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Independent Thinkers on Digital | The Metaverse Dilemma: Immersion Without Purpose?

Exploring the Concept of Metaverse Beyond VR Headsets. Richard Harper and William Webb engaged in a conversation about the metaverse....

14 Mar 2023 Opinion
Independent Thinkers on Digital | The Metaverse Dilemma: Immersion Without Purpose?
Access Alert | Saudi Arabia’s LEAP 2023 Edition

Access Alert | Saudi Arabia’s LEAP 2023 Edition

The 2nd LEAP tech conference (LEAP 2023), organised by the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), was held...

21 Feb 2023 Opinion
Through the lens of the metaverse

Through the lens of the metaverse

On 2 February, techUK invited Sofia Tirini (Policy Manager of Market Access at Access Partnership) to participate in a webinar...

10 Feb 2023 Metaverse Policy Lab
Money FM 89.3 | Culture Club: ChatGPT, yay or nay?

Money FM 89.3 | Culture Club: ChatGPT, yay or nay?

This broadcast was originally aired on Money FM 89.3  on 7 February 2023. ChatGPT is the fastest-growing consumer application in history....

8 Feb 2023 Press
Exploring the benefits of a future metaverse: What can we learn from current virtual reality applications?

Exploring the benefits of a future metaverse: What can we learn from current virtual reality applications?

The metaverse has the potential to redefine almost every sphere of our daily lives, from healthcare and education to work,...

23 Jan 2023 Metaverse Policy Lab
Access Alert | The International Telecommunication Union Focuses on Metaverse 

Access Alert | The International Telecommunication Union Focuses on Metaverse 

The International Telecommunication Union’s Standardization Sector (ITU-T) has established a new Focus Group that will take the first steps towards...

20 Jan 2023 Metaverse Policy Lab
Access Alert | UAE government calls to formulate advanced regulations for the metaverse

Access Alert | UAE government calls to formulate advanced regulations for the metaverse

Following the launch of the Dubai Metaverse Strategy at the Dubai Metaverse Assembly, the UAE government is formulating draft regulations...

13 Jan 2023 Metaverse Policy Lab Opinion
The Metaversality Index 2022

The Metaversality Index 2022

The metaverse has been defined as the convergence of our physical and digital lives to create a virtual community where...

15 Nov 2022 Metaverse Policy Lab
Metaverse Dialogue: Reflection 2022

Metaverse Dialogue: Reflection 2022

Watch Metaverse Dialogue: Reflection 2022 Access Partnership launched the Metaverse Policy Lab (MPL) in February 2022 to merge our experience...

9 Nov 2022 Metaverse Policy Lab
Metaverse Dialogue: Reflection 2022

Metaverse Dialogue: Reflection 2022

We have had four successful metaverse dialogues where we’ve discussed a range of topics from digital identities, interoperability, the “metaversality”...

7 Oct 2022 Events
Access Alert | Japanese investment in digital transformation will include Metaverse and NFTs

Access Alert | Japanese investment in digital transformation will include Metaverse and NFTs

The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, announced this week that the country will promote efforts to expand the use...

6 Oct 2022 Metaverse Policy Lab Opinion
Interoperability and the Future of the Metaverse

Interoperability and the Future of the Metaverse

Access Partnership’s Metaverse Policy Lab launched the fourth session of the Metaverse Dialogue Webinar Series, entitled “Interoperability and the Future...

5 Oct 2022 Metaverse Policy Lab
Arab News | Aboard the metaverse, business should not lose touch with reality

Arab News | Aboard the metaverse, business should not lose touch with reality

This article was originally published in Arab News on 7 August 2022. The metaverse, a $1 trillion annual revenue opportunity, has increasingly...

8 Aug 2022 Metaverse Policy Lab
Does the Metaverse Provide an Opportunity for Meta to Redefine its Stance on Data Privacy? 

Does the Metaverse Provide an Opportunity for Meta to Redefine its Stance on Data Privacy? 

In our previous article entitled “The importance of creating an interoperable Metaverse,” Lydia Dettling discussed how much data Metaverse platforms...

18 Jul 2022 Metaverse Policy Lab
Metaverse Policy Lab and France Meta Association host Metaverse Dialogue: A Metaverse Constitution?

Metaverse Policy Lab and France Meta Association host Metaverse Dialogue: A Metaverse Constitution?

Yesterday, the second session of the Metaverse Dialogue webinar series took place and focused on the role of regulations, risks...

15 Jul 2022 Metaverse Policy Lab
Access Alert | 2022 Digital Assembly: The Future of the Internet

Access Alert | 2022 Digital Assembly: The Future of the Internet

Last week the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union held the 2022 Digital Assembly. Among the topics...

27 Jun 2022 Metaverse Policy Lab Opinion
Access Alert | Metaverse, Web3, and Gaming: Valve’s Steam Deck Allows Side-Loading

Access Alert | Metaverse, Web3, and Gaming: Valve’s Steam Deck Allows Side-Loading

One of the newest entries to the game console offerings available is Valve’s Steam Deck, introduced in Feb 2022. Joining...

23 Jun 2022 Metaverse Policy Lab Opinion
Metaverse Dialogue: A Metaverse Constitution?

Metaverse Dialogue: A Metaverse Constitution?

This event will explore what a future metaverse would look like and how policy will play a role in the...

15 Jun 2022 Events
Metaverse Dialogue: Interoperability and the Future of the Metaverse

Metaverse Dialogue: Interoperability and the Future of the Metaverse

Interoperability — that is “the ability to unify economies, avatars and systems across platforms” — is often described as one...

14 Jun 2022 Events
Metaverse Dialogue: Digital Identities in the Metaverse

Metaverse Dialogue: Digital Identities in the Metaverse

The emergence of the metaverse raises many questions about the future of digital identities and authenticity online – a portable...

14 Jun 2022 Events
Access Partnership’s Fair Tech Institute and Metaverse Policy Lab host The Metaverse Dialogue

Access Partnership’s Fair Tech Institute and Metaverse Policy Lab host The Metaverse Dialogue

Watch The Metaverse Dialogue – An Exploratory Primer here. More than 120 discussants participated in the inaugural Metaverse Dialogue on...

8 Jun 2022 Metaverse Policy Lab