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22/10/22 19:03 PM IST

Interpol launches metaverse around global law enforcement

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  • Interpol unveiled the first-ever ‘metaverse’ specifically designed for law enforcement worldwide, at the 90th General Assembly in Delhi.
Features
  • The World Economic Forum has partnered with Interpol on Meta.
  • Virtual tour: It allows the registered users to take a virtual tour of its general secretariat headquarters in France’s Lyon.
  • Interact with other officers via their avatars
  • Take training courses in forensic investigation and other policing skills, it said.
  • Secure cloud: The facility is provided through the global police organization’s secure cloud.
  • Creation of an expert group on the metaverse: To represent the concerns of law enforcement on the global stage
  • Ensure that the new virtual world is secure by design.
  • The  new Interpol metaverse will permit registered users to visit the platform to take a tour, and partake in forensic investigation courses, among others. 
About Metaverse 
  • It is an extension of our real world into the digital realm providing an immersive multi-user experience for anyone accessing it around the globe.
  • Accessing this virtual world requires the Internet and digital devices.
  • The technology behind this is called Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR).
Source- Financial Express 

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