Adaption of Society 5.0 and its Development - Liew Yen Thung

A new model for an ageing society? Credit Japan House, London

       According to Davidvarndell (n.d.), Society 5.0 is a super-smart society where technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, robots, and the Internet of Things (IoT) fuse into every industry and across all social sectors. This concept is first proposed within the 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan by the Japanese government in 2016 (Society 5.0, n.d.). Throughout the years, the world has step by step forward to achieve and fulfill the concept of Society 5.0. Therefore, it is very important to adapt ourselves to Society 5.0.

    In order to adapt Society 5.0 and its development, the Japanese government planned a few ways to accommodate the education sector. Hayashi, Japan’s former Minister of Education said that it is a must to emphasize human skills such as communication, leadership, curiosity, endurance, comprehension, and reading skills. These skills are considered essential to approach Society 5.0 (Hamilton, 2020). Besides that, they aimed to remove the traditional divisions between hard sciences with math and humanities with social sciences. This is because they wanted to build students who are well-rounded through the new division of subjects (Society 5.0, n.d.). Therefore, it shows that underlining strong human skills and integration of subjects play an important role in getting close to Society 5.0. 

    In my point of view, adapting Society 5.0 can help us in developing important entrepreneurial skills. One of the skills is digital literacy skills. It is an ability to find, evaluate, and communicate information by using information and communication technologies (Welcome to ALA's Literacy Clearinghouse, n.d.). This skill does improve employability as most companies will hire an employee who knows how to use digital tools and can quickly adapt to the technological advancements in the workplace.  

References list 

Davidvarndell. (n.d.). How Japan is preparing its students for society 5.0. Foreign Policy. https://foreignpolicy.com/sponsored/how-japan-is-preparing-its-students-for-society-5-0/ 

 

Society 5.0. Cabinet Office Home Page. (n.d.). https://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/english/society5_0/index.html#:~:text=In%20the%205th%20Science%20and,and%20physical%20space.%22%20In%20order 

 

Hamilton, K. (2020, March 1). The Future of Education: Preparing for Society 5.0. Medium. https://medium.com/@kathleenhamilton/the-future-of-education-preparing-for-society-5-0-a9d81ad64d9f 

Welcome to ALA’s Literacy Clearinghouse. Welcome to ALAs Literacy Clearinghouse. (n.d.). https://literacy.ala.org/digital-literacy/