Research on the Cyber Physical system (CPS) toward the Realization of Smart Society

Abstract

The purpose of this special issue is to clarify the scientific, technological and political concept of ‘CPS' and identify those of critical challenges relevant to CPS. Amongst such a concept as Industrie 4.0, IoT etc., CPS related technologies are expected to realize a smart society. We have not been, however, still answering these questions well: How should the Japan's science and technology policy for CPS research be? How to accelerate the investment toward the CPS related industries and improve the competitiveness of them? How should we design an innovation eco-system of CPS to realize the smart society?

To build a systematic and large-scale ‘CPS system of systems', which ought to enclose a variety of needs and requirements occurred from a wide range of users, the open innovation policy must be applied adequately across conventional stakeholders: the public-private partnership and cross industrial collaboration that aimed at the formation of the eco-system would be indispensable. Under the special issue, we are able not only to understand the advanced CPS policy of Europe and US, but also to gain the deep comprehension of the technical characteristics of CPS.

It would be great if this special issue would be a reference for planning the science and technology policies related to CPS.