Report: South Korea to Recruit Companies for Metaverse Content Creation Project
The South Korean science and ICT ministry has said it will recruit companies that will participate in its 2022 Metaverse Content Creation Project. A director in the ministry said the project is being promoted as part of the country’s industry-leading metaverse strategy. Building Trust in the Metaverse Content Creation Ecosystem South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT in conjunction with the National Information and Communication Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) has said it will recruit companies that will be participating in the 2022 Metaverse Content Creation....
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The government of South Korea has announced it will start investing in metaverse projects directly. More than $177 million dollars will be invested to kickstart national jobs and companies in this field, according to statements made by Lim Hyesook, minister of science and information and communication technologies. South Korea is one of the first countries to put funds into this field.
South Korea Gets Into the Metaverse
While more VC firms and companies are actively investing in the future of the metaverse, some nations are also preparing to invest in this new area to secure....
South Korea will allocate roughly $177 million into the metaverse to fund companies and jobs in this space. The metaverse, or living in a virtual world, isn’t a new concept, but it’s only now that the hype around it is gaining rapid attention from many industries. With AI and AR at work, investing in the […]
From having their own Metaverse store coined as Samsung 837X in January 2022, Samsung now throws in $25 million in DoubleMe, a metaverse startup based in South Korea. Some of the big companies in South Korea with the likes of Coentry Investment and NH Investment have also shown massive support for DoubleMe in terms of […]
The government will provide $186.7 million to stimulate the growth of a Metaverse platform that it hopes businesses and industry will thrive in. South Korea’s Ministry of ICT, Science, and Future Planning pledged 223.7 billion KRW ($186.7 million) to create a broad Metaverse ecosystem to support the growth of digital content and corporate growth within the country.The Ministry wrote in an official statement on Feb. 27 that funds will be spent on completing four main objectives in creating what appears to be an all-encompassing Metaverse ecosystem titled the Expanded Virtual World. The....
South Koreas will be immersed in the Metaverse sooner than later, as industries and public services begin rolling out virtual avatars and applications across the country. The South Korean people and an increasing number of major companies in the country have begun to embrace and integrate the Metaverse into their everyday lives in new and unexpected ways.Two major retailers in the country have recently introduced Metaverse and AI elements to shoppers to enhance their shopping experience.GS Shop introduced home shopping via the Metaverse on Nov. 16 by showing the inner workings of a food....