On April 3, the KICT held an event at its Ilsan headquarters to mark the launch of the KICT Metaverse Service, designed to support startups operating out of the Smart Construction Support Center in marketing themselves and finding international business opportunities. The KICT Metaverse Service will be Korea’s first metaverse service offered by a government-funded research institute

With the KICT Metaverse Service, member companies of the Smart Construction Support Center can promote their offerings in a metaverse environment. This metaverse service features a virtual replica of the actual Smart Construction Support Center’s second center building, where the startups are physically housed. The metaverse building is equipped with meeting rooms with video conferencing capabilities, a conference hall that can host seminars and events for 50 attendees or more, and convention facilities for expos and other promotional events. Companies can market their technologies and achievements using a variety of media, including images, videos, and VR experience content. In addition, KICT Metaverse Service users can engage in multi-party chats when they are logged in.

The Smart Construction Support Center is an offshoot of the KICT that is focused on nurturing construction startups that will innovate and grow the construction industry. As the physical Smart Construction Support Center only has so much space for startups seeking residency, the KICT Metaverse Service was created to overcome such spatial limits and provide support to more construction startups.