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SUMMARY:Legal Issues in Extended Reality: Balancing Innovation with Regulation
DESCRIPTION:OPENVERSE\, will participate to this webinar\, organised by fellow XR Projects Cluster‘s member XR5.0. We’ve received an invitation to participate to present the project and contribute to a timely and relevant discussion on regulation and innovation in extended reality and Virtual Worlds. Representing OPENVERSE would be Alessandro Paciaroni (The Lisbon Council). \nRegistrations are open here
URL:https://open-verse.eu/event/legal-issues-in-extended-reality-balancing-innovation-with-regulation/
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SUMMARY:Developing human-centric Virtual Worlds in Europe: National and regional best practices - An OPENVERSE Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Worlds represent a transformative domain with vast potential to revolutionize how people interact\, learn\, work\, and innovate. Across Europe\, national initiatives have emerged to drive the development and adoption of Virtual World technologies. However\, the landscape remains fragmented\, and greater collaboration and community-building efforts are needed to amplify the collective impact of these initiatives. \nThis workshop – held as an on-invitation only event – aims to address this need by fostering dialogue\, collaboration\, and knowledge-sharing among key stakeholders from various national and regional initiatives. By learning from existing experiences and collectively shaping the path forward\, the workshop seeks to create a strong foundation for the development of human-centric Virtual Worlds across Europe.
URL:https://open-verse.eu/event/developing-human-centric-virtual-worlds-in-europe-national-and-regional-best-practices-an-openverse-workshop/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Foresighting the technologies and co-factors that may shape the future of Virtual Worlds and the Web 4.0
DESCRIPTION:This is the first of a 4-workshop sequence on the Technological Foresight of the Virtual Worlds\, to be held online between January 16th and March 27th\, 2025. \nThe events are organised by OPENVERSE partner Inspiring Futures – with the assistance of Martel Innovate and Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) – targeting experts and researchers working from within diverse specialities and institutional/organisational anchoring and their related focuses\, on how virtual worlds and more broadly the Web 4.0 reality may develop in the future. \nDo you have specific expertise in the field and are interested in participating? You can register here – We have limited virtual seats\, so hurry up: we will then let you know if you were selected to join. \n 
URL:https://open-verse.eu/event/foresighting-the-technologies-and-co-factors-that-may-shape-the-future-of-virtual-worlds-and-the-web4-0/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:The key technical components required to build European Virtual Worlds - An OPENVERSE Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop aims to engage the participants in an active discussion on the key technical components required for building Virtual Worlds that are open\, transparent\, inclusive\, and respectful of ethical and environmental requirements. \nThe invited participants are EU initiatives identified by OPENVERSE\, with experts coming from different domains and covering most of the technical areas of Virtual Worlds. The key technical components that will be addressed at the beginning of the workshop will be eXtended reality\, AI\, Blockchain\, Connectivity\, data spaces\, cloud\, continuum computing\, digital twins\, Identity management\, and microelectronics.
URL:https://open-verse.eu/event/the-key-technical-components-required-to-build-european-virtual-worlds-an-openverse-workshop/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:OPENVERSE 3rd Expert Workshop: IPR Challenges and Barriers to the Single Digital Market for SMEs and Start-ups Active in the Virtual Worlds and Web4.0 Arena
DESCRIPTION:The OPENVERSE Consortium invites you to participate in the third session of its online series of expert workshops\, which will be held on November 19th\, 2024\, from 14:30 to 16:30 CET. The theme for this session is “IPR Challenges and Barriers to the Single Digital Market for SMEs and Start-ups Active in the Virtual Worlds and Web4.0 Arena.” \n  \nFOCUS\nThis workshop will focus on the challenges and barriers faced by SMEs and start-ups in the virtual worlds and Web4.0 sectors\, particularly in accessing and benefiting from the Single Digital Market (SDM). Despite the implementation of the Digital Market Act (DMA) and Digital Service Act (DSA) in mid-2023\, and the support measures by the European Commission\, significant hurdles remain for smaller players. \nKey points to be addressed include: \n\nIdentifying existing support mechanisms for SMEs and start-ups and how these can be leveraged to overcome hurdles in the virtual world and Web4.0 ecosystems.\nExamining how virtual worlds\, involving a diverse range of innovators and motivated social actors\, can become key development platforms and growth areas for small businesses\, with a focus on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues.\nExploring the growing role of AI in shaping interactions\, creation\, and operations in these environments\, and how SMEs and start-ups can harness AI to thrive in this rapidly evolving sector.\n\n  \nAGENDA \n  \nWelcome and Introduction to the workshop | Gianluca Misuraca\, Founder and VP\, Inspiring Futures \nThe EU Strategy for a SDM\, virtual worlds and the web4.0 | Rehana Schwinninger-Ladak\, Head of the Interactive Technologies\, Digital for Culture and Education Unit\, DG Connect\, (CNECT.G.2)\, European Commission \nIPR Challenges and barriers to the SDM for SMEs and Start-ups in the EU\nPierre Rossel\, Founder and President\, Inspiring Futures\nLukasz Porwol\, Head e-Gov Unit\, Insight\, University of Galway \nOutlining Policy implications to overcome barriers to SMEs and Start-ups in the EU | Francesco Mureddu\, Senior Director\, The Lisbon Council \nPresentation of the interactive exercise and its modus operandi | Ilaria Mariani\, Assistant Professor\, Politecnico di Milano \nInteractive exercise and open discussion \nClosing remarks \n  \nRegistrations are now open at this link.
URL:https://open-verse.eu/event/openverse-3rd-expert-workshop-ipr-challenges-and-barriers-to-the-single-digital-market-for-smes-and-start-ups-active-in-the-virtual-worlds-and-web4-0-arena/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:OPENVERSE's 1st Expert Workshop on Virtual Worlds: most dynamic domains of application
DESCRIPTION:OPENVERSE‘s consortium is inviting you to participate to the first session of a series of online expert workshops. This first edition will cover Virtual Worlds’ most dynamic domains of application.  \nThrough this event\, organised by project partners Inspiring Futures and the Big Data Value Association (BVDA)\, the OPENVERSE consortium partners aim to gather input from external experts and stakeholders on how virtual worlds should be developed to be functional\, attractive and fulfilling the EU agenda of a human-centric and open digital ecosystem\, at the same time.  \nObjectives: \n\nTo review the state of the art and explore the main application areas of Virtual Worlds.\nTo discuss key EU priorities in light of the offer-side diversity\, with its strengths and challenges.\nTo contribute building a demand-side network\, with different active and motivated communities.\nTo reinforce the common understanding of Virtual Worlds in a future-oriented perspective.\n\n  \nAgenda \nMaster of Ceremony: Gianluca Misuraca (Inspiring Futures)\n \nIntroduction to OPENVERSE (10 min)\nFrancesco Mureddu\, Openverse Project Coordinator (The Lisbon Council) \nPresentation of the workshop’s rationale and objectives (10 min)\nPierre Rossel (Inspiring Futures) \nAddressing Key challenges of Virtual Worlds developments and adoption (30 min with Q&A) \nHuman-centricity: shaping the digital world in the age of AI: its implications for Virtual Worlds\nMichael Barngrover (XR4Human) \nThe compelling need to reinforce data governance in the Virtual World and AI conjunction\nPaul Theyskens (My Data) \nThe technological edge (selected focus areas) (30 min with Q&A) \nIoT as a strong shaper of Virtual Worlds\nDamir Filipovic (AIOTI) \nThe role of next generation networks (5G-6G) to boost application domains in Virtual Worlds\nClaudio de Majo (Trust IT) \nA deep dive into the offer- and demand-side of Virtual Worlds: The emerging healthcare innovation landscape in a XR/VW perspective\n(10 min. presentation + Q&A)\nIsabella de Magny (Inspiring Futures) \nWrap-up and next steps (10 min)\nPierre Rossel and Gianluca Misuraca (Inspiring Futures) \n  \nWho should participate?  \n\nMakers\, customisers and application developers of virtual worlds \nDemand-side organisations\, from diverse communities of practice today already engaged or wishing to be engaged in virtual worlds application in their own sector of activity (education\, health\, security\, smart cities\, environment\, industry\, consumers’ protection\, etc.) \nGovernment agents and policy-makers. \n\n  \nFuture workshops:   \n\nOPENVERSE August workshop: educational sector \nOPENVERSE October workshop: virtual worlds and governance \nOPENVERSE December workshop: The evolution of Man-machine relations in the industry \nOPENVERSE 2025 workshops:  The ubiquitous AI boost to virtual worlds\, with different scenarios of opportunities and risks to consider. What are EU priorities? Policymaking recommendations for virtual worlds’ challenges. \n\nInterested in the workshop? REGISTER HERE
URL:https://open-verse.eu/event/openverse-online-workshop-application-domains-and-adoption-gaps-priorities-to-be-set/
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