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Dubai
Dubai’s metaverse sector to support 42,000 virtual jobs and add $4 billion to its economy by 2030
Headed by the Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan, the higher committee overseeing the Dubai Metaverse Strategy aims to implement metaverse tech that can help improve the performance of resident surgeons by 230 percent and increase the productivity of engineers by 30 percent
3D digital world
Dubai in the metaverse: Dubai Municipality to create a futuristic, virtual version of the city
The metaverse has become closer to reality than we could have imagined; residents could be joined by friends from other parts of the world in the form of avatars taking a virtual walk through a park in the city, the director-general of Dubai Municipality said
Angel Investors
Dubai-based metaverse startup Eikonikos raises $2 million in pre-seed funding to bring more people into the digital realm
The company is currently in the process of issuing digital assets for investment as it gears up for commercial launch in May 2022, when it expects a jump in valuation