元宇宙得到了联合国的大力提倡—UNDSA理事长李雨航为大会致辞

联合国数字安全联盟理事长李雨航致辞

2023年9月16日，第三届湾区元宇宙大会暨AIGA、RWA发展高峰论坛在香港隆重开幕。正在纽约联合国总部出席第78届联合国大会高级别周的联合国数字安全联盟理事长李雨航先生，以视频连线方式为大会发表致辞。

以下为李雨航理事长致辞全文

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今天可能是国际会议启动的好日子, 第三届湾区元宇宙大会暨AIGC、RWA发展高峰论坛在香港召开, 同时从16号到19号在第78届联合国大会高级别周的期间, 将召开多国元首与政府首脑参加的联合国最高规格会议, SDG可持续发展目标峰会与SDG数字日等系列活动, 我很荣幸受邀代表UNDSA线下出席联合国纽约总部会议以及线上出席本届元宇宙大会, 考虑到全球还有2百万在线观众关注我们的湾区大会, 我先用英语介绍联合国对元宇宙的观点。

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or “SDGs” comprise a comprehensive collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all”. The SDGs were set up in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by year 2030.

In line with United Nations goal of advancing inclusive digital transformation, emerging technologies are being harnessed as part of a holistic approach to ensure that everyone benefits from the changes they bring about. In this light, there are both opportunities to accelerate progress on the SDGs, as well as risks that need to be managed in order to prevent digital harms and exacerbation of inequalities.

The metaverse is a growing network of virtual and augmented digital worlds that exist in parallel with the physical world. In simple terms, the metaverse can be thought of as the next major and three-dimensional evolution of the Internet which is part of the reason this collection of technologies is usually referred to as Web 3.0.

There are two broad models of the metaverse – open and closed. Closed worlds are owned and operated by companies with a self-contained ecosystem or ‘walled garden’. On the other hand, open worlds are decentralized and distribute ownership to users and contributors.

At these early stages of metaverse development, there are many possible opportunities to accelerate the United Nations SDGs, many of which are being explored. Covering a range of issues, the metaverse could be effectively harnessed to transform and enhance education; improve livelihoods and income generation; access public and private services; strengthen global cooperation and community building; boost citizen engagement; and enable new cooperative and collaboration models.

Conversely, there exist valid and potential concerns ranging from invasions of privacy, abuse of human rights, exacerbating inequalities and perpetuating societal biases, to environmental concerns about energy usage.

As the metaverse evolves, safe and meaningful innovation environments will need to be funded and established in order to create positive impact on the SDGs. As such, the following three inter-linked practical areas of immediate focus are proposed by United Nations:

1)Re-doubling efforts to close the digital divide: It is also essential to support digital literacy to ensure that everyone can participate in the metaverse, in a safe and meaningful way that improves their lives.

2) Bringing in perspectives from the Global South:Intentionally building and designing with the values, perspectives and talent from the Global South can strengthen the engagement and value proposition of different metaverse platforms.

3) Creating rights-based systems:In these virtual, boundary-less and seemingly jurisdiction free worlds of the metaverse, accountability and respect for human rights must be a priority. Whether virtual or offline, United Nations is a strong proponent of a rights-based approach to development.

朋友们:元宇宙的全部潜力只有在每个地方的每个人都能够访问它的时候才能够实现。只有这样，我们才能真正释放一个全球社区的用户，以弥合数字鸿沟，确保包容多元的观点，并在基于权利的体系中得到保护。在元宇宙中必要的保障措施之一将是强大而可问责的数字身份（最好通过其法定身份与真实人员相关联），并进行适当的监督。随着创新的蓬勃发展，开放的数字标准和负责任的治理机制必须成为新兴平台的共同要素。就像我们生活在的物理世界一样，在元宇宙中，整体大于各个部分的总和，每个人都应该有机会分享观念、知识和经验，以加强社会、推动人类进步并保护地球。回顾互联网在其起源时的承诺，元宇宙可能会为所有人提供一个平等的平台。这也意味着要确保弱势和风险群体的参与，通过消除地理、种族、经济财富等传统障碍。在这方面，联合国正在支持包容性数字公共基础设施的发展，使人们能够自由参与发展，并规划通往包容和可持续未来的道路。

元宇宙对联合国17个SDG可持续发展目标的支持角色非常大: 使用元宇宙可以为复杂昂贵的农业机械提供增强现实/虚拟现实教程，并使用区块链进行食品的安全存储和分配, 提供遥远地区居民医疗保健的元宇宙增强服务, 使用沉浸式教程、游戏化和模拟可以教育包括残障学生在内的多样化人群。广泛使用元宇宙、物联网、人工智能、大数据和区块链来管理和控制能源消耗, 支持不同地理区域的旅游、渔业、创业和家庭产业。使用元宇宙可以创建复杂的气候变化模型，以检测和测量海浪和天气条件的变化，并检测地震, 处理蓝色经济和海底探索的各个方面。在高密度城市地区使用连接的警报系统和人工智能/机器学习功能，迅速通知居民火灾。使用元宇宙与智慧星球模型，多个机构能够互相交互支持，以改善治理。

以上我们可以清晰地看到, 元宇宙得到了联合国的大力提倡, 在SDG中起到了重要作用, 在技术更加成熟并与AI更加紧密结合之后, 我相信元宇宙会迎来下一个爆发期. 鉴于元宇宙及相关的区块链、Web 3、AR/VR/XR、分布式数字身份等技术的重要性, 为了在联合国数字技术框架下制定规则标准、储备方法工具、并加强产业国际合作, 联合国数字安全联盟UNDSA在联合国科技委CSTD和世界数字技术院WDTA支持下, 决定设立元宇宙委员会, 任命郑定向先生为会长。最后感谢本届大会和各界为揭牌仪式提供的鼎力支持, 后面还有众多产业领袖与专家们的精彩演讲与观点分享, 祝湾区元宇宙大会在我们共同的努力与见证下取得圆满成功, 也借此机会欢迎大家10月13日来宁波参加我们的世界数字经济大会开幕式和DWC数字世界大会先导论坛, 谢谢！