Foundation Metaverse Europe short interview with Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament and EPP Coordinator of the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI)
Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament and EPP coordinator of the legal affairs committee (JURI). Focus on digital policy on “What do you think is currently the most urgent task in the areas of digital sovereignty?”
In order to bring the relevant ethical issues that interest us as a foundation to a wider audience, we have captured valuable views from experts we work with in SHORTS, which we would like to present to you as part of the initiative: 💫”Time for inspiration: a driver for ethical behaviour”.
We will continue to address this topic at our Berlin event “Acting entrepreneurially and securely and strengthening Europe’s sovereignty: Recognising, forecasting, implementing”.
Inspired by Yoshua Bengio. Further developed by partners of the Metaverse Europe Foundation and experts “I never thought AI would become so powerful so quickly – and I’m worried about what could happen if we’re not smart about it.”These cautionary words come from Yoshua Bengio, one of the fathers of deep learning and winner of the Turing Award. In his […]
What does it even mean today to be “German”, “European” – or “free”? In a world in which global interdependence, technological acceleration and economic power structures permeate all areas of life, this question is becoming increasingly difficult to answer. Nation states are losing influence, while capital, algorithms and global markets are creating new realities. But freedom – genuine, self-determined freedom […]
On Wednesday, 26 March 2025, we met in the boardroom of the Berlin Capital Club for my first ‘AI Talk’ in a high-calibre setting. The speaker was Dr Eberhard Schnebel: philosopher, economist, theologian, professor of business ethics at Goethe University Frankfurt, board member of EBEN GR (European Business Ethics Network – Greek Chapter) and expert for data governance in Group […]
On 26 November 2025, we held our third pre-event for the AIM ETHICS Award in Brussels – a decisive step on our way to realising our award. Insight into the event Dr Reinhard Schultze from the Metaverse Europe Foundation opened the event with a fascinating introduction to the history of the AIM ETHIX Award. He impressively explained the inspiration and […]
The Launch of the Educational Metaverse On 30 October 2024, the new educational metaverse initiative of the Metaverse Europe Foundation was launched at the gameslab of Humboldt University in Berlin. The initiative aims to sustainably integrate immersive technologies and artificial intelligence in the education sector in order to create personalised and inclusive learning spaces and thus promote equal digital opportunities. […]
The digital transformation is progressing worldwide – and immersive technologies such as the Metaverse are opening up new opportunities for companies across Europe. At the same time, they call for a new, shared way of thinking about ethical standards, social responsibility and sustainable innovation. As part of several think tank rounds, initiated by the Metaverse Europe Foundation in Paris and […]