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  "id": 7689884,
  "title": "From vocational training to AI governance: KOICA's evolving role in Central Asia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/from-vocational-training-to-ai-governance-koicas-evolving-role-in",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-16T03:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260916/from-vocational-training-to-ai-governance-koicas-evolving-role-in-central-asia"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea's development aid to Central Asia, once rooted in vocational training and rural development, is pivoting toward artificial intelligence (AI) and digital governance, a shift that mirrors both the region's ambitions and Seoul's strategy to build lasting partnerships amid a fast-changing geopolitical landscape. Between 1992 and 2025, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) channeled…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "From vocational training to AI governance: KOICA's evolving role in Central Asia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/from-vocational-training-to-ai-governance-koicas-evolving-role-in-7694880",
        "published": "2026-09-16T03:37:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}