Today the World Economic Forum (WEF) unveiled a prototype of its metaverse – “Global Collaboration Village” at its annual meeting in Davos. The initiative was developed in partnership with Accenture and Microsoft to provide a platform for organizations to convene, create solutions, and take action on important issues that challenge the world. A session will take place in the virtual world this week.
The metaverse currently has 80 “Village Partners” supporting the initiative, including consultancies and finance groups – JP Morgan Chase, KPMG, EY, and McKinsey, and international organizations – the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, to name a few. “The Village will use the frontier capabilities of the metaverse to find solutions for addressing the big issues of our time in a more open, inclusive and sustained way,” said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
While the Village does not replace existing in-person Forum activities, it serves as a virtual collaborative space to complement real world interactions. The interactive areas in the environment include a town hall with plenaries and workshops, collaborative centers for immersive storytelling, and stakeholder campuses for stakeholder-partner conversations.
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