Davos hopes its version of the Metaverse will spur collaboration

This year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos is testing a metaverse version of the Swiss city it calls home.

The global collaboration village is being built using Microsoft Mesh, a more efficient version of its Teams software. More than 80 major organizations will be involved in the project, including META and the International Monetary Fund.

The WEF invited companies to set up their own virtual shop-fronts to facilitate dialogue on the big issues of the day. The virtual village is in partnership with Microsoft and IT giant Accenture. , is building a global collaboration village as the virtual future of public-private collaboration.

WEF says virtual village will foster collaboration

Organizers of the world’s most prestigious economic summit hope to create a year-long online Davos to foster public-private collaboration. The announcements listed the project’s goals as global collaboration, interactivity, inclusivity and impact, though it was unclear how popular the platform would be.

“With the Global Collaboration Village, we are creating the first public purpose-oriented application of Metaverse technology, creating a true global village in virtual space,” said Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum.

“Metaverse will impact the way people, governments, companies and society at large think, work, interact and communicate with the aim of collectively addressing issues on the global agenda.” Global Collaboration Village World Economic Forum’s Public Private platforms and in-person meetings will expand and provide a more open, more continuous and more comprehensive process for coming together.

The Global Collaboration Village is the latest attempt to replicate real locations in the Metaverse. The South Korean capital Seoul recently announced “Metaverse Seoul”, which will include tax services, youth counseling and tourism hotspots.

Last year, the island nation of Tuvalu became the first country to create a digital version of itself. Last year, the island nation of Tuvalu became the first country to create a digital copy of itself. The Polynesian nation hopes to preserve its history and culture in the face of rising sea levels that could eventually submerge the entire island.