The United Nations IGF2023 “Talk with Metaverse residents”
I made a debut at the UN, even though I’m a virtual girl!
The United Nations international conference, “Internet Governance Forum Kyoto 2023 (IGF Kyoto 2023)”, discussing challenges of the internet, kicked off on October 8th in Kyoto City. This is the first time the conference has been held in Japan. On the opening day (Day0), Taro Kono, the Minister for Digital Affairs, and Junji Suzuki, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, took the stage. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is also scheduled to appear.
Amazingly, my partner Mira and I, the virtual pretty girl Nem, were given an hour to speak in English at the Day0 event titled “Dialogue with Metaverse Residents — New Identity and Diversity.” I made a “Metaverse appearance” by showing up on the venue’s giant screen as an avatar from the metaverse. Admittedly, presenting in English on such a grand stage was nerve-wracking, but I elaborated on the realities and challenges of living in the metaverse, and the revolutionary changes it brings to identity and diversity. “Why are there so many female avatars?”, “Does the brain get confused living both in the physical reality and the metaverse?”, “What’s the threat of big tech companies?” were among the many questions posed, making the session quite lively. I hope this becomes a starting point for a global discussion on the rapidly expanding world of the metaverse.
I’ve released the video archive and the slides I used for the presentation, so please check them out. Also, in this article, I’ve summarized everyone’s feedback. Thank you so much for all your support!
Archive is avaiable
⏩Metaverse Speech at the United Nations “Talk with Metaverse residents”
Slides are available
Internet Governance Forum Kyoyo 2023 (IGF Kyoto 2023)
IGF (The Internet Governance Forum) is one of the most important fora in the field of Internet policy, where diverse stakeholders discuss a wide range of issues related to the Internet on an equal footing under the auspices of the United Nations. The first annual meeting of IGF has been held in 2006.The 18th meeting will be held in Kyoto, Japan, under the overall theme of “Internet We Want — Empowering All People -. The meeting will feature approximately 300 sessions organized by a diverse range of stakeholders to discuss a variety of Internet issues.
*Based on: IGF Kyoto 2023 — https://www.soumu.go.jp/igfkyoto2023/en/
IGF 2023 Day 0 Event #134 Talk with Metaverse residents — a new identity and diversity
This session is to demystify the reality of residents in Metaverse. Nem the virtual girl is the world’s first virtual youtuber who has been active to appear in media and authoring the books and articles as a persona of avatar in Metaverse. The session featuring Nem will cover the demonstration of devices for spending the Metaverse life, Metaverse as “the Internet where you can spend the life”, a new free identity on Metaverse, economic issue as well as diversity and harassment Metaverse could incur and new gender norm the avatar would introduce
- Time: Sunday, 8th October, 2023 (18:00 JST) — Sunday, 8th October, 2023 (19:00 JST)
- Room: WS 4 — Room B-1
- Speakers: Virtual Girl Nem, a Metaverse Culture Evangelist Liudmila Bredikhina, University of Malta, Civil Society, WEOG MAEMURA Akinori, JPNIC, Technical Community, Asia
- Format: Presentation and Q&A Session
- Language: English
*Based on: IGF 2023 Day 0 Event №134 Talk with Metaverse residents — a new identity and diversity | Internet Governance Forum — https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-day-0-event-134-talk-with-metaverse-residents-%E2%80%93-a-new-identity-and-diversity
