Dr. Rajan Gupta is a Research and Analytics Professional with 13+ years of combined experience in AI/ML Product & Services Delivery, Analytical Research, Consulting, Training and Teaching in the field of Data Science and Computer Science. He has authored 100+ publications including 6 books and multiple research papers in the area of Public Information Systems, AI/ML, Information Technology and Management.Dr. Saibal K. Pal is a Senior Scientist with DRDO for many years and has been awarded as "Scientist of the Year" by the Government of India. He has authored more than 250 publications in the form of books, journals, and international conference proceedings in areas like Information & Network Security, Computational Intelligence, Information Systems, and Electronic Governance.

• Chapter 1: Concept of Metaverse.- Chapter 2: Metaverse in the Technological World.- Chapter 3: Seven Layers of Metaverse.- Chapter 4: Metaverse Platforms and Use-cases.- Chapter 5: Metaverse for Public Sector.- Chapter 6: Way Forward for Metaverse Technology.

Dr. Rajan Gupta is a Research and Analytics Professional with 13+ years of combined experience in AI/ML Product & Services Delivery, Analytical Research, Consulting, Training and Teaching in the field of Data Science and Computer Science. He has authored 100+ publications including 6 books and multiple research papers in the area of Public Information Systems, AI/ML, Information Technology and Management.Dr. Saibal K. Pal is a Senior Scientist with DRDO for many years and has been awarded as "Scientist of the Year" by the Government of India. He has authored more than 250 publications in the form of books, journals, and international conference proceedings in areas like Information & Network Security, Computational Intelligence, Information Systems, and Electronic Governance.

• Chapter 1: Concept of Metaverse.- Chapter 2: Metaverse in the Technological World.- Chapter 3: Seven Layers of Metaverse.- Chapter 4: Metaverse Platforms and Use-cases.- Chapter 5: Metaverse for Public Sector.- Chapter 6: Way Forward for Metaverse Technology.

Dr. Rajan Gupta is a Research and Analytics Professional with 13+ years of combined experience in AI/ML Product & Services Delivery, Analytical Research, Consulting, Training and Teaching in the field of Data Science and Computer Science. He has authored 100+ publications including 6 books and multiple research papers in the area of Public Information Systems, AI/ML, Information Technology and Management.Dr. Saibal K. Pal is a Senior Scientist with DRDO for many years and has been awarded as "Scientist of the Year" by the Government of India. He has authored more than 250 publications in the form of books, journals, and international conference proceedings in areas like Information & Network Security, Computational Intelligence, Information Systems, and Electronic Governance.

• Chapter 1: Concept of Metaverse.- Chapter 2: Metaverse in the Technological World.- Chapter 3: Seven Layers of Metaverse.- Chapter 4: Metaverse Platforms and Use-cases.- Chapter 5: Metaverse for Public Sector.- Chapter 6: Way Forward for Metaverse Technology.