{
  "id": 17926060,
  "title": "Seoul's policy think tank guides global megacities on AI, sustainable urban policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/seouls-policy-think-tank-guides-global-megacities-on-ai-sustainable-17926060",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-03T07:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261103/seouls-policy-think-tank-guides-global-megacities-on-ai-sustainable-urban-policy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Seoul Institute, the official municipal policy think tank for Seoul, collaborated with 19 other prominent urban research institutions worldwide to tackle critical urban issues faced by global cities. This significant initiative was established during the 10th general assembly of the Megacity Think Tank Alliance (MeTTA), which took place from October 22-23 in Beijing. The Seoul Institute, acting as the permanent secretariat for MeTTA, co-hosted the assembly with the Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design (BMICPD). The assembly concluded with the adoption of the Beijing Initiative, a comprehensive framework outlining the alliance's future direction and objectives in six key areas: anticipating future urban challenges through collaborative research, enhancing climate resilience and fostering a just transition, designing inclusive cities for citizens, harnessing data and artificial intelligence (AI) for the greater good, bridging the gap between scientific research and policy-making, and reinforcing the bonds of collaboration within the alliance.\n\nUpon concluding the assembly, each participating institution presented 20 policy and research case studies, which were showcased across three categories.",
  "summary": "The Seoul Institute — the official municipal policy think tank affiliated with the Seoul Metropolitan Government — and 19 other major urban research bodies from around the world adopted a joint initiative to address pressing global city challenges. The initiative was finalized during the 10th general assembly of the Megacity Think Tank Alliance (MeTTA), held Oct. 22–23 in Beijing. The Seoul…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}