"Super Smart Society (Society 5.0)" mission area

R&D Supervisor (Program Officer: PO)

MAEDA Akira
(Former Corporate Chief Engineer, Information & Communication Technology Business Division, Hitachi Ltd.)

Overview

This research area is transdisciplinary, aiming to generate new value through the creation of industries and reformation of future society. Specifically, it includes spreading the utilization of networks and IoT not only to manufacturing industries but also to R&D in various other fields and strengthening base technologies (necessary for building a common platform through the effective utilization of IoT and base technologies that are a core of Japan's strength in creating new value, including advanced measurement technologies) for maintaining and strengthening the competitiveness of Japan as a super smart society. It also includes technologies related to space, such as satellite position measurement, satellite remote sensing, satellite communications, and satellite broadcasting.
(Excerpt from MEXT's "About Areas of Prioritized Themes")

Prioritized Themes and R&D Projects

• Making full use of AI and simulation technologies across different fields for a human-centered society (FY2020-)
  Feasibility Study
  Full-scale R&D Project (Kaihara PJ)
• Innovative AI technologies for Sophisticated Integration of Cyber and Physical Services (FY2019 - FY2021)
  Feasibility Study
• Modeling and AI that Connects the Cyber and Physical Worlds (FY2018-)
  Feasibility Study
  Full-scale R&D Project (Ohnishi PJ)
  Full-scale R&D Project (Ishikawa PJ)
• Establishment of a Service Platform that Enables Collaboration between Various Components and Creation of New Services (FY2017 - FY2021)
  Feasibility Study

R&D Management Committee Members