Science, Technologies, Innovations №3(31) 2024, 71-82 р

http://doi.org/10.35668/2520-6524-2024-3-08

Balanchuk I. S. — Head of the Department, Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information, 180, Antonovicha Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03150; +38 (044) 521-09-81; slavira218@gmail.com; ORCID: 0000-0002-5179-7350

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND COVID-19: EXPERIENCE AND PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF “SOCIETY 5.0” IN JAPAN. ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE

Abstract. In connection with the transformation of the civilizational landscape of the world, the need for the evolution of modern society is growing many times over, and Japan is a country where a new type of society is being formed at an unprecedented pace. The paper proposes to consider the features of the creation and development of “society 5.0” in the context of analyzing the implementation of the direction in Japanese practice by summing up the main components of the sphere. The main methods were the method of system analysis, with the help of which the key components of the digitalization of modern society in Japan were studied, and the historical method, with the help of which were outlined features of the implementation of information technology in all spheres of life of the country and society. The work examines the main semantic elements of such a phenomenon as “digital society” — definition, terms, characteristic features, common and distinctive factors. It was recorded that the quality indicators of modern humanity at the beginning of the 21st Century ceased to fully satisfy its needs and demands, and in connection with this, the need to create a new form of society is arose — a symbiosis of humans and digital technologies. In the context of the moral side of the issue, social and cultural problems arise, namely, how the synergistic combination of a living organism and robotic elements will affect Japanese society in the future. Through the prism of using the experience of digitalization of social, political and other spheres of interaction in Japan, it is summarized that Ukraine has all the prerequisites for their successful application in national practice. The results and conclusions of the work can be used as a practical basis for future scientific research, as well as in the context of developing state and social development strategies for the coming years.

Keywords: artificial intelligence, Internet of things, depopulation, robotics, coronavirus infection COVID-19.

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