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| Source: GEF. 2021 was a breakthrough year for the e-sports association. |
The Global Esports Federation (GEF) reports that it is ready to power up the new year with new activities in the lead-up to December’s Istanbul 2022 Global Esports Games.
These include the doubling of its administration with the launch of Global Innovation and Research Centers (IRCs) in key cities around the world. The IRCs are a response to the demand from its network and community as e-sports continues to grow exponentially, the GEF said.
The GEF’s worldwide headquarters in Singapore will function as the centre of the global network, with IRCs serving development, education, collaboration and innovation needs and the community worldwide.
“The Global Innovation and Research Centers emerged from over a year in stealth mode ideation and refinement with our teams at GEF*lab – the GEF’s incubator – and have been approved by the GEF Board. We learned a lot over the past years by listening to the needs of our global community and the stakeholders that are shaping the esports world. The community thrives when we connect and lean in to support each other and collaborate,” said Paul J. Foster, CEO of the GEF.
“The IRCs will offer our partners opportunities to cultivate sustainable partnerships that will shape and contribute to the future state of play into the metaverse in a truly #worldconnected.”
The GEF Board has also confirmed 15 GEF Commissions and Councils for 2022, including a new Metaverse Council, and a Gen-Z-focused Youth Council following the success of the Global Esports Future Leaders Program. Two GEF Future Leaders from the global internship programme have been appointed full-time roles with the organisation, and a second cohort will start in April this year.
In a roundup of 2021, the GEF reported that the inaugural Singapore 2021 Global Esports Games had captured over 4.4 million live views at the flagship tournament and reached over 500 million accumulated views to date.
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