TMT community , the rules and the governance around that .”
The level of commercial , economic and societal opportunities that are expected to emerge from the metaverse are nothing short of extraordinary .
“ The metaverse will have implications in a lot more ways than just commercial uses , and I think it ' s still yet to be explored ,” explains Tony Kagoo , Head of Innovation ,
Communication , Media and Information Services , UK and Europe at Tata Consultancy Services . “ I would say that the metaverse is still in the ‘ hype bubble ’. But I come from an innovation background , so my job is to talk about the art of the possible .”
The potential for this technology is huge . But , equally , so is the level of risk involved , unless intuitive , nuanced and water-tight cybersecurity measures are implemented .
“THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF PEOPLE BEING IN THE METAVERSE IS AS REAL AS THE REAL WORLD IS . SO , SECURITY IN THE METAVERSES IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL ”
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