Mark Zuckerberg in Rome , to meet the Prime Minister Mario Draghi and the Minister for Digital Transformation Vittorio Colao .
This is the last stage of the Italian journey of the Facebook founder, who landed in the beautiful country not only to admire its beauty and enjoy delicacies and gastronomic specialties, but - also and above all - for a series of meetings focused on the metaverse , the technological trend of the moment. Considered by many to be the future of the Internet, on Zuckerberg, with the newborn Meta , he decided to bet with conviction.
"A joint effort between companies, politics and civil society will be necessary to give life to the metaverse - explained a Meta-Facebook spokesperson after the meeting with Draghi and Colao - In today's meeting we confirmed our collaboration with the government Italian. We are pleased to have been able to discuss the cultural, social and economic opportunities that the metaverse will bring to Italy and we look forward to continuing this collaboration. "
In recent days, Mark Zuckerberg also met Leonardo Del Vecchio , president of EssilorLuxottica (with whom Facebook launched the Ray-Ban Stories, eyewear that combine Italian design with technology that allows you to take photos, videos and phone calls without mani) and representatives of the world of fashion and luxury , sectors that have already landed in augmented reality.
The Italian week of the Facebook founder in Italy began with a holiday in Tuscany, he was photographed on the streets of Siena in casual clothing with his wife Priscilla Chan , then continued in Turin with a visit to the Egyptian Museum, a lunch at the historian Del Cambio restaurant and a visit to the Peyrano chocolate factory accompanied by the president of Exor and Stellantis, John Elkann.
Lastly, the visit to Rome, before leaving for the USA.
(Unioneonline / lf)