Australia’s Chatbot Translation Tool Changes International Development Through intensive translation, localization, and technology efforts, the Australian state of Victoria has rolled out its latest project in international development translation services: a multilingual chatbot. The ultimate goal is to address the significant disparity in linguistic representation on the Internet, which became a matter of urgency with…
International Development And Translation for Low-Resource Languages Natural language processing for low-resource languages has affected important sectors, including international development and translation. In the 1990s, the tools of natural language processing (also known as NLP) went through a change. They went from using linguistic rule-based approaches to computerized statistical-based techniques for translation services and localization…
International Development Translation Services Foster Language Equality Online language equality requires investment in international development translation services. This was made especially clear in the year 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic erupted. Those in charge of spreading containment information ran into a serious obstacle. Information, today, is most easily and widely dispersed online. Unfortunately, of the…
Facebook’s Investment In Translation For International Development In July 2022. Facebook’s newly-created parent company, Meta, announced that it had reached a milestone in its language acquisition campaign, No Language Left Behind (NLLB). They unveiled NLLB-200, an artificial intelligence model that can translate in 200 different languages. This new model stands as a major step forward…
A Database For International Development Localization A database for international development localization services called Lexibank is changing the way linguists and researchers work. With this database, every represented language can be overlaid in order to find similar roots and trends in human language, bringing international development translation services to a new level. Creating a…
ASL Interpreting For Social Inclusion And Public Health ASL interpreting for social inclusion has taken a new great step forwards. For the first time ever, in the first quarter of 2022, the White House hired full-time ASL interpreters. One of the main focuses of their work is interpreting livestream broadcasts of addresses from government leaders.…
Translation For International Organizations In Public Health Crises Translation for international organizations during public health crises is inevitable. When a public health crisis is international, linguists are automatically a part of the equation in the effort against the ailment. Even in regional outbreaks, translators for social development are needed. In the United States, for example,…
How International Development Translation Helps Sustainability Education Efforts International development translation services support sustainability education through two major fields of activity. The first is educational technology, also known as edtech. With the covid-19 outbreak, many schools and businesses had no choice but to resort to online resources to advance their projects. The second field consists…
The 3 Strategic Steps of Localization Services For International Development Agencies Localization services for international development agencies and nonprofits refers to how these organizations adapt their services, offerings, and communication to new countries and markets. A successful localization strategy involves all departments because stakeholder experience begins the moment they are first introduced to the organization.…
The Fundamental Responsibilities of Public Health Interpreters Public health interpreters and translators are essential to their domain. The clear reason is that they produce a linguistic bridge between patient and medical professional when there isn’t one. However, the widespread benefit public health interpreters afford is much greater – and yet, understated. International development translation services…