noun
social infrastructure
Refers to the fundamental facilities and systems serving a society, such as transportation, communication, water, power, and public institutions.
政府は社会基盤の整備に力を入れている。
The government is focusing on developing social infrastructure.
災害に強い社会基盤を築くことが重要だ。
It is important to build disaster-resilient social infrastructure.
Compound of 社会 (society) and 基盤 (foundation, base). The term is a modern coinage corresponding to the English 'social infrastructure'.