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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 Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Description of activities:
WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and
cooperation. We are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 193 Member States.
Project 1: WIPO Conversation on IP and Frontier Technologies
The WIPO Conversation provides Member States and other stakeholders with an opportunity
to exchange views on various topics regarding frontier technologies and to formulate questions
with respect to the possible impact of frontier technologies on the IP system.
The Seventh Session of the WIPO Conversation took place on 29 and 30 March 2023, and
had a look at the wide spectrum of frontier technologies enabling the metaverse such as AI,
blockchain and the NFTs, emerging AR and VR technologies, the Internet of Things and data
processing, and discussed the challenges the metaverse poses to the existing IP system.
Related SDG:
SDG9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Relevant link:
The Metaverse and Intellectual Property
Project 2: Videogame Development: A Quest for IP
The project on Videogame Development: A Quest for IP aims to support game developers
to learn how intellectual property (IP) can benefit their business growth. This is done through
five levels of videogame development, from the earliest stages, to launching the game, and
beyond. During each level, participants can:
• listen to podcast interviews with leading gaming companies sharing their best practices;
• gain key IP takeaways for each stage of game development through easy to use, one-
page checklists; and
• network with game developers from all over the world.
Related SDG:
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Relevant link:
Videogame Development: A Quest for IP
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