🌐The Metaverse Finland Ecosystem (MEFI) unites Finnish industries and academia to explore and expand the possibilities of the metaverse.
Metaverse applications, such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and digital twins, represent a transformative shift.
“For Finnish companies, the metaverse offers numerous business opportunities. Industrial applications can significantly enhance productivity and safety through the use of digital twins and real-time operations. There are substantial opportunities for innovation and research and development, leading to the creation of new solutions. Finnish companies can also benefit from global collaboration by forming international and national consortiums and value networks,” says Ville-Veikko Mattila, Head of Multimedia Technologies at Nokia, who has been appointed Chairman of the Management Board of the Metaverse Finland Ecosystem.
🔑 Finland was the first European nation and one of the first globally to create a Metaverse strategy. The work now continues within the MEFI ecosystem, with DIMECC Oy as the orchestrator. One of the first initiatives of the MEFI ecosystem is the launch of R&D programs. Some of these are being prepared in collaboration with the ecosystem’s anchor partner, Nokia’s new LEAD leading company project.
“The Metaverse Finland Ecosystem is dedicated to advancing and executing the Finnish Metaverse Strategy. Our mission extends beyond launching multiple annual RDI projects; we focus on identifying tangible business opportunities and bringing them to life in collaboration with our diverse ecosystem partners across various sectors of the virtual world,” says Tomi Kankainen, Senior Ecosystem Lead for MEFI and CBDO at #DIMECC.
New members are continuously joining the ecosystem from all areas of the value chain, from technology enablers to industrial end-users. Current members include, among others, #Nokia, Mirka, Valmet Automation, Cineshare - Immersive Storytelling, Top Data Science, Stereoscape, Immersal, Delta Cygni Labs, Demola Global, Vaski , Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, and VTT. In addition to the companies’ own investments, the ecosystem is funded by Business Finland.
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