{
  "id": 19424598,
  "title": "Korea ranks 10th place in global AI, digital competitiveness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/korea-ranks-10th-place-in-global-ai-digital-competitiveness-19424598",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-11T01:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261111/korea-ranks-10th-place-in-global-ai-digital-competitiveness"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea has been ranked 10th globally in a new digital and artificial intelligence (AI) competitiveness assessment, an improvement of eight places from last year's report. The International Institute for Management Development, a Swiss-based business school, compiled the ranking based on data from the Science Ministry. The United States topped the chart this year, having climbed from fourth place a year earlier. Canada dropped out of the top spot, landing at fifth position. In the Asia-Pacific region, Singapore claimed the second place, followed by China at seventh and Japan at 19th place.\n\nKorea demonstrated excellence in technology infrastructure and efficiency, securing the third spot in this category. The country also led the way in research and development expenditure per gross domestic product, ranking first in this metric. Furthermore, Korea achieved the top spot in the AI adaptation index. The Science Ministry attributed the nation's upward trajectory in the global rankings to the government's policy initiatives and the country's robust resilience.",
  "summary": "Korea came in 10th place among 70 countries in a global digital and artificial intelligence (AI) competitiveness ranking, the science ministry said Wednesday. The country moved up eight spots from the previous year, according to the report published by the International Institute for Management Development, a Swiss-based business school, according to the ministry. Taking the top spot this year…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea ranks 10th place in global AI, digital competitiveness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/s-korea-ranks-10th-place-in-global-ai-digital-competitiveness",
        "published": "2026-11-11T00:16:49.000Z"
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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."
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