The Society 5.0 Conference was held from 28 June to 1 July at Skukuza Safari Lodge, Kruger National Park, South Africa. The conference received 111 submissions, of which 36 will be published in the conference proceedings by Springer.

Presentations and Publications

This year, members of the Competence Center Digital Trust presented seven papers at the Society 5.0 Conference! The papers will be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series, Volume 1:

• How Do We Trust Artificial Intelligence – A Qualitative Analysis on the Perceived Trustworthiness
  • Dorian Popic, Jona Karg, Frank Grimberg and Petra Asprion
• Generative AI for Participatory Urban Planning: Visualising Citizen Ideas Through AI Image Generation
  • Hermann Grieder, Rolf Dornberger and Aurelio Wyrsch
• Why Knowledge Is Not Enough: Training, Culture, and Cyber-Resilient Behaviour Across Professional Groups
  • Swantje Westpfahl, Hermann Grieder and Besar Dakaj
• From Documentation to Assurance In Textile Certification
  • Aya Haji and Barbara Eisenbart
• From Footprint to Handprint: Unlocking the Power of Positive Impact in Sustainability
  • Barbara Eisenbart, Alex-Julien Zurkinden, Lena Spahr and Marija Mazenkoska
• From Footprint to Handprint: Unlocking the Power of Positive Impact in Sustainability
  • Barbara Eisenbart, Alex-Julien Zurkinden, Lena Spahr and Marija Mazenkoska
• Cybersecurity Awareness and Protective Practices Across Academic Disciplines in Nigeria and Cameroon
  • Sherdel Käppler, Franka Ebob Enow Ebai and Bettina Schneider
• Enterprise Systems Education for Society 5.0: An Integrative Business Proposal Approach
  • Pragati Siddhanti, Petra Asprion and Bettina Schneider

2027 Society 5.0 Conference

In 2027 the Society 5.0 Conference will be held in Basel, Switzerland and hosted by the FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland. Stay tuned for more updates on the Society 5.0 Conference 2027!

The Society 5.0 conference series is jointly organized by the University of Pretoria (South Africa), the University of Camerino (Italy), the University of Technology, Mauritius, the FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, the University of South Africa (UNISA), the University of the Free State (UFS, South Africa), and Akademia (South Africa).