1st ITU Forum on Embracing the metaverse

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)  and the N​ational Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) are organizing the first ITU Forum on Embracing the metaverse which will take place on 7 March 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of). 

The forum will be organized as a physical event with remote participation and will be kindly hosted by NCA. The Forum will be followed by the first meeting of the ITU-T Focus Group on metaverse  which will take place from 8-9 March 2023 at the same venue.            

Recently, the metaverse has become one disruptive area of innovation with great potential to change our economy, way of living and communicating and society.​

Objectives: 

The objective of the forum is to stimulate global dialogue on metaverse, providing a platform to:

• explore challenges and opportunities for an accessible, sustainable, and inclusive metaverse;
• foster the development of interoperability standards for an open and inclusive metaverse, and accelerate their development;​
• debate the role of metaverse in transforming consumer experiences and business models across industries;
• discuss how metaverse can be used to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and accelerate digital transformation; ​
• provide inputs and discuss relevant topics that can help accelerate the work of the ITU Focus Group on metaverse. ​

Target audience:​

Participation in the forum and the focus group meeting is open to ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that is a member of ITU and who wishes to contribute to the work. This includes individuals who are also members of international, regional and national organizations. This forum is free of charge.

See detailed steps on how to register here new​​