Saudi Arabia partners with The Sandbox for future metaverse plans

cointelegraph.com:

Initiatives toward metaverse development continue to be a significant focus and key interest in the Middle East region, as the LEAP conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, highlights key topics in the industry.

On Feb. 7, a partnership ceremony was held at the conference, which acknowledged a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Sandbox and the government of Saudi Arabia.

According to social media posts from Sebastien Borget, the co-founder and COO of the Sandbox, the MOU is with the Saudi Arabia Digital Government Authority (DGA) for the purpose of “exploring, advising and supporting” one another in metaverse development.

It was a true honor to sign our MOU partnership ceremony between @TheSandboxGame and the Saudi Arabia Digital Government Authority (DGA) during #LEAP 2023 conference, and we look forward to exploring, advising and supporting mutually each other in activations of the Metaverse pic.twitter.com/mTBYqlwvUa

While there are no further updates about the extent of the partnership, both parties have been actively pushing the boundaries of the Web3 space relative to their areas of expertise.

The Sandbox has partnered with some of the biggest names both inside and outside of the Web3 space including Snoop Dogg, Gucci, TIME, Atari, HSBC and Warner Music Group, among others. 

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The Saudi-based conference comes as the Middle East continues to establish the region as a hub for emerging technologies. Last November Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates was chosen as the location for the newly formed Middle East, Asia and Africa blockchain association

Shortly before, the Dubai International Financial Centre instituted a crypto token