Interpretation of the most comprehensive metaverse industrial policy: who takes the lead in policy?

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These days, "Metaverse" has ushered in another wave of highlights:

In terms of industrial policies, Shangcheng District of Hangzhou released eight special support policies in one go;

Shanghai issued a three-year action plan to promote key technological breakthroughs in the "Metaverse";

The Jinan Start-up Zone released eight favorable policies to focus on cultivating the "Metaverse" industry;

Shenzhen issued a document to build a pioneering city of digital twins. It is said on the Internet that this will be the prototype of the "Metaverse Shenzhen".

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In terms of industry applications, Shenzhen and Nanjing are more representative.

In Shenzhen, a number of scientific and technological achievements were unveiled at the International Cultural Expo. The Longgang Digital Creation Corridor Operation Center held a digital human developer conference, gathering leading companies such as Huawei, Tencent, Lockett, Laihua, and Tiaoyue Intelligent, as well as a number of new species companies. Nanshan Yiyuan Chuanggu, the "Bay Area E-sports Metaverse Industry Innovation Center" was officially put into operation.

In Nanjing, the Metaverse Industrial Talent Summit Forum was held, and a number of industrial projects were signed and settled in Nanjing Jiangning High-tech Zone, covering artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, smart medical care, etc.

After scanning the whole, the governments of many places have already launched a battle to attract investment, and the future industries including the Metaverse are becoming new positions to be contested.

Industrial development, policy first.

Although the economic development paths of countries and regions vary widely, they cannot do without the important tool of industrial policy.

From the timing and content direction of policies issued by various regions, we can roughly see the attitudes of local governments towards the "Metaverse" industry, and it can also help us further gain insight into the development trend of its industry.

Welcome to the "Yuan" of all things jointly launched by the MLC Production and Research Office and MetaPost, the head media organization of Metaverse. This issue focuses on local policies.

01 The wind of policy blows in Europe, America and Asia

relatively calm America

Although the "Metaverse" is very active in the technological and cultural circles of the United States, the US government's attitude towards the "Metaverse" appears to be relatively calm.

At present, the United States has not yet issued an industrial policy to support the development of the metaverse, and only some official documents mention the promotion of related industries.

In October 2021, U.S. bipartisan senators proposed the "Government Ownership and Supervision of Artificial Intelligence Data Act", which requires the regulation of data involved in federal artificial intelligence systems, especially facial recognition data.

In December 2021, Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry proposed "to ensure that the Web3 revolution happens in the United States" at a Congressional encryption industry hearing.

In March 2022, Biden signed the presidential decree "Ensuring the Responsible Development of Digital Assets", requiring agencies to conduct research on technological innovation and regulatory policies such as cryptocurrencies and digital assets, emphasizing the strengthening of the United States in the global financial system and digital assets. leadership.

In September 2022, the White House of the United States released the world's first comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets (Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets), which includes consumer and investor protection, promotion of financial stability, combating illegal financial crimes, and strengthening the United States The leadership of the global financial system and economic competitiveness, inclusive finance, responsible innovation, and exploration of the US Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) include 7 aspects, aiming to protect US digital asset consumers, investors, and enterprises, and maintain financial stability. security and financial environment.

"Partial" Europe

On the one hand, Europe has yet to introduce industrial policies to promote the development of the metaverse, and major leaders have not voiced their support; on the other hand, Europe has continuously strengthened its supervision in the digital field in recent years.

Today's Europe lacks metaverse genes and no large Internet companies, and its market is basically occupied by American technology giants. This situation has made European governments think of using regulatory means to prevent large enterprises from using their monopoly position to stifle market vitality.

Legislation such as the EU's "Artificial Intelligence Act", "Digital Services Act", and "Digital Market Act" have verified the positions and tendencies that European regulators may adopt when dealing with the Metaverse, including increasing transparency, respecting users' right to choose, and strictly protecting Privacy, restricting some high-risk applications. In June 2022, the European Union reached a provisional agreement on the "Encrypted Assets Market Proposal", and regulations on cryptocurrencies and digital assets may be introduced as soon as possible.

These legislations herald the EU's attempt to gain a first-mover advantage in metaverse governance and rules, thereby protecting the European internal market.

It is precisely because of this that some metaverse companies, developers and investors worry that EU regulation will hinder innovation.

Rajahalme, founder of FOV Ventures, shared an anecdote at an artificial intelligence development seminar: EU representatives at the meeting said that their goal is to become the best regulator of artificial intelligence.

"It's like when you start making cars, the Europeans say they're going to be the best at making stop signs," Rajahalme joked.

Industry worries that these regulations will not only hinder innovation, but also push talent to Asia or the United States.

Enterprising Japan, South Korea & Dubai

Different from the ambiguous attitudes of Europe and the United States, the attitudes of Asian countries towards the Metaverse are obviously positive and aggressive, typical representatives are South Korea, Japan, and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

**The South Korean government's support for the metaverse industry is a bit fierce. **

At the end of 2020, the South Korean government's "Immersive Economy Development Strategy" proposed that by 2025, the scale of South Korea's immersive economy industry will reach 30 trillion won, and South Korea will be built as one of the world's five leading XR countries. In May 2021, only two months after Roblox brought the concept of "Metaverse" back to the public, the South Korean government immediately led the formation of the "Metaverse Alliance" including 25 institutions and companies including LG and Samsung Electronics. It aims to create a national-level augmented reality platform through the cooperation between the government and enterprises; in November of the same year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government issued the "Metaverse Seoul Five-Year Plan", which will be divided into three stages to create a metaverse in the fields of economy, culture, tourism, education, and letters and visits. The cosmic administrative service ecology, the closed trial operation of the first phase has already started.

At the beginning of 2022, the South Korean government even announced a small goal: it plans to become the center of the Metaverse by 2026. It is reported that the South Korean government will invest 223.3 billion won (about 1.19 billion yuan) this year to support the metaverse industry.

**Neighboring Japan is also very serious about the Metaverse. **

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan released the "Investigation Report on the Future Possibilities and Issues of the Virtual Space Industry" in July 2021. The report believes that the government should focus on preventing and solving legal issues related to "virtual space", and take care of transnational and cross-platform businesses. The applicable provisions of the law should be improved; the government should work with industry insiders to develop industry standards and guidelines, and export such norms to the world.

Japan has been working hard to incorporate Web3 technology into its national agenda, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry established an office called the "Web 3.0 Policy Office" under the Chancellor's Office in July 2022. In October of the same year, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated that the country would invest in digital transformation services, including NFTs and Metaverse. In June 2023, the Japanese Senate passed the Unfair Competition Amendment Act, which aims to provide a good development environment for start-ups and other small and medium-sized enterprises through the protection of metaverse intellectual property rights.

**The Dubai government has a more "ambitious" attitude towards the Metaverse. **

In August 2022, Dubai officially announced the establishment of the "Future Technology and Digital Economy Higher Committee", and Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan will serve as the chairman of the committee. The committee will design policies and analyze trends for the digital economy and future technologies, including Dubai's metaverse, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Web3, virtual reality, augmented reality, Internet of Things, data centers and cloud computing, and oversee Dubai's digital economy and Implementation of future technology-related strategies.

Hamdan believes that the metaverse strategy is a comprehensive plan that is crucial to Dubai's goal of becoming the leading economy in the global metaverse and the hub of the global metaverse community. It is the next revolution in technology and economics that will affect the future Every aspect of twenty years of life.

At present, there are about 1,000 companies in the Metaverse field in Dubai, contributing US$500 million to the national economy. Officials predict that the number of blockchain and Metaverse-related companies will increase fivefold through the strategy.

Regulations support China with both hands

On the domestic front, the policy attitude is relatively rational and positive. The ideal requirement is that the Metaverse develops in an orderly manner under supervision. There are not a few governments at all levels making voices around the "Metaverse". As early as December 2021, Li Qiang, then secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, proposed to "accelerate the development of new terminal products that are directly oriented to individual consumers and well-known to households." Wan Gang, the chairman of the Association, expressed the hope to find a development path of "Metaverse" with Chinese characteristics. In August 2022, Cai Qi, then secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, also proposed that the metaverse is a "new blue ocean" and emphasized the promotion of the clustering and development of metaverse industries.

** Strict supervision, high-level officials have repeatedly voiced that the hype of the Metaverse concept and related risks need to be carefully supervised. **

In December 2021, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the "Suggestions on Strengthening the Pre-Governance of "Metaverse" Related Issues", proposing to establish a relevant work coordination mechanism to conduct pre-governance and supervision of the "Metaverse" to prevent extrajudicial issues in the virtual space. land.

In February 2022, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission issued the "Risk Reminder on Preventing Illegal Fund-raising in the Name of "Yuan Universe"", clearly cracking down on the absorption of funds under the names of "Yuan Universe Investment Project" and "Yuan Universe Chain Games" to prevent illegal fund-raising , fraud and other illegal and criminal activities.

**Strong support, active application and technical channels in the metaverse industry chain have received strong support. **

In January 2022, the "14th Five-Year Plan for Digital Economy Development" made it clear that it will focus on the development of seven major digital economy industries, which are also the core industries of the Metaverse, including: cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, industrial Internet, and blockchain , artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality.

In October 2022, the "Industrial Metaverse Three-Year Action Plan (2022-2025)" by the Industrial Culture Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology proposed the goal of achieving "three 100" in three years, and focused on promoting the technical reserves and standard development of the Industrial Metaverse , application cultivation and ecological construction all-round healthy development.

In November 2022, five departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the State Administration of Radio and Television, and the State Sports General Administration jointly issued the "Action Plan for the Integration and Development of Virtual Reality and Industry Applications (2022-2026)". To: By 2026, breakthroughs will be made in the key technologies of 3D, virtual and real fusion, immersive audio and video, a new generation of human-friendly virtual reality terminal products will continue to be enriched, the industrial ecology will be further improved, and virtual reality will be applied on a large scale in important economic and social industries, forming several Backbone enterprises and industrial clusters with strong international competitiveness will create an industrial development pattern in which technologies, products, services and applications prosper together.

**02 Dozens of provinces and municipalities relay who is the king of the roll king? **

Dozens of provinces and municipalities have made efforts one after another

Many provinces/cities/regions across the country have mentioned "Metaverse" and its related industries in their 14th Five-Year Plan, government work reports, related industrial planning and supporting policies.

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In January this year, Shanghai's "Government Work Report" proposed to vigorously develop four new tracks: digital economy, green and low-carbon, metaverse, and smart terminals;

The work report of the Sichuan Provincial Government proposes to plan future industries such as advanced computing, quantum communication, industrial metaverse, and brain-inspired intelligence;

In the Henan Provincial Government Work Report, it was proposed to speed up the construction of the Provincial Blockchain Industrial Park and the Metaverse Science and Technology Innovation Industrial Park, and promote the development of satellite and application industries;

The Jiangsu Provincial Government Work Report pointed out that it will implement the action plan to accelerate the core industries of the digital economy, actively develop future industries such as the Yuan Universe, and strive to break through 5.5 trillion yuan in the scale of the digital economy, and promote the construction of a national blockchain development pilot zone;

The "Shandong Province New Generation Information Technology Innovation Capability Improvement Action Plan (2023-2025)" proposes an action goal for 2025: "Information security, metaverse and other fields will reach international advanced level";

The "Three-Year Action Plan for Digital Economy Development in Kunming (2022-2024)" proposes to focus on the development of core digital economy industries such as smart terminal manufacturing, new display, 5G, blockchain, cloud computing, big data services, and Metaverse;

Guangxi's "Several Policies and Measures on Accelerating the Comprehensive Restoration and Revitalization of the Cultural Tourism Industry" mentioned the use of metaverse to create digital scenic spots, combining digital and cultural tourism to enrich consumption forms, and "Further Deepening the Reform of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone The Open Plan also discusses the strengthening of cooperation with ASEAN countries in key areas such as the digital economy under the RCEP system, and the development of Metaverse business;

Beijing also released the first special support policy for the digital human industry in China in 2022-"Beijing Action Plan for Promoting Innovation and Development of the Digital Human Industry (2022-2025)".

There are not a few places that directly issue special plans or support policies for the Metaverse. According to incomplete statistics, as of June 2023, there may be more than 60 special plans or support policies for Metaverse nationwide.

Let's take a look together, who typed the three words "Metaverse" on the policy title↓

### Yangtze River Delta and Greater Bay Area Speed Run

Judging from the release time of the above policies, 2022 will be the most concentrated, with Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou still leading the way.

In addition, the provinces and municipalities in the Yangtze River Delta region are very active, and the Greater Bay Area represented by Guangzhou and Shenzhen is not far behind.

** It was Wuxi, Jiangsu that took the lead. **

As early as New Year's Day in 2022, Wuxi released the "Taihu Bay Science and Technology Innovation Leading District Metaverse Ecological Industry Development Plan". In the future, the Binhu Metaverse industry will be based on core technology breakthroughs and guided by industrial agglomeration. In the development of the metaverse ecological industry, the combination of spatial layout and industrial promotion, application guidance and scene-driven integration, coordinated development and integration will be achieved. The "four-in-one" goal of integration of development, market leadership and government guidance.

**Shanghai's policy support for the Metaverse is dense and close. **

Several districts in Shanghai have successively issued a number of special support policies, and Shanghai was the first to issue a provincial metaverse special policy - "Shanghai Action Plan for Cultivating "Metaverse" New Track (2022-2025)". The "Action Plan" proposed four main tasks and delineated eight key projects, and strived to make Shanghai's "Metaverse" related industries reach 350 billion yuan by 2025. On June 16 this year, the "Shanghai "Metaverse" Key Technology Research Action Plan (2023-2025)" was released, which put forward a number of key technologies in a targeted manner, and clarified two main directions for the first time—— Immersive technology, Web3 technology.

** Zhejiang is also going all out for the "Metaverse" from the provincial level to the district level. **

The "Zhejiang Metaverse Industry Development Action Plan (2023-2025)" at the end of 2022, and the "Zhejiang Province Metaverse Industry Development 2023 Work Points" at the beginning of 2023 have shown Zhejiang Province's positive attitude towards the development of the Metaverse industry . The special policies of each district in Hangzhou, Zhejiang reflect the meticulous layout of governments at all levels in the metaverse. For example, Qiantang District, which issued special policies earlier, proposed a number of high subsidies for related enterprises, projects and talents, and provided a maximum of 100 million yuan for entrepreneurial projects that are in short supply and outstanding in industrial development.

Shangcheng District, which has received much attention recently, released "Several Measures on Accelerating the Innovation and Development of Metaverse Industry" in June 2023. This series of support measures includes eight aspects: entrepreneurship support, office subsidies, R&D subsidies, growth incentives, talent introduction, financial support, benchmarking scenarios, and ecological construction. Enterprises in the "one-core, multi-point" Metaverse Industrial Park in Shangcheng District are also suitable for enterprises related to the industrial ecology such as key core technology research, basic software development, and terminal equipment research and development in the Metaverse.

In order to support the eight special policies, Shangcheng District also created a theme industry space carrier - Shangcheng District Future Industry Center to implement investment promotion. The future industry center industry in Shangcheng District is clearly positioned as "the future industry and digital economy industry with metaverse as the core", and the digital financial center, digital innovation center, digital marketing center and supply chain center with industrial office functions are planned, as well as industrial supporting functions. Digital service base, brand incubation base.

**The most active metaverse policy in the Greater Bay Area is Guangzhou, and Shenzhen also has a sense of presence from multiple angles. **

Huangpu District, Guangzhou released the first "10 Metaverse Measures" in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area - "Measures for Promoting Metaverse Innovation and Development in Huangpu District and Guangzhou Development Zone of Guangzhou City", focusing on the key technologies of Metaverse to implement "revealing the list and leading" to success A maximum reward of 10 million yuan will be given to the conquered projects.

Guangzhou Nansha District has also issued two supporting policies. Among them, "Nine Measures for Promoting Metaverse Ecological Development in Guangzhou Nansha New Area (Nansha Area of Free Trade Zone)" proposes: For the implementation of the Metaverse scientific research platform that has a major role in supporting scientific and technological innovation, give Each platform has a maximum of 200 million yuan in financial support.

Although Shenzhen’s special policy for the Metaverse has not yet been issued, Shenzhen’s official attitude towards the “Metaverse” is very clear, which is mainly reflected in the support policies related to the digital economy.

The "Several Measures to Promote the High-quality Development of the Software Industry in Shenzhen" released in October 2022 mentioned that it is necessary to focus on supporting cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, 5G, virtual reality and augmented reality, the Internet of Things, Emerging technology platform software such as Industrial Internet and Metaverse.

A number of government work reports and industrial policies in Futian District also mentioned the relevant layout of the metaverse, mainly focusing on virtual reality, brain-like intelligence, quantum technology, intelligent hardware, and intelligent manufacturing in demonstration bases, industrial empowerment, regional positioning, Provide policy support for enterprise settlement and technology integration. Among them, the "Several Measures for Supporting the Development of Future Industrial Clusters in Futian District, Shenzhen" released in June 2023 clarified that the objects of support are future industries such as blockchain and metaverse, quantum information, and brain-like intelligence. Support proposes a support level of up to 1 million yuan.

What attracts the most attention is that in June 2023, Shenzhen issued the "Shenzhen Digital Twin Pioneer City Construction Action Plan (2023)", clearly proposing to build "digital and real integration, co-growth, real-time interaction, second-level response" digital twin pioneer city. This may be the embryonic form of "Metaverse Shenzhen".

**Special attention: "Conspicuous bag" Shenzhen has made some "supplementary actions". **

Zhang Hua, deputy mayor of the Shenzhen Municipal Government, said at the Shenzhen Station of the 2022 Global Metaverse Conference, "In 2021, the added value of the core industries of Shenzhen's digital economy will exceed 900 billion yuan, accounting for 30.5% of the city's GDP, and its scale and quality will rank among the largest in the country. The first place in the middle city. Next, Shenzhen will make every effort to cultivate, develop and expand the "20+8" industrial clusters, especially around the high-quality development of metaverse industries, continue to improve industrial policies, attract and cultivate a number of backbone enterprises, innovation carriers and high-end talents , and actively promote the opening of application scenarios.

Shenzhen's "20+8" industrial cluster planning includes smart terminals, smart sensors, software and information services, blockchain, brain science and brain-like intelligence, and other technology bases related to the development of the Metaverse.

Relying on the advantages of the SAR’s legislative power, Shenzhen can take the lead in enforcing legislation on digital content and assets, clarifying digital asset ownership and trading rules; Shenzhen Data Exchange has been established to carry out data transactions and further release the value of data elements.

03 Each technology or scene has its own focus

District-level leadership, clearer direction

Basically, the special policies for the metaverse industry in various places are first out at the district level, then at the city level, and finally at the provincial level, and the direction is more detailed and clear. like:

Beijing hopes to build the sub-center of the city into a metaverse application demonstration area featuring cultural and tourism content within 3 years, cultivate and introduce more than 100 metaverse ecological chain enterprises, and form more than 30 application scenario projects; cultivate metaverse 4 The large industrial chain promotes the innovation and development of the metaverse industry in the sub-center, and promotes its deep integration with digital technology and the real economy.

Chongqing Yongchuan District proposes to "strive to build Yongchuan into a well-known nationwide and leading metaverse application demonstration city in the west featuring digital content production by 2025."

The "10 Metaverses" in Huangpu District, Guangzhou focus on digital twins, human-computer interaction, AR/VR/MR, etc., and focus on cultivating industrial metaverses, digital virtual humans, digital art transactions and other fields that reflect the development trend of metaverses.

Battle for talent, technology, resources

Although local governments have their own emphasis on the development of metaverse industries, they are essentially inseparable from the competition for technical talents, key technologies, and industrial resources. For example, the subsidies of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan mentioned above are important bargaining chips for local governments to compete for resources and seize opportunities.

According to industry insiders, the policies surrounding the metaverse industry are more guided by the government, so that more non-professional or non-technical people can understand this concept, and then form "integrated innovation".

However, some experts believe that these policy documents are not simple technical solutions, but a kind of industrial planning, emphasizing the construction of industrial ecology and comprehensive innovation.

Three major focuses, different routes lead to the same goal

If you carefully observe these "Metaverse" special policies, it is not difficult to find these three high-frequency words: Industrial Metaverse, Virtual Digital Human, and Metaverse IP. And these three areas are also the hot tracks for future industrial development.

**Industrial Metaverse: **Guangdong, Shanghai, Wuxi, Hefei, Shandong and other places proposed to accelerate the integration of Metaverse in the industrial manufacturing industry, cultivate relevant application scenarios of Industrial Metaverse, and create demonstration applications of "Metaverse + Intelligent Manufacturing". Shanghai City believes that the Industrial Metaverse is "Metaverse + Industrial Internet"; Henan Province believes that the Industrial Metaverse is "Industrial Digital Twins"; The characteristic industrial park form of "Metaverse + Vertical Industry".

**Virtual digital human: **All provinces and cities are successively promoting the development of their virtual digital human-related industries, and Shanghai is more inclined to the production and manufacturing of virtual digital human and the blessing of interactive capabilities of virtual digital human. Henan Province prefers to inject more vitality into cultural tourism. Zhejiang Province mainly focuses on the application of virtual digital humans in e-commerce marketing and other fields.

Metaverse IP: Each region not only gives specific policy guidelines based on Metaverse-related characteristic industries such as virtual digital humans, but also seizes certain advantages in the digital economy and IP effects based on their existing industrial characteristics. Shanghai has focused on the planning of Metaverse IP on the cultivation of the digital IP market, especially digital assets. Zhejiang hopes to create its own metaverse IP, so as to exert its brand effect.

04 Taking advantage of the momentum in the multi-party contest

Multiple forces "group" to fight monsters

Of course, the volume policy is not the only way to play in the "Battle of the Metaverse". The metaverse industry alliances, industry associations, professional committees, etc. that have been established successively in recent years are also a microcosm of the layout of metaverse industries in various places.

In October 2021, the first Metaverse national social organization, the Metaverse Working Committee of the China Private Technology Entrepreneurs Association, was established in Beijing. Since then, metaverse trade associations have sprung up all over the country.

On November 11, 2021, the unveiling ceremony of the Metaverse Industry Committee of China Mobile Communications Federation was held.

On December 21, 2021, Sichuan Tianfu New Area Metaverse Industry Association was officially registered and established in Tianfu New Area.

On January 11, 2022, the Wuxi Metaverse Innovation Alliance was established.

On March 25, 2022, the Guangzhou Metaverse Industry Alliance was established.

On April 26, 2022, the China (Chongqing) Metaverse Industry Alliance was formally established.

On May 31, 2022, the Xiamen Metaverse Industry Alliance was established.

On June 8, 2022, the Metaverse Professional Committee of Hangzhou International Chamber of Commerce was announced to be established.

On June 15, 2022, the Liaoning Metaverse Industry Alliance was established.

On July 27, 2022, the Zhangjiang Yuan Universe Innovation and Development Alliance was established.

On August 27, 2022, at the "2022 First Web3 Consensus Conference and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Metaverse Week" held in Humen, Dongguan, the Bay Area Metaverse Alliance was announced.

On August 27, 2022, the Zhengzhou Metaverse Industry Alliance was formally established.

On November 10, 2022, Shenzhen Metaverse Innovation Industry Alliance was established

On January 13, 2023, the Nanjing Metaverse Industry Association was established.

On February 27, 2023, Guangzhou Metaverse Innovation Industry Association was established.

On May 22, 2023, the China Metaverse Technology and Application Innovation Platform was established in Nanjing.

On June 17, 2023, the Hangzhou Metaverse Alliance was formally established.

In addition, many business associations have successively established special metaverse committees and research institutions.

On September 21, 2022, the IEEE Standards Association approved the official change of the original IEEE Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Standards Committee to the IEEE Metaverse Standards Committee, becoming the first global or international standards organization named after "Metaverse" at the technical committee level committee.

The "Metaverse" committees that have been established successively include the Metaverse Technical Committee of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, the Cultural Metaverse Professional Committee of the China Cultural Industry Association, the Metaverse Science and Technology Communication Professional Committee of the China Science and Technology Journalism Society, the Metaverse Professional Committee of the Chinese Simulation Society, China Computer Industry Association Metaverse Special Committee, China Advertising Association Digital Metaverse Working Committee, China Electronic Chamber of Commerce Metaverse Professional Committee, China Commercial Advertising Association Metaverse Marketing Application Research Institute, etc.

There are also VR/AR organizations established in the early years such as the International Virtual Reality Industry Alliance, the Virtual Reality Industry Committee of the China Electronic Commerce Association, the Virtual Reality Industry Alliance (IVRA), the China Virtual Reality Industry Alliance, and the Guangdong Virtual Reality Technology Industry Association; Blockchain industry organizations such as the Blockchain and Digital Industry Federation, the China Blockchain Ecological Alliance, and the Yangtze River Delta Blockchain Alliance are all important forces in the domestic "Metaverse" industry.

Those who develop together through these organizations are basically professional institutions and leading companies from various fields of "politics, industry, learning, research, and finance". "Get rid of the virtual and turn to the real", empowering the development of the industrial economy.

In addition to the well-known Internet giants, operators are the backbone of metaverse exploration. Many industry associations in the "Metaverse" were established under the leadership of operators. On April 18, 2023, at the "2023 Global Metaverse Conference Beijing Station", the four major operators of China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Radio and Television were on the same stage for the first time to discuss the application of Metaverse in the fields of communication and broadcasting Prospects, and jointly initiated the establishment of the GPT Industry Alliance, jointly opened a new door to explore the future of China's artificial intelligence.

** "Academic School" strong support**

Colleges and universities are the source of innovation and the main front for talent cultivation and gathering. For a long time, colleges and universities have always stood at the forefront of China's Internet development, deeply witnessing and participating in every historical process. The seeds of the future of the Chinese Metaverse are also quietly sprouting in major colleges and universities.

Until February 2023, according to incomplete statistics, there are already at least 73 colleges and universities across the country that have deployed in the metaverse field, including 51 undergraduates and 12 junior colleges. These colleges and universities mainly set up metaverse majors, metaverse series courses, and build metaverse platforms (metaverse scientific research laboratories, metaverse training platforms, metaverse innovation display platforms, and metaverse campus systems) to lay out the metaverse field.

In April 2022, the Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Renmin University of China established the first metaverse research center in China, which is committed to deepening the research on the concept of the metaverse, expanding the application concept of the metaverse, and providing decision-making basis for government metaverse governance and policy formulation.

At the same time, Tsinghua University and Chinese Online established the Metaverse Culture Laboratory, which is the first batch of Metaverse laboratories established in China, and it is also the first domestic Metaverse laboratory with cultural attributes. And as early as 2021, Tsinghua University's first AI virtual student "Hua Zhibing" has already made a major debut.

Figure | Tsinghua University established Metaverse Culture Laboratory

In September 2022, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology established the first department in China named after the Metaverse—the Department of Engineering of the Metaverse, and established the Metaverse Smart Wearable Research Institute in Kunshan in April this year. China Metaverse Technology and Application Innovation Platform. The relevant teams of the school have published nearly 100 high-level papers and monographs, and successively perfected and launched a number of metaverse application systems. The achievements of metaverse sleep, multi-modal interactive VR experiments, and metaverse museum have been widely used.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will launch the world's first Metaverse Twin Campus in July 2022. MetaHKUST launched by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is an Extended Reality (XR) campus belonging to the HKUST and HKUST (Guangzhou) campuses. This virtual twin campus not only provides an immersive learning experience, but also an integrated platform for all students, staff and alumni to participate, enabling the HKUST community to create, innovate and connect across campuses.

In Guangdong Province, Chaoshan Vocational and Technical College was the first university to establish the Metaverse Industrial College. Chaoshan Vocational and Technical College Metaverse Industry College was established in May 2022 and officially unveiled in March 2023. It is reported that the college has established teaching practice bases such as the Metaverse Laboratory, the Metaverse Studio, and the Metaverse Live Studio. Set up the first batch of metaverse experimental classes in animation production, e-commerce and other related majors, use metaverse technology to empower professional connotation construction, and innovate professional education models. Through continuous strengthening of hardware and software construction and professional construction, certain breakthroughs have been made in virtual humans, digital homo sapiens, digital twins, virtual space production, and virtual reality combined with virtual human elements.

In addition, Shenzhen Vocational and Technical University (formerly Shenzhen Vocational and Technical College) is also vigorously deploying the "Metaverse". In addition to establishing the Metaverse Innovation Center, in June this year, the school's intelligent ICT education Metaverse virtual simulation platform project was open for bidding. The budget amount up to 2.96 million yuan.

Not only supporting the vanguard, but also cultivating the reserve army, the country takes the lead in rushing to the "Yuan Universe", all provinces and municipalities strive to grab the beach, and a large number of universities and enterprises are fully charged to explore.

Every industry has booms and ups and downs. Those who enter the market are easily lost and frustrated. Some people try first, some become pioneers, and some stand out from the encirclement.

In the present moment where there are many uncertainties, how to break through and create a new world? How to form a real industrial chain and have industrial resilience?

There are many questions, and the answers can be found in the future or in the present.

What is certain is that if the Metaverse industry wants to achieve long-term development in the future, it still needs a lot of technology, capital, and talents to superimpose each other. Policy alone is not enough.