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Chapter 4 Society 5.0
4.1 Society 5.0 – Concept
Source: Flaticon Icons (Flaticon, 2020)
Society 5.0 is a societal transformation plan of Japan, described as a ‘’super-smart society’’; a human
centred society that balances economic advancement. The Society 5.0 follows the hunting society (Society
1.0), agricultural society (Society 2.0), industrial society (Society 3.0), and information society (Society 4.0),
becoming the society of the digital transformation of manufacturing. This new futuristic approach goes
beyond digitalization of the economy. It aims to establish digitalization across all levels of the society,
promoting the digital transformation of the society; a society in which Artificial Intelligence, Internet of
Things, Big Data (analytics), cyber-physical systems and VR/AR (Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality) are the
main areas of consideration.
It is a social reform based on innovation that aims to achieve a forward-looking society in which every
person has the opportunity to lead an active and enjoyable life. A society that breaks down the sense of
stagnation, robotization at all levels, connection and data sharing through IoT and liberation of all kind of
constrains. It is a societal transformation plan for the Japanese society, because Japan is facing a particular
challenge with the aging of its population. By establishing smart and innovative approaches, Japan expects
to be able to face the challenge.
Society 5.0 builds a convergence between physical space and cyberspace. With the Society 4.0, it is
possible to access to a cloud service in the cyberspace though the Internet. However, in the Society 5.0,
the information accumulated in cyberspace through sensors is analysed by Artificial Intelligence at
a physical level, and the outcomes come back to humans physically by different manners, not just
as cyberinformation (i-scoop, 2019).