{
  "id": 1867985,
  "title": "Seoul inks AI partnership with Imperial College London to boost European research",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/seoul-inks-ai-partnership-with-imperial-college-london-to-boost",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-19T05:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260819/seoul-inks-ai-partnership-with-imperial-college-london-to-boost-european-research"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Seoul Metropolitan Government has signed a partnership with Imperial College London to enhance the city's AI ecosystem and boost European research collaboration. This agreement, signed at the British Embassy Seoul, comes three years after Seoul's initial partnership with Canada's Mila AI institute. The framework established by the agreement aims to facilitate joint research, technology commercialization, researcher exchanges, and support for startups looking to enter the European market. The signing ceremony was attended by Imperial College London's Vice-Provost for Research and Enterprise, Mary Ryan, and British Embassy Deputy Ambassador, Gareth Weir. Since its inception in 2023, Seoul AI Hub's collaboration with Mila has supported 20 Seoul-based AI startups in joint projects, including work on 3D facial modeling from single photos and automation.",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul inks AI partnership with Imperial College London to boost European research",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/seoul-inks-ai-partnership-with-imperial-college-london-to-boost-1873322",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:42:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}