Reimagining Industry 5.0: Centering People in a Digital World and Bridging Techno-Economic and Socio-Technical Futures

Abstract

his book review critically examines Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Explorations in the Transition from a Techno-economic to a Socio-technical Future as an intellectual map of the shift from a techno-economic logic (efficiency, productivity, automation) toward a socio-technical horizon that uses human-centricity, sustainability, and resilience as its primary compass. The review synthesizes key threads across chapters—covering conceptual distinctions between Industry 4.0 and 5.0, governance and power dynamics, AI developments (including generative AI), soft skills, circular-economy pathways, and systemic risk pressures (climate crisis, cyber threats, geopolitical volatility) that shape organizational and policy choices. While the book’s main strength lies in its breadth and interdisciplinary ambition, the review highlights areas that would benefit from sharpening: clearer definitional boundaries, more operational indicators to prevent “human-centered, sustainable, resilient” from remaining a slogan, and richer empirical mini-cases—especially beyond Europe/US contexts. Overall, the draft positions the book as a timely bridge between technological acceleration and socio-environmental accountability, and it advances a policy-centric research agenda centered on a core question: technology for whom, under which incentives, and with what social impacts.Book review ini menelaah buku Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Explorations in the Transition from a Techno-economic to a Socio-technical Future sebagai peta gagasan tentang pergeseran dari logika techno-economic (efisiensi, produktivitas, otomasi) menuju horizon sosio-teknis yang menempatkan manusia, keberlanjutan, dan ketahanan sebagai kompas utama. Ulasan dilakukan secara kritis dengan menyoroti benang merah antarbab—mulai dari definisi dan pilar Industry 5.0, dinamika tata kelola dan relasi kuasa, hingga isu AI (termasuk AI generatif), soft skills, ekonomi sirkular, serta risiko-risiko sistemik (krisis iklim, keamanan siber, ketidakpastian geopolitik) yang memengaruhi desain kebijakan dan organisasi. Review ini menegaskan kekuatan buku pada keluasan dan sifatnya yang interdisipliner, sekaligus menunjukkan ruang perbaikan: kebutuhan batas definisi yang lebih tegas, indikator operasional agar “human-centricity” tidak berhenti sebagai slogan, serta contoh kasus yang lebih rinci dan beragam (termasuk konteks Global South). Secara keseluruhan, ulasan ini menawarkan agenda riset dan tata kelola yang lebih etis dan terukur dengan pertanyaan kunci: teknologi dirancang untuk siapa, dengan insentif apa, dan dengan dampak sosial apa