New Delhi: Seoul is set to become the first major city government to enter the metaverse as the South Korean capital recently announced its plans to provide many of the public services and cultural events available in the metaverse, Quartz reported.
This comes as the Metaverse is considered the next big revolution in the form of an immersive Internet experience that is based on virtual reality.
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As Quartz reports, the Seoul government is planning to develop its own Metaverse platform by the end of 2022, which is expected to be fully operational by 2026.
The platform will host a number of public functions such as a virtual mayor’s office and spaces related to the business sector, a fintech incubator and a public investment firm.
According to the report, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon’s 10-year plan for the city is backed by an investment of 3.9 billion won ($3.3 million), aimed at improving social mobility among citizens and the city’s global competitiveness. is to increase.
Quartz reports that the platform plans to launch this December with a virtual New Year’s bell ringing ceremony.
The city plans to open a “Metaverse 120 Center” for virtual public services in 2023, where Avatar will deal with citizens’ concerns, which currently can only be addressed by visiting City Hall, it noted.
If everything goes according to plan, Seoul residents will be able to visit the virtual city hall to perform a variety of activities, from visiting a historic site to filing a citizen complaint.
As mentioned earlier, the metaverse is seen as the next big leap in the world of technology and the Internet. Companies such as Microsoft, Nike and Meta (rebranded from Facebook) strive to be major players in driving the next Internet revolution.
Meanwhile, South Korea’s capital Seoul is the only government that wants to invest in the metaverse to recreate the virtual public square.
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