Cloud Computing as an Industry 5.0 Enabling Technology

In the year 2021, the European Commission announced Industry 5.0 by publishing a document titled Industry 5.0: Towards a sustainable, human-centric and resilient European industry, in an attempt to find solutions to the numerous industrial challenges of today. However, Industry 5.0 is still in its early stages, and industries are facing issues in implementing services that meet its requirements. In addition, many companies hesitate to adopt Industry 5.0 services and applications, as they consider that it requires a high initial investment. However, cloud computing offers a solution to this challenge by changing the way in which services are implemented, allowing companies of any size to build powerful and scalable services. Hence, the contribution of this paper lies in the proposal of a cloud architecture and a demonstration of the way in which cloud computing is an enabling technology for Industry 5.0 services, showcasing its benefits through a use case. Through cloud computing, researchers will be able to develop services that meet Industry 5.0 requirements, such as sustainability, resilience, and human-centricity, while doing so at affordable costs.