Advances in sustainability science and technology 

About: Advances in sustainability science and technology is an academic journal published by Springer Nature. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Computer science & Engineering. It has an ISSN identifier of 2662-6829. Over the lifetime, 23 publications have been published receiving 53 citations. The journal is also known as: ASST.

Education After COVID-19

Abstract: The year 2020 has brought life-changing events for many and affected numerous professional sectors. Education has been one of those fields heavily impacted, and institutions have almost worldwide switched to forms of online education, which has become a common practice. With a fourth industrial revolution happening in front of our eyes, some elements of the existing education system are showing themselves as out- dated. However, despite the realization that online teaching is here to stay, frontal classes are a millennia-old practice that cannot be entirely replaced without neglecting human nature. Instead, old and new can coexist, and humanity and machines can cooperate for societal development. In this paper, we present the past, present, and future of education, what we have learned by the experience of teaching online, and how we see and are getting ready for future developments in the field.

Industry 5.0 Challenges and Perspectives for Manufacturing Systems in the Society 5.0

Abstract: This chapter presents an exhaustive reference analysis and synthesis about the Industry 5.0 development, challenges, and implications. First, a state of the art on Industry 4.0 and digitalization will be presented considering the Industrial Revolution stages. Currently, manufacturing and business processes are increasingly using Cloud and mobile technologies, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Data Analytics, which heralds the fifth Industrial Revolution (Industry 5.0). Consequently, in the second part of the chapter, there will be presented synthesis research drawing the state-of-the-art overview on Industry 5.0, as a core idea of this chapter. Furthermore, a detailed characterization will be done to identify the differences and similarities from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 and Society 5.0 by gaining benefits, advantages, and disadvantages as well as expected business value and ethical implications.

Assessment of Economic Impact Generated by Industry 5.0, from a Readiness Index Approach Perspective. A Cross-Country Empirical Analysis

Abstract: Over time, industrial revolutions have marked human existence and the work environment, impacting efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. In the new promoted concept, Industry 5.0, it is expected that humans interact with robots, known as cobots, in a collaborative working space using innovative technologies. This chapter brings some new insights on the way the components of Industry 5.0 readiness model influence value added reported by countries, for the period between 2017 and 2019, on four levels of analysis, namely: (i) country gross value added; (ii) environmental activities value added; (iii) ICT sector value added; (iv) labour productivity. Our results prove that selected components of the Industry 5.0 readiness model determine a positive marginal effect on the value added reported by countries. We also registered a significant influence on the development of the circular economy, in strong relation with the development of the knowledge economy. This highlights the fact that the results of the research are efficiently implemented on manufacturing operations by highly skilled employees, leading to increase firms’ performance, improving at the same time the cooperation between humans and smart machines, as stated in the Industry 5.0 framework.