youThere are plenty of companies looking to make money in the metaverse right now, but far fewer are trying to use their technology for the public good. The World Economic Forum hopes to change that with the Global Collaboration Village, which will be launched in Davos this year ahead of its full implementation. The virtual village has been designed to function, and look, like the real Swiss city, except here people meeting in co-working spaces, attending conferences in government buildings and browsing museums will do so as avatars.

World Economic Forum CEO Klaus Schwab, who has spent decades cultivating in-person interactions between world leaders, hopes the village will serve as a constant meeting point for Davos stakeholders,…