Data infrastructures, economic processes, and governance models of digital platforms are
increasingly pervading urban sectors and spheres of urban life. This phenomenon is known …

Metaverse is invading the educational sector and will change human-computer interaction
techniques. Prominent technology executives are developing novel ways to turn the …

This perspective paper explores the rising impacts of the COVID-19 and the Russia–Ukraine
war from different perspectives, with an emphasis on the role of climate financing in …

Science and technology transform the frontiers of knowledge and have deep and powerful
impacts on society, demonstrating how social reality varies with each era of the world. As a …

Recent advances in computing and immersive technologies have provided Meta (formerly
Facebook) with the opportunity to leapfrog or expedite its way of thinking and devising a …

The emerging phenomenon of platformization has given rise to what has been termed"
platform society,“a digitally connected world where platforms have penetrated the heart of …

Metaverse is a vision enabling to constitute an environment in which someone could see
real and virtualized worlds. The Metaverse is a product (or something similar as we do not …

The metaverse has increasingly attracted the attention of academics and practitioners, who
attempt to better understand its theoretical foundations and business application areas. This …

Abstract Introduction: The Metaverse, a virtual space where users can engage with each
other in a variety of experiences, has gained significant attention in recent years. With the …

More than 59 million people reside in the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC)(the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia) …