Washington, D.C. – On November 8, 2023, the XR Association (XRA), the trade association representing the growing ecosystem of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality companies, announced the release of a white paper co-authored by the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub at The George Washington University. “Reality Check: Why the U.S. Government Should Nurture XR Development”, compares what China, South Korea, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States are doing to develop and deploy immersive technology (XR).
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