DUBAI, 5th October / WAM / The Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Government Innovation held a session for the community of innovators that discussed the future of metaverses in governments and technology, and the opportunities for employing it in government services, education, tourism and real estate, with the aim of enhancing the use of metavirus technology in various vital fields and sectors.
The session, which was organized within the activities of the Dubai Metaverse Forum and focused on reviewing the future prospects for the development of the metaverse sector in the UAE, was attended by Guy Personage, Director of the Metaverse Sector in the Middle East, Khaled Al Shabrawi, Head of Government Sector and Small Cities in Microsoft – UAE, and Khalifa Al Jaziri, Advisor to the Ministry of Economy for Metaverse Affairs. And Extended Reality, and the session was moderated by Ali Al-Nuaimi and Huda Al-Sheikh from the Youth Council for Government Innovation.
Her Excellency Huda Al Hashimi, Assistant Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategic Affairs, confirmed that the UAE government is adopting the development of the new generation of future government work, in translation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to enhance benefit One of the solutions provided by modern and digital technology to improve the level of government performance and build a better future.
She pointed to the importance of the role of governments in supporting efforts to benefit from metavirus applications in various vital sectors and to provide integrated and effective services, explaining the importance of strengthening cooperation between government agencies and the private sector in employing technology and achieving balance between the real and digital worlds to explore new opportunities and find innovative solutions to challenges, for the benefit of the on governments and societies.
The participants in the session reviewed the various fields of metavirus technology and its importance to governments and opportunities to employ them in providing the most important services, and the need to build human capabilities, empower and qualify the components of the public and private sector in the country to develop this sector, and strengthen partnership between the public and private sectors to work together to foresee the future of metaviruses and the digital world, including Contributes to enhancing the utilization of the opportunities offered by technology to redesign the future of government services and provide highly efficient services.
During the session, Guy Personage shed light on the world of metavirs and the various uses of its applications and technologies and the associated technical innovations, as well as on public and private metavirs, and intraverse, and the need to develop the capabilities of human cadres and talents in this sector and to raise awareness of the importance of metaviruses, information sharing and trips that take place Through the world of metavirs “the third generation of the Internet”.
Khaled Al Shabrawi addressed the rapid digital transformation witnessed by the UAE and its global leadership in adopting modern technology solutions and digitization in various fields and sectors, and touched upon Microsoft’s vision of Metaverse as a link between the real and digital worlds.
Al-Shabrawy explained that by 2026 25% of people will spend at least one hour per day on metaviruses, whether it is for work, shopping, education, entertainment or social media, and 30% of organizations will have ready-made products and services related to metaviruses, while one billion people will use metaviruses. It poses many challenges that must be faced transparently and effectively, and finding solutions that allow hosting a billion people in the visual world, which reinforces the importance of ensuring privacy and allowing people to feel digital security, as it is expected that during the next year 47% of people will attend meetings with their digital image.
Khalifa Al-Jaziri addressed the future of government services, the role of governments in managing virtual worlds, and drawing the future features of the metavirs sector and promising government services to achieve the desired benefits from metaviruses and its applications, pointing to the importance of promoting entry to the world of metavirs on the widest scale, using its applications, and developing talent in this specialty due to its importance. future.
He explained that the opportunities provided by Metaverse and its effects in the real world, and the economies of a large number of vital sectors, especially that many brands and institutions have shown great interest in being in this virtual environment, and touched on the challenges faced by Metaverse as a platform that simulates real life with Real people, and the need to cooperate to find innovative and effective solutions to facilitate the lives of human societies and create a better future.
It is noteworthy that the Dubai Metaverse Forum, organized by the Dubai Future Foundation, was held in its first session in Dubai, in an initiative aimed at enhancing the UAE’s position as a global destination for ideas, innovations, applications and opportunities for metaverses, blockchain and the digital economy.
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