{"id":612,"date":"2023-02-07T16:16:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=612"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:05:09","slug":"metaverse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/dt-resource-hub\/metaverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Metaverse"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The metaverse and virtual worlds are set to shift in how people can interact with the world using technologies like augmented reality, virtual reality, blockchain and IoT to form a new immersive intelligent experience and beyond. For example, cities have an exciting opportunity to play in how the metaverse comes to be. This page shares the latest information and literature on how cities, countries and industries are engaging with the metaverse.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to share your latest report with u\u200bs to be included in the Digital Transformation Resource Hub, please cont\u200bact us at <a href=\"mailto:digitaltransformation@itu.int\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digitaltransformation@itu.int<\/a>.\u200b\u200b\u200b <\/p>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=496&amp;action=edit\"><\/a><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=496\">Back to the main page of Digital Transformation Resource Hub&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                <div data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4192 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Metaverse-1024x683.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:71% 49%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"71% 49%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Metaverse-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Metaverse-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Metaverse-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Metaverse-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Metaverse-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Metaverse-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                                                <div data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0099133325001831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evaluating metaverse-based library orientation with Roblox for first-year students<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; ScienceDirect <\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S016649722500238X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Market, R&amp;D and multi-technology Co-evolution: An explorative study on metaverse<\/a> &#8211; ScienceDirect <\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogitatiopress.com\/politicsandgovernance\/article\/download\/10468\/4637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Citizenwashing EU Tech Policy: EU Deliberative Mini\u2010Publics on Virtual Worlds and Artificial Intelligence<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; cogitatio <\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S074756322500038X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metaverse policing: A systematic literature review of challenges and recommendations<\/a> &#8211; Elsevier<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/joe.22271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The bright and dark side of metaverse marketing<\/a> &#8211; Wiley<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/17\/1\/280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metaverse for Manufacturing: Leveraging Extended Reality Technology for Human-Centric Production Systems<\/a> &#8211; MDPI<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ftsg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Metaverse-New-Realities_FINAL_LINKED.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">METAVERSE &amp; NEW REALITIES<\/a> &#8211; FTSG<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11846-025-00878-x#citeas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From virtual vision to business reality: embracing the metaverse revolution<\/a> \u2013 Springer<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10055-025-01126-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metaverse and XR for cultural heritage education: applications, standards, architecture, and technological insights for enhanced immersive experience<\/a> \u2013 Springer<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/abstract\/document\/10979319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interoperability of the Metaverse: A Digital Ecosystem Perspective Review<\/a> &#8211; IEEE<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/metaverse-more-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u200b\u200bMore res\u200bources from previous years&nbsp;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":496,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-612","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/612\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}