoui, Guillaume Vercasson, Vincent de la Broise, Irene Kolokytha, and Sokratis Barmpounakis.

The SUSTAIN-6G project was actively involved in the PHOTOPTICS 2026 conference, where a dedicated workshop on “Photonic Technologies for a Sustainable ICT” explored the role of advanced optical technologies in reducing the environmental impact of future networks. The session brought together keynote and invited speakers to address challenges related to energy consumption, lifecycle assessment and sustainable system design.
Contributions ranged from methodological approaches for evaluating environmental impact to technical innovations in optical transmission and data centre interconnections. The recognition of a SUSTAIN-6G paper with a Best Paper Honorable Mention further highlighted the project’s contribution to advancing sustainable solutions in next-generation communication systems.

EURO-3C – Building Europe’s Telco-Edge-Cloud Infrastructure

EURO-3C unveiled at MWC 2026

The EURO-3C project, recently announced by the European Commission with a budget of €75 million under Horizon Europe, represents a significant step towards strengthening Europe’s digital sovereignty. Bringing together 87 partners from across the telecommunications, cloud and research sectors, the project aims to develop a federated Telco-Edge-Cloud infrastructure capable of supporting advanced digital services across Europe.