Industry 5.0: second community of practice plenary and prototype assessment tool

2026-03-20 · Publisher : Commission européenne (communauté de pratique Industrie 5.0) · Domain : Industry 4.0 & 5.0

In Brussels, over 120 members of the Industry 5.0 community of practice, which has more than 350, discover a prototype learning and assessment tool to measure a site's performance on the three pillars: human-centricity, sustainability, resilience.

### What changes On 20 March 2026, the **Industry 5.0 community of practice**, run by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, held its second plenary session in Brussels. Over 120 members took part; the community now counts more than 350. ### Key features - Presentation of a prototype **Industry 5.0 Learning and Assessment Tool**, designed to help organisations assess their performance against the three Industry 5.0 pillars at different stages of the production process. - The three pillars set by the Commission: **human-centricity** (worker wellbeing, skills and empowerment at the centre of production systems), **sustainability** (circular use of resources, technologies that respect planetary boundaries) and **resilience** (capacity to withstand and adapt to global disruptions). - A logical follow-up to the pilot indicators study published in February 2025. ### Why it matters A self-assessment tool gives industrial sites, including SMEs, a concrete way to position themselves and build a roadmap beyond automation alone. For consultants and engineering offices, it is a future shared reference for discussing ergonomics, skills, circularity and supply chain robustness with plant management. ### Key takeaway Industry 5.0 gains a shared assessment method, built with a growing European community.

Tags : Industrie 5.0, UE, Indicateurs, Compétences