STREAM 1
Social Innovation and Engineering, Design, and New Technologies 

Over the last few years, initiatives developed in the context of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) have focused on aspects such as smart industries, digital transformation and technology markets. The main objective of these initiatives is to support industries going through the fourth industrial revolution. However, the opportunities and benefits to communities and society provided by I4.0 are often overlooked (Khan et al., 2021). That is, it is necessary to go beyond a narrow view of I4.0 as merely related to technological innovation, and to assess its impact on society at large (Cunha et al., 2021).
In this sense, the idea that we should move towards a new Industry 5.0 and Society 5.0 paradigm begins to stand out in the academic literature (Carayannis & Morawska‑Jancelewicz, 2022). The objective is to place the well-being of humans at the centre of manufacturing systems, thus achieving social objectives beyond employment and growth, contributing to a more robust sustainable development of all humanity (Leng et al., 2022). This new paradigm of Industry 5.0 and Society 5.0 requires that innovators align societal goals and the integration of people with industry goals so that the challenges of sustainable development, the efficient use of resources and the circular economy do not negatively impact the economy and society.
As emphasized in European Commission documents (2021), one way to achieve this convergence is through social innovation. Industry 5.0 requires social innovation to increase prosperity and promote good quality jobs, together with measures to support education and training and skills to enable workers to adapt to a changing job market. For this, it is necessary to ensure access to technology to avoid digital gaps in regions with less industrial development and the creation of jobs and opportunities with the aim of simultaneously ensuring economic security and social justice. In a nutshell, what is needed is a human-centred Industry 5.0 (Colla et al., 2021).
Therefore, in this stream, we intend to understand how social innovation contributes to the Industry 5.0 and Society 5.0 paradigm. 

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References:
 

1. Carayannis, E.G., Morawska-Jancelewicz, J. (2022). The Futures of Europe: Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0 as Driving Forces of Future Universities. Journal of Knowledge Economy.

2. Colla, V.; Matino, R.; Schröder, A.J.; Schivalocchi, M.; Romaniello, L. (2021). Human-Centered Robotic Development in the Steel Shop: Improving Health, Safety and Digital Skills at the Workplace. Metals, 11, 647.

3. Cunha, J., Alves, W., Araújo, M. Ares, E. (2021). Thinking Together Industry 4.0 and Social Innovation: How Digital Technologies Impact on Social Change? Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. IEEE, 1147–1151.

4. European Commission (2021). Industry 5.0: A Transformative Vision for Europe. ESIR Policy Brief No.3. Publications Office of the European Union.

5. European Commission (2021). Industry 5.0 - Towards a sustainable, human-centric and resilient European industry. Publications Office of the European Union.

6. Khan, I.S., Ahmad, M.O., Majava, J. (2021). Industry 4.0 and sustainable development: A systematic mapping of triple bottom line, Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Models perspectives. Journal of Cleaner Production, 297, 126655.

7. Leng, J. et al. (2022). Industry 5.0: Prospect and retrospect. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 65, 279–295.