# IEEE: Metaverse And Its Governance

## Overview

**Authors:** Melodena Stephens

**Publication Date:** <https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/XR_Metaverse_Governance.pdf>

**Link:** 1 June 2022

**Keywords:** Metaverse governance, XR ethics, XR standards, privacy, security, sustainability, digital skills, child protection in XR, global policy, XR

**Type:** Articles/Reports

## Summary

The metaverse, a form of extended reality (XR), has become a popular term. There is a lack of understanding about its achievable potential, challenges regarding its governance, and the systemic changes required for the idea to become a reality. This report highlights the caution required when embracing the concept of the metaverse as it forms key narratives driving technological design and global policy.