
Open and co-created
virtual worlds for Europe
Our Mission
The purpose of OPENVERSE is to establish European Virtual Worlds characterised by openness, transparency, inclusivity, ethical and environmental responsibility, and to enhance EU’s technological sovereignty.

Vision
& Strategy
The vision of the OPENVERSE project is to create inclusive, open, and ethically responsible European Virtual Worlds, enhancing the European Unions’s technological sovereignty in the global arena.



Its strategy involves integrating diverse technological expertise, fostering collaborative innovation, and ensuring interoperability, privacy, and security in digital environments.
OPENVERSE aims to lay the foundational framework for these virtual worlds, combining user co-creation with extended reality technologies, addressing legal and ethical challenges, and guiding future policy and industry standards for a globally influential Virtual Worlds.



Goals

Benefits
what is
openverse
OPENVERSE is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA), funded under Horizon Europe programme. It’s rooted in the ambition to elevate the European Union’s landscape, responding to the global tech competition and fostering technological sovereignty.
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Objectives

Foster innovation, creativity, and social benefits through a collaborative environment

Improve accessibility, control, lower entry barriers, and equitable resource distribution

Ensure interoperability, privacy, security, and data ownership, allowing different Virtual Worlds to interoperate
The Team
Meet our multisciplinary consortium: a unique alliance of tech companies, academic institutions, and industry associations, united by a common vision to shape the future of the European Virtual Worlds.
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Latest News
OPENVERSE Observatory launches as Europe’s knowledge hub for Virtual Worlds
Foresighting the technologies and co-factors that may shape the future of Virtual Worlds and the Web 4.0
Webinar on human-centric VR: National and regional initiatives in Europe


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