Live up the Research on Cyber Physical System toward the Establishment of a Super Smart Society

Abstract

Last year in 2016, the Japanese government put into practice the 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan. It focuses the development of the society towards a ‘Super Smart Society', the Society 5.0. The underlying concept is that the rapid development & deployment of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) allows the combination of cyber space with the physical space. The combination of both are so called ‘Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)', physical objects of the real world enhanced and combined with information which is expected to bring about a major shift in the Japanese society.

A ‘Super Smart Society' is a society in which the different needs of members are distinctly met through the provision of the relevant goods and services in the desired amount to the people who need them, and in which the entire people can be assessable to top notch services and live a convenient, vibrant life that considers their differences such as age, gender, religion or language.

CPS is an essential basic technology to realize "super smart society". Now is the time to promote CPS research and innovation at an accelerating pace to activate Japanese industrial competitiveness.