China's industry ministry to work on standards for the metaverse
metaverse sector as Beijing seeks to be a global standards-setter for new technology.
The ministry released a draft proposal to form a working group for the metaverse, shared virtual worlds accessible via the internet, on Monday. The proposal said that the metaverse is one of the nine emerging tech sectors which China should strive to establish standards for.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitNorthwestern UniversityKellogg Post Graduate Certificate in Digital MarketingVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Applied Business AnalyticsVisit The metaverse has become one of the hottest tech trends since 2021, but there is yet to be consensus on what qualifies as a metaverse despite the hype, an issue the MIIT highlighted in the proposal.
"[The metaverse industry] faces many challenges," the MIIT said, «It is urgent to promote healthy and orderly development of the metaverse industry through standardization and guidance.»
It added that the metaverse industry suffers from a lack of clear definitions, which had allowed some capitalists and companies to drum up speculation in the market.
The MIIT also described the metaverse as «an integrated innovation combining various cutting-edge technologies». It said that the metaverse will spur many innovative business models, new business opportunities and growth for the digital economy.
