Learn in the textbookSocial Transformation and DX / GX
DefinitionA data-driven society (データ駆動型社会) is one that analyzes, in cyberspace, data gathered from the real world and returns the results to the real world to solve problems and create new value.
ExplanationThis mechanism of linking the real world and cyberspace through data is called a CPS (cyber-physical system, サイバーフィジカルシステム). It relies on IoT for collection and AI for analysis, and it is the foundational idea that supports Society 5.0.
AnalogyJust as a car's engine turns its wheels, data becomes the power that drives society's decisions and actions.
Memory hookThe Japanese term translates "data-driven," and its word for "driven" is the one used for an engine powering a machine.