Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Perspective of the Metaverse — Taking Elderly Care as an Example

Journal: Modern Economics & Management Forum DOI: 10.32629/memf.v4i5.1492

Tongfei Xu¹, Yunru Huang¹, Wenbo Zhang¹, Caihong Ma²

1. School of Finance, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai 201620, China
2. Shanghai Jingying Real Estate Agency Co.,Ltd., Shanghai 201620, China

Abstract

In this day and age, the relevant products of the metaverse have been utilized in many social scenarios. There are problems of elderly care such as decline or even complete loss of certain physical functions and difficulties in accessing medical care in the elderly population. Spiritually, the elderly need companionship, and their cultural life needs to be further promoted. The innovation and entrepreneurship in the direction of metaverse on elderly care will bring huge economic and social benefits. The government should pay attention to taking metaverse elderly care as one of the key directions in the long term through policy inclination, and guiding multiple social forces to invest in the research and development of metaverse applications in the field of elderly care in the long term. Universities and society also need to pay attention to the strengthening of guiding the theoretical innovation and practical creation in the direction of metaverse elderly care.

Keywords

metaverse, innovation and entrepreneurship, digital economy, elderly care, Chat GPT

Funding

2023 Shanghai College Students' Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Plan Program Demonstration School

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