| Abstract |
The definition of the smart city has changed over time and is expected to continue to change. For example, Japan stepped into the Society 5.0 vision, which encompasses robotics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and big data. Society 5.0 is Japan’s national vision within the fifth Science and Technology Fundamental Plan, which aims to realize a data-driven, human-centered, next-generation society (Kobashi et al., 2020; Zhang et al., 2020). This vision means that everyone, regardless of location, will benefit from innovation and advances in technology, including the elderly population in rural areas. Community 5.0 emphasizes solving all kinds of social problems while harmonizing sustainability and economic growth. Therefore, Community 5.0 guides cities of all sizes on how to build smart infrastructure. It is no longer just about new technologies, but also about understanding a community’s problems and providing appropriate solutions through these technologies. In the context of the smart city, this approach is called “problem-solution-oriented smart city” (Neirotti et al., 2014), and it is the basis for achieving the greater goals of Community 5.0. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. |
