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Global Multistakeholder High Level Conference on Governance of Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds
March 31 - April 1
The European Commission and the 2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU are organising a Global Multistakeholder High Level Conference on the governance of Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds, on 31 March and 1 April 2025.
The conference aims at triggering a global discussion on the principles for the global governance of Web 4.0 and virtual worlds feeding into WSIS+20.
The event will bring together, from all over the world, high-level policymakers, technologists, academics, and community leaders who will collaboratively propose governance models of virtual worlds. It will focus on policy solutions for an ethical, value-driven shift to Web 4.0. and standardisation issues related to virtual worlds (including internet standards) and its technical management. Alignment of those governance frameworks with the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance will also be a salient topic of discussion.
For more information: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/event-web-4-governance