On 15–16 October 2025, the PROSPECTS 5.0 consortium held its General Assembly in Bilbao, Spain, hosted by TECNALIA Research & Innovation. The two-day meeting brought together partners from across Europe for focused discussions on project progress, future planning, and deepening collaboration.

Day 1 took place at the TECNALIA headquarters and opened with a warm welcome from the hosting team. The agenda included a comprehensive review of all Work Packages, with an emphasis on coordination, upcoming deliverables, and cross-cutting actions. Special attention was given to the work under WP3 and WP4, which recently kicked off, and to planned activities for transferability, guidelines, and policy engagement.

On Day 2, the meeting featured a presentation of the ZEUKO use case, offering a deep dive into digitalisation and human-machine collaboration in maritime engineering. The day concluded with a guided tour of TECNALIA’s Human-Machine Interaction and Testing & Experimentation facilities, providing firsthand insight into research and innovation infrastructure aligned with Industry 5.0 principles. In addition, the presentation of Basque Digital Inovation Hub activities was made.