Is Democracy becoming more Hybrid?

Society 5.0 is a vision of a human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems. It heavily depends on technological innovation and a full integration of digital and physical space. What will democracy look like in this hybrid future? What can we learn from the perils that plague the digital world today, such as online polarization, surveillance and disinformation? This panel is going to share the latest insights in hybrid practices, elaborate on what it means to democracy and point out how we can harness the societal transformation to level 5.0 for a living, sustainable democracy.