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DIFC
Dubai metaverse platform launched by DIFC amid $4bn tech push
Dubai International Financial Centre launches DIFC Metaverse Platform
Metaverse
Don’t bring ‘gender bias’ to metaverse: Women leaders
Women were spending more time in the early iterations of the metaverse, they “are still locked out of leadership roles,” a McKinsey & Co. report said
Chalhoub Group
Luxury metaverse retail to hit $50bn by 2030, says report
The report, which surveyed 1,600 consumers across the GCC, showed “elevated levels of awareness” when comes to crypto, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse
DEWA in Metaverse
Sheikh Hamdan calls for Dubai to become top global metaverse hub, creating 40,000 jobs, ‘endless’ possibilities
Sheikh Hamdan approved the new phase of the Dubai Metaverse Strategy, which will implement measures to empower the use of the metaverse and future technologies
Meta
Women spending more time in the metaverse, but men hold the power
Women are spending more time than men in the metaverse, but men still hold 90 per cent of executive positions
Facebook
Brands need to engage with the Metaverse and NFT or risk losing to competition
Brands need a view on future technology but not at the expense of digital transformation and consumer needs today
digital art
World’s first metaverse-as-a-service launches NFT museums, galleries and crowdfunding offers
The Rare Antiquities (TRAT) bridges the gap between real world art and digital art by making high valued fine art and antiquities accessible through NFTs
Blockchain
UAE now home to world’s first metaverse-as-a-service business
The metaverse is currently largely associated with arts, sportswear, real estate and fashion retail, though more sectors such as healthcare are taking baby steps to make their presence in the fast expanding virtual world
Dubai metaverse
Dubai to open world’s first metaverse nightclub
The new nightclub will be located at The H Hotel Dubai
blockchain venture
UAE metaverse sector gets flashy with entry of fashion startups like The Rebels
For young designers, metaverse is billed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to break into the global fashion industry without having to secure millions in funding, building supply and production chains
Cybersickness
Cybersickness could be fatal to the metaverse: Experts
Cybersickness, which is a “common user problem” today, could raise physical and mental health concerns in the future, experts told Arabian Business
DEWA
DEWA becomes first government entity to launch in the metaverse
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) ‘DEWAVerse’ will extend its services to customers, employees and society in the metaverse
Dubai Metaverse Assembly
Dubai witnesses increase in metaverse business expansions, places city as global hub
With Dubai placed as a global futuristic hub, sectors are increasingly expanding into the Web3 space
Business professionals
Majority of Middle East’s business professionals ‘ready to use’ metaverse for work: Report
The survey which was conducted among 15,000 respondents across the Middle East, North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia regions, also showed some “regional differences”
Crown Prince of Dubai
Dubai to become a global metaverse hub: Everything you need to know about Sheikh Hamdan’s strategy
Sheikh Hamdan’s metaverse strategy to take advantage of a $30 trillion market opportunity explained, along with latest metaverse trends
Dubai Metaverse Assembly
Major announcements by leading companies at the Dubai Metaverse Assembly
Announcements were made by Emirates, the ambassador of Barbados, Polygon and other leading industry experts