Introduction of the Future Innovation Working Group

Abstract

Japan is anticipated to undergo major changes in the social structure, such as the development of a super-aging society and a decrease in the number of healthcare providers. In the Future Innovation WG, medium- to long-term strategies were examined by backcasting in anticipation of 2040 when IoT, AI, robot technology, etc. were actively incorporated into the fields of health, medical care and nursing care. As a result, the followings are proposed. A “network-type” society which supports each other is ideal, and as an approach to the ideal society, it is important to create new medical and nursing care infrastructures that go beyond the time and space constraints so that anyone can play an important role and it is also important to create of an environment that allows smart access to medical care and nursing care that suits each individual’s condition.