Metaverse in the development of “smart cities”: Problems of data management

Abstract

Aim. To identify the main problems of handling digital data in metaverses of “smart cities”, as well as to develop recommendations for their solution.Objectives. To analyze the scientific sources that investigate the issues of applying the metaverse technology for the development of “smart cities”; to identify the problems of data management in the development of metaverse “smart cities”; to offer recommendations on data management in the implementation of this technology.Methods. The object of the study is the modern concept of digital metaverse as a new stage of transformation of socio-economic systems in the conditions of rapid development of digital technologies. The subject of the study is the problematics of handling digital data in the framework of the realization of the ideas of digital metaverse “smart cities”. The research algorithm consisted of three stages: analysis of publications on the subject of the study in foreign and domestic databases of scientific literature, identification of problems of data handling in digital systems and virtual environments, development of recommendations for leveling the identified problems.Results. The study shows that the most important resource for the development of metaverse “smart cities” is digital data; it is argued that the main condition for the development of metaverse “smart city” is the formation of a common space of data exchange of the main participants within the metaverse “smart city”. The main problems related to the use of digital data in the development of smart city metaverse are summarized. The novelty of the study lies in the development of recommendations for the formation of a system of handling digital data in the development of “smart cities” metaverse.Conclusions. The obtained results contribute to the development of scientific direction related to the digitalization of urban spaces within the concept of “smart city” metaverse, and future studies devoted to this topic.