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The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has begun creating a Digital Nation in the metaverse as the country grapples with the reality of rising sea levels.
Tuvalu enlisted Accenture Song-owned agency The Monkeys and Collider to co-create its metaverse presence, beginning with its smallest island, Teafualiku Islet.
The project, which was announced by Tuvalu’s Minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, Simon Kofe, at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), will catalogue, map, record and store historical documents, records of cultural practices, family albums and traditional songs. The goal is to capture as much of the Tuvaluan island life as possible.
Kofe said: “As our land disappears, we have no choice but to become the world’s first digital nation. Our land, our…
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