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Society 5.0 2026: 6th Society 5.0 conference

Skukuza Safari Lodege, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Skukuza, South Africa, June 29-July 1, 2026

Conference website	https://www.conference-society5.org/home
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=society500
Submission deadline	March 18, 2026

Topics: sustainability business information systems human system interaction

Following an era of fast-paced evolution of digital technologies, digital disruption and digital transformation, Society 5.0 refers to “A human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space”. As Society 5.0 aims to tackle social challenges and achieve a sustainable, inclusive, people-oriented society, it also contributes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Society 5.0 advocates the adoption of digital technologies to increase global prosperity. The cyber-physical space consists of interconnected systems and devices, collecting and sending data. A human-centred society demands the inclusion of the human when considering applications and interactions in the cyber-physical space. This conference focuses on aspects of interconnectedness and interaction; where the human in this potentially complex interaction is investigated and considered through the application of different lenses and interdisciplinary fields. The aim of this enquiry is to design and develop technological products and services that not only meet human needs, but that also consider the human experience when engaging in the cyber-physical space and that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

Themes

Sustainability

Green talent or skills development
New Leadership
Civil Society
Environmental Sustainability
SDG alignment
ESG measures or enhancement

Business Information Systems

Cyber-Physical Systems
Internet of Things
Digital Twins
Digitalization of Business Processes
Conceptual Modelling
AI and Machine Learning
Blockchain Technologies
Web 3.0

Business (Innovation) & Entrepreneurship

Business integration strategy
Digitalization of Products
Emerging markets
Human capital
Business agility
Digital transformation
Circular economy
Technopreneurship

Diversity

Gendering of skills
Stereotypes (age, gender, (dis)abilities)
Accessibility of technologies across borders (countries, societal levels, disciplines)
Inequality in software development
Democratization in technological development
Economic Development

Education

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Creative teaching
Cross-cultural teaching and learning
Institutional structures for education
New learning methods

Innovation in the Digital Age

Open innovation
Big Data analysis
Innovation development
Online collaboration for design and in-novation
Knowledge visualization
knowledge management

Healthcare and Care Systems

AI for drug development
AI for enhanced diagnosis
Personalised medicine
Electronic patient records
Care robots, therapy robots
Health & Wellbeing

Information Security

Cyber security and resilience
Data privacy
Risk management
Business continuity management
Whistleblowing

Mobility

Autonomous driving
Mobility as a Service
Smart City

Human-System Interaction Scenarios

Collaboration between human and AI
Automating knowledge work
Conversational AI
Resilient socio-technical systems
Social robots
Human-interpretable and machine-interpretable modelling
Inclusiveness of people with disabilities

Fintech

Future banking
Sustainable finance
Digital financial management
Cryptocurrency

International Collaboration

Cultural differences in business
Cross-cultural communication and trust
Collaboration across borders, cultures, and languages
Digital Supply Chain