Development of a Smart Future under Society 5.0

Dear Colleagues,

Society 5.0 is synonymous with the digital society of the future. It is a modern development concept that has grown into a global phenomenon and represents an opportunity to transform the economy and society with the goal of long-term sustainable development and economic growth. It will create a better society, with people at the forefront, while bringing together the real and the virtual world based on the development of Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 has matured and is on the verge of ushering the new period of Society 5.0. Indeed, the opportunities offered by Industry 4.0 through the improvement of production processes and the introduction of robotics in processes have stimulated reflection on how all this will affect the situation outside the smart factories.

We expect manuscripts that can discuss different aspects of Society 5.0: a business aspect that includes innovation and the development of business models; a social aspect that includes the 17 sustainable development goals; and a technological aspect that includes the Internet of Things, robotics, advanced robots, cyber physical systems, augmented reality, simulation, horizontal and vertical system integration, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), cloud computing cybersecurity, trajectory data, big data, and big data analytics. The use of big data is expected to increase in the coming years and will play a major role in promoting the development of society. In general, all contributions regarding Society 5.0 and Industry 4.0 can be included in this Special Issue.

Dr. Maja Meško
Prof. Dr. Mirjana Pejić Bach
Dr. Mag. Vasja Roblek
Dr. Polona Sprajc 
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Data is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.