Resumo (EN)
Technological innovations have been a constant in the world and have caused great revolutions not only in the economy of scale, but also in the possibility of personalizing products and in the people way living. This work aims to present these innovations helping to understand the phenomena, both of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and that of the newly created in Japan, the Society 5.0. For this, a review of the available bibliography and documentary analysis was developed. As a result, the challenges facing are not small, but they bring opportunities for improvement in various areas of society, as long as public policies are created to encourage the creation of smart manufactures, the use of renewable energy and better distribution. income in society as a way of survival of the current capitalist model.