PPMI, together with TNO is supporting the European Commission in launching a global debate on the governance of Web 4.0 and virtual worlds. The exercise aims to co-create high-level, foundational values and principles for the upcoming fourth generation of the web fostering unity across all stages of the internet´s evolution. The project has two broad objectives:
- Assessing the main developments in internet technologies that are relevant for Web 4.0 and virtual worlds that will interlink with the development of an open and robust global governance.
- Preparing an informed concrete global debate on the different aspects of the global governance of Web 4.0 and Web 4.0. Our objective is to co-create foundational principles and recommendations for the governance of Web 4.0. The principles and recommendations will aim to ensure that the global internet remains open, inclusive, and trustworthy while addressing ethical and technological challenges.
The insights gathered through the stakeholder engagement, workshops and online discussion will directly feed into the High-Level Global Multistakeholder Conference on the Governance of Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds, co-organised by the European Commission and the 2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
To date, the study team has organised three online workshops bringing together stakeholders from over 20 countries to shape principles for Web 4.0 and virtual worlds governance. You can read find more about the workshop take-aways HERE.
