Yesterday the global police organization unveiled the INTERPOL Metaverse during its General Assembly in India. The initial virtual world is mainly designed for immersive training courses for forensic investigations.
“For many, the Metaverse seems to herald an abstract future, but the issues it raises are those that have always motivated INTERPOL – supporting our member countries to fight crime and making the world, virtual or not, safer for those who inhabit it,” said INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock.
The organization has created an Expert Group to ensure new virtual worlds are ‘secure by design’. It is also participating in a World Economic Forum initiative around metaverse governance alongside Meta, Microsoft, Mastercard, JP Morgan, and numerous major brands, as well as blockchain and web3 names such Animoca Brands and Decentraland.
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