Immersive technologies, including augmented reality, virtual environments and digital twins, are transforming how societies interact with digital content, offering new opportunities across sectors including healthcare, education, manufacturing and culture. Yet, they also pose risks, particularly in relation to data collection, privacy, surveillance, dis/misinformation and cybercrime.
Drawing on a dataset of 53 policies from 23 countries and the European Union, the new OECD paper “An overview of national strategies and policies for immersive technologies” shows that policymaking in this area remains relatively nascent and fragmented. The report highlights the importance of international co-operation, given the cross-border nature of immersive technologies and the need for interoperability and shared standards.
Against this backdrop, stakeholders and governments have an opportunity to inform and design policy approaches that strengthen the benefits of immersive technologies while safeguarding human-centric values, learning from relevant experiences and approaches of others.
This webinar explored how countries can collaborate to unlock the transformative potential of immersive technologies, manage their risks and learn from successful use cases across industries, including healthcare, skills training and climate risk mitigation.
