The MoU aims to foster collaboration and facilitate the successful exploitation of relevant research project results developed within the framework of VWA and 6G-IA’s respective EU Public-Private Partnerships (i.e. “Virtual Worlds” and the “Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking”), for the benefit of a broad range of strategic sectors, including Manufacturing, Health, Media, Education, Energy, Public Services and Defence.
“Large-scale adoption of European Virtual Worlds will solve real world problems in many domains. Key is that we maintain a human-centric perspective on accessibility, safety and right levels of autonomy in its realization. The enabling data infrastructures are critical in this endeavour. This is why the collaboration agreement between 6G-IA and the Virtual Worlds Association is so meaningful”, said Matthieu Worm, President of the Board of Directors of the VWA.
‘Future mobile communication technology will be a key enabler for realizing the world of tomorrow. As virtual worlds will be a key component in this future vision, this collaboration agreement between 6G-IA and the Virtual Worlds Association is important to ensure that the relevant requirements and integration are included within the smart networks and service being developed’, said Dr Colin Willcock, Chairman of the 6G-IA.
