{"slug": "seoul-tokyo-deepen-ai-cooperation-through-digital-administration", "title": "Seoul, Tokyo deepen AI cooperation through digital administration", "summary": "Seoul and Tokyo held their first working-level meeting on Friday to deepen AI cooperation in public administration, with 19 officials from both cities sharing policies on AI literacy and public-sector AI applications. The meeting followed a digital cooperation agreement signed in April and aimed to turn five agreed areas into practical joint projects.", "body_md": "Seoul and Tokyo are moving to turn their growing digital ties into practical projects, with officials from both cities discussing how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to reshape public administration. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that it held an online working-level meeting with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Digital Service Bureau on Friday, following a digital cooperation agreement signed in April. Nineteen officials from the two cities took part in the meeting, sharing policies on AI literacy, public-sector AI applications and efforts to strengthen AI capabilities among civil servants and residents. Seoul presented major projects under its digital policy programs, while Tokyo introduced initiatives led by its digital strategy division and examples of support for AI use in public administration. The officials also identified areas of common interest and discussed projects that could develop into broader policy exchanges and joint initiatives. The meeting marked the first working-level discussion aimed at turning five areas agreed under the April memorandu", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/seoul-tokyo-deepen-ai-cooperation-through-digital-administration", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260831/seoul-tokyo-deepen-ai-cooperation-through-digital-administration?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-08-31 12:17:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-31 12:22:18.864421+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Seoul Metropolitan Government", "Tokyo Metropolitan Government", "Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Digital Service Bureau"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/seoul-tokyo-deepen-ai-cooperation-through-digital-administration", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/seoul-tokyo-deepen-ai-cooperation-through-digital-administration.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/seoul-tokyo-deepen-ai-cooperation-through-digital-administration.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/seoul-tokyo-deepen-ai-cooperation-through-digital-administration.jsonld"}}