Metaverse Tourism is just on the corner!
Let’s think about it… You will be able to handle all your administrative paperworks without ever leaving your home. You will also be able to visit different parts of the city with one click. You don’t even have to be in that city for that. Doesn’t it sound great?
But.. How can it happen?
The South Korean government has a splendid solution for that. “Metaverse Seoul”!
Without any doubt, #SouthKorea has the fastest internet connection in the world. And Seoul is already one of the world’s most connected cities, with over 95% of its ten million residents already connected to 4G or 5G services. In addition, the Korean government provides an extensive network of free Wi-Fi with over 100,00 access points. (One of my fav. side of Korea! 💜)
Korean government announced that they will create a version of #Seoul city in #Metaverse in November 2021. Since that day, the government is planting the seeds for a metaverse ecosystem for all areas of its municipal administration.
The platform will help consolidate access to various city services. It will also make it easier to expand services that take advantage of 3D digital twins to improve access to local security footage, report fires, and improve public infrastructure.
Of course, they didn’t forget one of the most important parts: Tourism! The effort combines digital twins, virtual reality (VR), and collaboration to improve city services as well as planning, administration, and support for virtual tourism. They are also hoping to operate the project as an open and free service for citizens.
According to Seoul Smart City Policy Bureau CIO Jong-Soo Park, they have three main goals with the project.
💡 They want to make it easier for citizens to connect with government services and each other.
💡 They want to overcome the constraints of time, space, and language.
💡 They want to explore new ways to improve user experience and satisfaction.
They are approaching this project with a five-year plan to provide increased capabilities around several key areas.
🗝️ A business services portal is already providing startups a place to showcase new business ideas and services.
🗝️ An educational portal brings together 34 campus towns to provide coaching, collaboration, and networking opportunities.
🗝️ Virtual tourism services allow locals and international visitors to explore current attractions and historical recreations.
🗝️ They are also working on the infrastructure to support large festivals and museum exhibits.
Eventually, the project will also provide virtual coworking spaces to allow citizens to work remotely as if working in a real office.
“We hope to one day have an AI-based public servant working in the metaverse office in close collaboration with others for public services,” said Park.
Do you think it can or will be possible?
