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UN Executive Briefing on Unlocking the potential of virtual worlds and
                                   the metaverse for the Sustainable Development Goals



               Agency name:

               World Bank

               Description of activities:

               The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. We provide a wide array of
               financial products and technical assistance, and we help countries share and apply innovative
               knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face.




               Project 1: ActiVaR Immersive Education Laboratories

               The World Bank partnered with the Government of Ecuador’ Secretariat of Higher Education,
               Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENESCYT), to roll out the ActiVaR programme with
               technical support from the World Bank and financial support from the Korea World Bank
               Partnership Facility. ActiVaR supports the implementation and evaluation of using VR
               technologies to deliver practical training in selected Technical and Technological Programmes
               in Ecuador. Six labs were deployed to teach Industrial Risks training and maintenance for
               automotive motors using VR and immersive technologies. In addition, the programme deployed
               a number of classes in the metaverse, exposing students in the Caribbean to the potential of
               embracing these technologies.

               Related SDG:

               SDG4 Quality Education

               Relevant links:

               •    VR Learning Blog: https:// blogs .worldbank .org/ en/ latinamerica/ can -vr -training -save -lives
               •    Metaverse in the Caribbean: https:// blogs .worldbank .org/ en/ latinamerica/ education
                    -meets -metaverse -eastern -caribbean -national -colleges

               Contacts: Diego Angel-Urdinola and Jimmy Vainstein




               Project 2: Matanza Riachuelo Web VR Experience

               The Matanza-Riachuelo River in Argentina is considered to be one of the most contaminated
               waterways in Latin America. The Web VR experience shows how a new sanitation system
               supported by the World Bank will improve the transport, treatment and disposal of sewage
               effluents improving the quality of life of more than 4 million people in Argentina. The project
               is available via web browsers on mobile, desktop and VR headsets, and was the recipient of a
               Poly XR Award in 2004 for its deployment innovation.
               Related SDG:

               •    SDG6 Clean Water and Sanitation
               •    SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities

               Relevant links:
               •    Visit: https:// matanza -riachuelo .worldbank .org




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