Every day across the globe new innovations & developments take shape. Our role at Innovative Initiatives is to keep you informed about news that impacts Luxembourg’s information society. Check out some of the trends that we have our eyes on this month. For the full Monthly Trend Scanner, sign up here!
September 2025
1) EU intensifies digital infrastructure push to achieve 2030 connectivity targets
The EU is stepping up efforts to achieve comprehensive digital connectivity by 2030, with a particular emphasis on expanding 5G coverage, deploying gigabit networks & advancing 6G research. Although 5G coverage reached 94.3% at the end of 2024, rural areas & advanced standalone 5G networks continue to lag behind…
Best source: Innovation News Network
2) Luxembourg companies embrace AI adoption as need for skilled professionals increases
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping Luxembourg's labor market as an increasing number of companies implement AI solutions. Despite substantial government investment & international collaboration arrangements, a shortage of sufficient skilled engineers, data specialists & security experts continues to hamper AI development, even though competitive salaries are attracting talent from around the world…
Best source: Wort (in German)
3) Google launches $1bn AI training initiative as educational competition intensifies
Google has announced a three-year initiative involving funding of $1bn to provide artificial intelligence training & resources to universities & non-profit organizations across the US. More than 100 institutions, including leading public universities, plan to participate in the program…
Best source: Reuters (free registration)
4) Code4Europe aims to provide 25 million young people with digital skills through EU Code Week
Code4Europe, an initiative led by Junior Achievement Europe in partnership with a consortium of 45 organizations, is seeking to step up digital upskilling for young people across Europe. The initiative is intended to expand EU Code Week, this year scheduled for October 11 to 26, to reach 25 million young people within two years…
Best source: Science Business
5) Forschungszentrum Jülich unveils Europe’s first exascale supercomputer
Jupiter, Europe's first exascale supercomputer, has been unveiled at the Forschungszentrum Jülich in western Germany. Powered by Nvidia technology & operated by the EU-funded EuroHPC joint undertaking, Jupiter can deliver performance exceeding one exaflop (1,000,000,000,000,000,000 operations per second), ranking it as the world's fourth most powerful system & the most energy efficient among the top five…
Best source: Euronews
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