Dubai’s DP World to get cracking with staff training on Metaverse

Dubai’s DP World to get cracking with staff training on Metaverse

Dubai: DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, is all set to begin using Metaverse applications in its staff safety training modules in two months. While a full-fledged DP World 3D ‘digital twin’ in the Metaverse is still under development, the company has created a fully-functional 2D version. And these new technologies will help the company reduce its carbon emissions, replacing physical travel with online training, Pradeep Desai, the Chief Technology Officer of DP World. The new developments come at a record speed as Sultan bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and Chief Executive of DP World, first announced the Dubai entity’s intentions to enter the Metaverse only in May. In a related move, the company also plans to increase its workforce in India from 500 to 700 employees, especially in the IT division, as it expands its operations in the technology sphere. Last week, the company announced plans to launch a new technology centre in Gurgaon, India. DP World also ran a ‘Big Tech Project’, which invites students from UAE and India to solve challenges in the logistics space using Metaverse and IoT applications. A team from Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) were crowned the winner