Open AccessEmergence of the Smart Society
Author(s) -
Vasja Roblek,
Maja Meško
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.52340/jds.2022.02.32
Subject(s) - urbanization , context (archaeology) , individualism , information society , sociology , social science , engineering ethics , political science , public relations , environmental ethics , economic growth , engineering , geography , law , philosophy , archaeology , economics
In the 1990s, humankind experienced social changes that led to the emergence of the information society. It was a new form of social existence in which the primary role is to collect, store, analyze and pass on networked information. The article focuses on the emergence of the information society and its transitions into Society 5.0. This transition came in the context of digital individualism, and its consequences are visible in the transformations in civilizing urbanization.The article represents a theoretical retrospective based on the systematic literature review of the existing scientific and professional literature on the current human challenges in a smart environment