Liaison statement
LS on definition of metaverse

This Liaison Statement contains the request of ITU Focus Gorup on metaverse
(FG-MV) to provide input and comments on the preliminary definition of
metaverse and inputs to define CitiVerse.

ITU Focus Group on metaverse (FG-MV) would like to inform your organization
that the Focus Group approved a Technical Report 02 on “Metaverse: an analysis
of definitions”. This Technical Report analyses the major aspects of metaverse
definitions from: (i) the perspective of academics, (ii) the business
initiative approach, and (iii) the international organization collaborations,
with the final aim of establishing a concrete definition for metaverse that can
be used worldwide. This would also provide a basis for understanding the most
common features of metaverse.

During the third FG-MV meeting that took place from 3-5 October 2023, in
Geneva, Switzerland, it was agreed to develop a Technical Specification that
will provide a definition of the metaverse. A preliminary version of the
definition can be seen below:

FG-MV would like to kindly request for your input and comments on the
preliminary definition of metaverse by 1 November 2023.

FG-MV would like to inform you of the creation of a new Task Group on
CitiVerse, under Working Group 1. An important objective of this Task Group is
to define CitiVerse. The FG-MV would like to invite you to provide your inputs
on a draft definition of CitiVerse.

FG-MV looks forward to collaborating with your organization on this topic.

Attachment
 Technical Report on Metaverse: an analysis of definitions

“Metaverse is an integrative and unified ecosystem of virtual worlds, which is
based on interoperable Internet-based and enhanced reality systems and offers
immersive experiences to individuals during their digital and synchronous
interactions, and new value generation opportunities to organizations.”