{
  "id": 19431660,
  "title": "Korea climbs 8 spots to rank 10th in global digital and AI competitiveness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/korea-climbs-8-spots-to-rank-10th-in-global-digital-and-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-11T02:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/others/20261111/korea-climbs-8-spots-to-rank-10th-in-global-digital-and-ai-competitiveness"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Korea has climbed eight spots to rank 10th globally in the 2026 World Digital and AI Competitiveness Ranking (WDAIR) released by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD). Among nations with populations over 20 million, Korea secured the 4th position, trailing only the United States, Canada, and China. The Ministry of Science and ICT highlighted comprehensive improvements across all five evaluated categories: Governance, Technological Infrastructure, Efficiency, Human Resources Development, and Societal Attitudes & Values. Korea's notable achievements include a top ranking in the Government Core Systems Index and total R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP, as well as maintaining the 3rd position in R&D infrastructure.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}