Nakao, AkihiroAkihiroNakaoFdida, SergeSergeFdidaMagedanz, ThomasThomasMagedanzMMwangama, JoyceJoyceMMwangamaGosain, ManuManuGosain2025-11-192025-11-192025-09-08https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/499535The transition from 5G to 6G calls for a fundamental shift toward AI-driven, programmable, and federated research infrastructures. These infrastructures must support large-scale, reproducible, and practical experimentation, while also fostering small-scale, local innovations aimed at connecting the unconnected. Unlike previous generations, 6G networks are envisioned to integrate AI/ML, cloud-edge continuum, and network automation to enable autonomous management, optimised resource allocation, and intelligent traffic engineering. However, achieving this ambitious vision demands open, vendor-neutral testbeds and software toolkits to facilitate hands-on experimentation and real-world validation of emerging technologies. Recognising this critical need, the OpenRIT6G workshop provides a unique platform for researchers and practitioners to discuss and showcase experimental, AI-driven, and federated 6G testbeds and frameworks. We encourage the exploration of open methodologies, open-source toolkits, federated cloud-edge deployments, multi-domain interoperability, AI-driven network automation, and digital twin-based experimentation. This inaugural event aims to foster collaboration among academia, industry leaders, and open-source communities to accelerate the development of open, reproducible, and scalable research infrastructures that will be pivotal for the evolution towards AI-native, cloud-native, and highly adaptive 6G networks.enconference paper