What if a crime is committed in the Metaverse? UAE professional lists challenges, benefits of future technology

The metaverse is the reality of the future and companies should adopt it to enhance business and workplace experience, said a UAE tech professional.

In a discussion on the Metaverse at the Global Media Congress on Wednesday, Adnan M Kashwani, Senior Director/Cloud Centre of Excellence at Etisalat, said the Metaverse is an immersive digital world where companies, business, brands and individuals can work, play, learn, create and interact and that it will enhance the workplace experience and transform the future of work.

“We are in the world of transformation and everything is changing, including the way we work with the emerging of new technologies,” he said.

“People will increasingly work, shop, learn, bank, tour and do business remotely. This demands flexible options and redefining the role of physical meetings, workplace and shopping centres.”

According to Kashwani, metaverse is poised to shape the future of operation and doing business, with its related technology promising to create innovative and immersive ways for individuals to interact and collaborate remotely.

“If someone commits a crime in the metaverse, what should be the punishment? Will they be prosecuted virtually in the digital life or in the real life? Such questions will arise,” he said.