Step beyond reality’s constraints into the metaverse, a realm where virtual worlds come alive, offering unprecedented opportunities for creativity, collaboration, and connection. Explore the cutting-edge initiatives of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in shaping the future of metaverse and virtual worlds.
UN Virtual Worlds Day
Harnessing the metaverse to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
14 June 2024, Geneva, Switzerland
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Latest Focus Group Deliverables
How the ITU helps shape the metaverse
ITU focus group on metaverse(FG-MV)
The ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV) unites over 500 experts who are working together to establish the foundations for international standards, ensuring an open, interoperable, secure, and accessible metaverse. FG-MV has achieved significant milestones, delivering over 20 Technical Specifications and Reports that contribute to shaping the future of the metaverse and virtual worlds.
- The 6th meeting of FG-MV will take place virtually on 30 April 2024.
- The 7th meeting of FG-MV will take place on 12-13 June 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Upcoming meetings and events
ITU, together with partners, invites you to unravel the metaverse through a series of worldwide forums, special sessions, and webinars.
UN metaverse Think-a-Thon 2024
Virtual Worlds Revolutionizing Smart Sustainable Cities & Communities
A new global competition welcomes your participation to show how virtual simulations could benefit smart cities and communities.
ITU, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are organizing the first metaverse think-a-thon.
Executive briefing, News and Views
Executive briefing on the metaverse
The Executive briefing on the metaverse provides a concise overview of the technologies that underpin metaverse, as well as the key challenges and opportunities.
New ideation competition on metaverse worlds
Geneva, 15 March 2024
Metaverse focus group calls for contributions
Geneva, 20 April 2023
UN tech agency seeks open and inclusive metaverse
Geneva, 19 January 2023
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