Society 5.0 - A People-centric Super-smart Society

This open access book introduces readers to the vision on future cities and urban lives in connection with "Society 5.0", which was proposed in the 5^th Basic Science and Technology Plan by Japan's national government for a technology-based, human-centered society, emerging from the fourth industrial revolution. The respective chapters summarize the findings and suggestions of joint research projects conducted by H-UTokyo Lab.
Through the research collaboration and discussion, this book explores the future urban lives under the concept of "Society 5.0", characterized by the key phrases of data-driven society, knowledge-intensive society, and non-monetary society, and suggests the directionality to which the concept should aim as Japan's technology-led national vision.
Written by Hitachi's researchers as well as academics from a wide range of fields, including engineering, economics, psychology and philosophy at The University of Tokyo, the book is a must read for members of the general public interested in urban planning, students, professionals and researchers in engineering and economics.

List of contents

Chapter 1. What is Society 5.0?.- Chapter 2. Habitat Innovation.- Chapter 3. From Smart City to Society 5.0.- Chapter 4. Integrating Urban Data with Urban Services.- Chapter 5. Solving Social Issues through Industry-Academia Collaboration.- Chapter 6. From Monetary to Non-monetary Society.- Chapter 7. Interview - Creating Knowledge Collaboratively to Forge a Richer Society Tomorrow: An Innovation Ecosystem to Spearhead Social Transformation.- Chapter 8. Issues and Outlook.

About the author

Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory (H-UTokyo Lab) was founded in 2016 by The University of Tokyo and Hitachi. Rather than following the conventional style of industry-academia partnerships, which focuses on solving specific problems, H-UTokyo Lab has pioneered the industry-academia collaboration model, which pools the strengths of a business and university. Under this model, the Lab creates and communicates a vision for achieving ¿Society 5.0¿ and pursues a novel form of research and development intended to address social challenges and make the vision a reality.

Product details

• Assisted by: Hitach and The University of Tokyo Lab (Editor), Hitachi and the University of Tokyo Lab (Editor), Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory (H-UTokyo Lab) (Editor), Hitachi-Utokyo Laboratory(h-Utokyo Lab (Editor), Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory(H-UTokyo Lab. (Editor), Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory(H-UTokyo Lab.) (Editor), Hitachi-UToky Laboratory(H-UTokyo Lab ) (Editor), Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory(H-UTokyo Lab ) (Editor), The University of Tokyo (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Society 5.0
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2020
• EAN: 9789811529887
• ISBN: 978-981-1529-88-7
• No. of pages: 177
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 16 mm x 242 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Illustrations: XX, 177 p. 49 illus., 9 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Methods of empirical and qualitative social research