Sky Up The Edit: The Fifth Edition Kicks Off

Every milestone begins with a question, and curiosity, dedication, and the courage to take risks are the keys to turning young people’s dreams into real opportunities. Today’s discussion, which kicked off the fifth edition of Sky Up The Edit—Sky’s project dedicated to schools aimed at fostering teamwork and the development of new digital skills through the creation of multimedia content—was inspired by these ideas. Also part of this project are Sky Up Academy Studios—an immersive experience at Sky’s studios to get an up-close look at the world of audiovisual production—and this year’s new initiative, Sky Up Gen STEM. Through this new initiative, classes will engage with experts on the topic of data to gain practical insights into artificial intelligence and STEM disciplines.

Today’s discussion featured Andrea Abodi, Minister for Sports and Youth, and Amalia Ercoli Finzi—the first Italian woman to earn a degree in aeronautical engineering and a professor emerita at the Politecnico di Milano—moderated by Sarah Varetto, Executive Vice President of Communications, Inclusion, and Bigger Picture at Sky Italia. The discussion, attended by over 70 students, focused on the importance of curiosity as a starting point for discovering, learning, and growing in an ever-evolving world.

Sarah Varetto, Executive Vice President of Communications, Inclusion, and Bigger Picture at Sky Italia, commented: “Sky Up The Edit is growing year after year and reaffirms the importance of offering young people new perspectives on the world around them. After four editions and over 35,000 students, we continue to invest in a project that aims to raise awareness and help young people navigate today’s challenges by combining creativity and digital skills. For this reason, among others, the initiative is expanding this year with Sky Up Gen STEM, to introduce students to scientific disciplines and the world of artificial intelligence: a new way to discuss increasingly relevant topics and foster the skills they’ll need for their future.”

The Minister of Sports and Youth, Andrea Abodi, commented: “Curiosity is one of the most valuable resources we can foster in young people, encouraging them to have the courage to ask questions, giving them the opportunity to challenge themselves and explore new paths. This is also how the future is born. Then comes our responsibility to provide answers and to build the bridges that enable dialogue. Curiosity is also fundamental in sports: it drives us to get to know ourselves, to improve, to push past our limits, and to learn from others. Along this journey, skills, courage, and team spirit transform an idea into a result. Today, this curiosity must also guide us in our relationship with technology in general and artificial intelligence in particular. AI will offer us new possibilities, but it will also require greater expertise and the ability to manage it—to understand its potential and risks, and to use it with awareness and responsibility. Once this is established, we will be able to view artificial intelligence not as a threat but as an opportunity—just as progress has almost always proven to be over the centuries, for progress is the way in which the present prepares for the future. Why is it that, for example, when we speak of the future, we often think of space? Because space represents the ultimate frontier of our curiosity: that which we do not yet know and which drives us to explore. The presence of Amalia Ercoli Finzi is an extraordinary testament to this. Her story reminds us that no milestone is achieved without the curiosity to imagine what does not yet exist and is not yet known. To young people I say: have the courage to ask questions and raise issues. Because the future belongs to those who continue to seek new answers, but above all to those who never stop being curious. At any age»

Amalia Ercoli Finzi stated: “Space has taught us just how fundamental science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are to tackling complex challenges and building the future. Major scientific discoveries and technological innovations are the result of a wide range of expertise and collaborative work, thanks in part to the contributions of Italian research and engineering. These results were also achieved through failures and mistakes, which ultimately led to the right solution. It’s important for young people to know that mistakes are part of the journey: they shouldn’t be hidden, but understood and turned into an opportunity to learn and take risks. To do new things, you also need the courage to seize opportunities, taking risks when necessary. And this applies to everyone, especially girls, who must feel free to recognize their own opportunities and have the courage to seize them.”

Once again this year, participating classes will transform into a small newsroom and create original multimedia content dedicated to the theme of respect in the digital world or in sports. Students will be able to choose whether to explore the theme through an informational piece or an awareness campaign, and they’ll have access to a vast library of editorial contributions, educational materials, and in-depth resources—including original content from Sky TG24 and Sky Sport on the worlds of sports and news—to help guide their work.

New to this edition is Sky Up Gen STEM, a new project focused on the world of data, artificial intelligence, and STEM disciplines. Middle and high school classes already enrolled in Sky Up The Edit will be able to participate in a workshop at the Sky studios that combines learning, experimentation, and creativity, to explore data literacy and hone critical thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to ask effective questions—all with an eye toward career readiness.

And with Sky Up The Edit, Sky Up Academy Studios is also returning—an experience that takes high school students, and starting this year, middle school students as well, directly to the Sky television studios in Milan for a day. Classes will have the opportunity to get an up-close look at the technologies used in the television industry and test their skills by creating original multimedia content. This is a learning and career exploration opportunity where students can also discover the various roles within a tech-media company that contribute to the creation of an audiovisual product.

Sky Up The Edit is partnering again this year with Adobe, which—through Adobe Express for Education—the all-in-one AI creativity app that simplifies the development of creative skills—will enable students to easily work on their digital projects while acquiring new digital skills that will be invaluable for their future.

To find out all the details about Sky Up The Edit, Sky Up Academy Studios, and Sky Up Gen STEM, visit www.skyup.sky. Teachers can register their classes starting today and have until April 16, 2027, to submit their multimedia content. The projects will be evaluated by a panel of experts, who will select the three best entries—one for each grade level. The schools of the winning classes will receive 5,000 euros’ worth of educational materials and will have the opportunity to see their work aired on Sky channels.