Seoul, Tokyo deepen AI cooperation through digital administration
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…
Seoul and Tokyo are taking their expanding digital connections and transforming them into concrete projects, with officials from both metropolises discussing the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize public administration. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Monday that it convened an online working-level meeting with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Digital Service Bureau on Friday, following an agreement on digital collaboration signed in April.
Nineteen representatives from the two cities participated in the meeting, exchanging insights on AI literacy, applications of AI in the public sector, and efforts to enhance AI skills among civil servants and residents. Seoul showcased key projects under its digital policy initiatives, while Tokyo unveiled plans spearheaded by its digital strategy division, along with instances of assistance for AI utilization in public administration.
The officials pinpointed shared interests and deliberated on potential projects that could evolve into wider policy exchanges and cooperative endeavors. This meeting marked the inaugural working-level dialogue aimed at converting the five areas of agreement from the April memorandum of understanding into tangible actions.
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