Future Towards Web4
Leapfrog from Web3
Web4 is a blend between artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, blockchain, virtual worlds, and extended reality capabilities as defined by the EU ( European Commission)
Digitalisation is the key driver and Web 4.0 is a major technological transition bringing a seamlessly interconnected, intelligent and immersive world
Beyond the Existing Developing Web 3.0, whose main features are openness, decentralisation, and user full empowerment,
The next generation Web 4.0, will allow integration between digital and real objects and environments, and enhanced interactions between humans and machines.
Virtual worlds will impact the way people live together, bringing both opportunities and risks that need to be addressed
EU Working on Strategy for a Web 4.0 and virtual worlds where people's rights fully apply and where European businesses can thrive.
Key Pillars of the Strategy
Empowering people and reinforcing skills
Business: supporting a European Web 4.0 industrial ecosystem
Government: supporting societal progress and virtual public services
Shaping global standards for open and interoperable virtual worlds and Web 4.0
Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0 - Factsheet