{"id":2011,"date":"2023-10-20T16:17:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=2011"},"modified":"2025-08-28T00:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T00:29:57","slug":"metaverse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/year-in-review-2023\/metaverse\/","title":{"rendered":"ITU Activities on metaverse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2023, ITU, through its Focus Group on metaverse worked with its diverse membership to engage the digital community in shaping an open, interoperable, and human-centric metaverse by developing 22 deliverables.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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FG-MV Management Team<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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FG-MV Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Shin-Gak Kang<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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ETRI, Korea (Rep. of)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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FG-MV Vice-Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Andrey PEREZ<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Anatel, Brazil<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Shane HE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Nokia, Finland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Leonidas <\/strong> ANTHOPOULOS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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University of Thessaly, Greece<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Stella KIPSAITA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Communications Authority, Kenya<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Hideo IMANAKA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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NICT, Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Vincent AFFLECK<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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United Kingdom<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Manuel <\/strong>BARREIRO<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Aston Group, Mexico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Natalia BAYONA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Per FR\u00d6JDH<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Ericsson, Sweden<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Yuntao <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>WANG<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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CAICT, China<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Cristina <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>MARTINEZ<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV) <\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV) <\/a>was established under the ITU-T Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) on 16 December 2022. The FG-MV aims to lay the groundwork for international standards that can help create an underlying technology and business ecosystem. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The Focus Group convened four significant meetings in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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4 meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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