Preface

The concepts of Industry 5.0 and Society 5.0 represent a significant shift in the approach to industrial and societal development, emphasizing the integration of advanced technologies and human-centric solutions. Industry 5.0 is not merely a chronological continuation of Industry 4.0 but represents a forward-looking vision that aligns industrial trends with emerging societal needs. It emphasizes the co-existence and alignment of industry and societal trends, extending and complementing the features of Industry 4.0.

Society 5.0 envisions a society where advanced IT technologies, the Internet of Things, robots, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality are actively used in everyday life, industry, healthcare, and other spheres for economic advantage and the benefit of citizens. It aims to create a human-centric super smart society with high-quality, comfortable lives.

The relationship between Industry 5.0 and Society 5.0 is described as reciprocal, emphasizing the need to maintain and develop the relationship between industry and society. This reciprocal relationship is crucial for societal development and the integration of advanced technologies to improve welfare. Both Industry 5.0 and Society 5.0 emphasize human-centric approaches, focusing on the integration of technology with the human factor for proper management and achieving the best results. This highlights the importance of addressing social problems and improving the quality of life through technological innovations.

This book is a one stop shop that offers the readers everything he/she needs to know or use industry 5.0 for society 5.0. evolution towards industry 5.0 which includes Industry 5.0 for Society 5.0, enabling technologies, opportunities, challenges and future perspectives. The book offers a basic understanding of convergence of industry 5.0 for society 5.0, smart farming and industry 5.0, current era of manufacturing industries and green computing. Techniques and case studies that include smart computing on the convergence of Industry 5.0 for Society 5.0 are introduced to the reader. An outlook from where the readers can build upon and work towards developing their applications is presented in the book.

This book provides an overview of various use cases which can be build upon the convergence of Industry 5.0 for Society 5.0 and mainly the role of Industry 5.0 in above mentioned subject areas. A few key features of this books are as follows:

• Discusses the broad background of Industry 5.0, Society 5.0 its fundamentals.

• Discusses various technologies, methodologies and approaches that play a prominent role in smart farming and Industry 5.0.

• The role of Industry 5.0 for sustainable farming and manufacturing.

In a nutshell, this book displays all information (basic and advanced) that a novice and advanced reader needs to know regarding the role of Industry 5.0 for Society 5.0. The book also motivates the use of appropriate technology for the better development of applications. The book also contributes to social responsibilities by laying down the foundation for the development of applications that can help in making day to day activities easier by meeting the requirements of various sectors such society 5.0, agriculture, manufacturing and other vital aspects of human lives.