Publications
This page features publications and deliverables developed under the Global Initiative on AI and Virtual Worlds – Discovering the Citiverse, alongside reports and outputs from other activities carried out by ITU and its partners in the areas of AI-enabled citiverse.
This Outcome Document presents a global call for collaboration on standards for the AI-enabled citiverse. It highlights the urgent need for cities, governments, standards bodies, industry and academia to work together on open, interoperable and trusted frameworks that ensure AI, digital twins, spatial intelligence and immersive technologies are deployed in the public interest. It outlines shared priorities for advancing global standards, scaling proven use cases, embedding human oversight and data sovereignty, and building a living global landscape of citiverse standards, initiatives and deployments to support inclusive, sustainable and future-ready urban transformation.
This Blueprint presents a high-level strategic roadmap to help mayors, ministers and city leaders navigate the transformative potential of the AI-enabled citiverse. It explores how AI, digital twins, spatial intelligence and immersive technologies can be responsibly integrated to build more intelligent, resilient and human-centric urban ecosystems. It also provides strategic guidance for leadership, policy direction and cross-sector collaboration, helping cities turn emerging technological opportunities into inclusive, sustainable and future-ready urban transformation.
This Field Guide offers a practical readiness assessment and 90-day action framework to help city leaders prepare for the AI-enabled citiverse. It provides tools, checklists and evidence-based guidance to assess city readiness, identify implementation gaps, and help cities move from vision to real-world deployment of responsible, human-centric and interoperable AI-enabled citiverse solutions.
Developed with contributions from 20 United Nations entities, this Executive Briefing provides a strategic assessment of how artificial intelligence, spatial intelligence and the AI-enabled citiverse are transforming governance, urban development and global digital cooperation. The publication outlines key opportunities, systemic challenges and governance priorities for ministers, mayors and senior decision-makers, while emphasizing the importance of trusted, interoperable and people-centred digital transformation to advance sustainable development.
The Call to Action sets out a shared global vision for ensuring that AI, spatial intelligence and the citiverse are developed and deployed responsibly, inclusively and for the public good. Endorsed during the 3rd UN Virtual Worlds Day, it identifies five strategic priorities for governments, industry, academia, civil society and the United Nations to strengthen trust, foster interoperability, accelerate inclusive innovation, and ensure that no one and no place are left behind in the digital transformation of cities and communities.
Citiverse Use Case Taxonomy
This series of reports present a comprehensive reference designed to inform policymakers, industry leaders, city officials, and other stakeholders on the opportunities and pathways for Citiverse implementation.
This report highlights the urgent need to embed accessibility and inclusion at the core of digital transformation. It presents practical models, use cases, and policy guidance to ensure that AI-powered virtual worlds are designed for everyone — fostering equitable participation, seamless experiences, and universal access in the cities of tomorrow.