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INTERPOL launches first global police Metaverse
The virtual world allows INTERPOL to offer immersive training courses to law
enforcement across the globe
NEW DELHI, INDIA
The Metaverse isn’t coming soon. It’s already here.
At a surprise session of the 90th INTERPOL General Assembly in New Delhi, the global police organization
unveiled the first ever Metaverse specifically designed for law enforcement worldwide.
ers to tour a virtual facsimile of the INTERPOL
other officers via their avatars, and even take immersive training courses in forensic investiga
tion and other policing
capabilities.
During the interactive session, General Assembly delegates in New Delhi were able to digitally enter the Lyon
building
through avatars, using virtual reality headsets.
“The Metaverse has the potential to transform every aspect of our daily lives with enormous implications for
law enforcement,” said Madan Oberoi, INTERPOL’s Executive Director of Technology and Innovation.
“But in order for police to understand the Metaverse, we need to experience it,” Mr Oberoi added.
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to represent the concerns of law enforcement on t
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ensuring this new virtual world is secure by
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four people will spend at least an hour a day in the
As the newly released INTERPOL Global Crime Trend report shows, crime has increasingly moved online as
the p
ace of digitalization has increased. If the boundaries of our physical world move ever further into a digital
and seemingly borderless
realm, the panel discussion asked, ‘how can law enforcement continue to protect
communities and guarantee the rule of
law?’
How can police enhance their awareness of the threats but also harness the opportunities?
Criminals are already starting to exploit the Metaverse. The World Economic Forum, which has partnered
social engineering scams, violent extremism and misinformation could be particular challenges.
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s will
only expand to potentially include crimes against children, data theft, money laundering, financial fraud,
counterfeiting, ransomware, phishing, and sexual assault and harassment.
For law enforcement, some of these threats are likely to present si
gnificant challenges, because not all acts
that are criminalized in the physical world are considered crimes when committed in the virtual world.
“By identifying these risks from the outset, we can work with stakeholders to shape the necessary governance
frameworks and cut off future criminal markets before they are fully formed,” Mr Oberoi said. “Only by having
these conversations now can we build
an effective response.”
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collecting and preserving evidence from crime scenes, and delivering training.
Capacity building in th
on activities.
In a live demonstration, experts from the INTERPOL Capacity Building a
nd Training Directorate delivered a
classroom. Students were then teleported to an airport where they were able to apply their newly
acquired
skills
at a virtual border point.
“For many, the Metaverse seems to herald an abstract future, but the issues it raises are those that have
always motivated INTERPOL
supporting our member countries to fight crime and making the world, virtual or not,
safer for those who inhabit it,” said INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock.
“We may be entering a new world, but our commitment remains the same.”