"This is good, not only does it save money but you don't have to get on a plane if you want to visit Seoul."
Every day more and more tourists are attracted to visit the country, this time the Seoul Metropolitan government took the opportunity to launch the Metaverse Seoul project that allows its citizens to access city services in the virtual world.
Beta testing for Seoul's Metaverse project is one of the reasons the country's government quickly announced the launch of its first phase of metaverse, commented Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon.
He added that the development implemented will create various benefits for tourists or South Koreans such as giving them the opportunity to communicate, visit Seoul's attractions, access official documents or file complaints in the metaverse.
The expenditure allocated by the government for the first phase of the metaverse project is 2 billion won worth $1.6 million.
Followed by a second phase that makes Metaverse Seoul easily accessible to seniors facing obstacles commuting to city offices, where in 2022 more than 17% of South Korea's population will be 65 years old.
It is also reported that South Korea, which has the fastest internet connection speed in the world, has long been exploring the metaverse and the use of blockchain technology.
If noticed, the city of Busan planned to establish a cryptocurrency exchange company with the cooperation of FTX, but the plan failed when FTX filed for bankruptcy.
