CEF eTranslation - Supporting Multilinguality in Europe

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Discover the magic behind machine translation - don't miss our new video series "How to..."
When someone starts looking into MT, they often have questions like "how can this even work?", "why is language data so important?" - or also "what can you do with a tool like #eTranslation?". It's not witchcraft: in our next video series, we'll explain how all the magic happens.
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"The Digital Europe Programme aims to bolster Europe's technological sovereignty and bring digital solutions to market for the benefit of citizens, public administrations, and businesses." More info on: ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
The EC has adopted three work programmes for the Digital Europe Programme that will receive a total of €1.98B for strategic investments, among others, in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud and data spaces, and cybersecurity. More info on: ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
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150 years old, but amazingly modern: the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation holds the exclusive competence for attestated translations in Hungary, but also provides technical translations with special expertise and terminology expert support.
Did you know that... the Hungarian Office for Translation and Attestation has a history of over 150 years? It is a unique institution in Europe in the field of certified or attested translations, and is 100% state-owned since 1994.
Don't miss the ELRC November Newsletter on lr-coordination.eu/news!
Stay tuned on all activities around the ELRC initiative: don't miss our November Newsletter! You haven't subscribed yet? All articles are also available on the News website at lr-coordination.eu/news.
AI at its best: The Austrian network "AI Austria" aims to promote the sustainable application of Artificial Intelligence in Austria.
Did you know that... in Austria, there is an independent think-tank, aiming to shape and promote Austrian AI? Bringing together players from science, business, education and society, AI Austria describes itself as a "platform for the exchange of ideas on Artificial Intelligence".
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In Italy, Machine translation is listed as one of the technologies playing a key role to meet the challenges public administrations are facing in an increasingly multilingual society. #LanguageDataMatters
Did you know that... In Italy, MT plays a key role to support PA in the service of citizens? The Department for European Policies at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers already implemented eTranslation into their data management flow.
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Not creepy at all: the All Hallows' Eve is celebrated all over Europe in many different ways. Here are some interesting examples!
Happy Halloween from ELRC! 🎃 While kids are dressing up for trick or treat in some EU countries, others don't celebrate Halloween at all - or on another date. We have collected some exciting European traditions for you. Check them out below! What’s common in your country?
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Also the Belgian Government promotes the development of open data portals. Continue supporting the ELRC mission by sharing your data at elrc-share.eu/ - because #LanguageDataMatters

Did you know that... The Government of Brussels launched a number of open data portals to promote data sharing and data analysis? The datstore.brussels.platform, the Open Data portal and the platform analytics.brussels are only three examples!
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The ELRC journey goes on! Continue supporting the ELRC initiative and share your data at elrc-share.eu/. Because #LanguageDataMatters

The latest stops of the ELRC journey confirmed how Language Technologies can also contribute to a better inclusion across Europe. Continue supporting the ELRC initiative and share your data at elrc-share.eu/. Because #LanguageDataMatters
“Data as infrastructure” is the motto of the French Government, which aims to foster data openness.
Did you know that... within the legal framework of the Digital Republic Bill, the French Government is promoting the exchange of data between administrations and with other stakeholders by applying the "access by default" principle to all communicable data?
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Have a look at our Newsletter do discover what's new @LR_Coordination! lr-coordination.eu/news
There's plenty of news from ELRC! That's why we shared a brandnew edition of the ELRC newsletter yesterday. You haven't subscribed yet? All articles are also available on the News website at lr-coordination.eu/news.
The LT programme of the draft strategy of Estonian Language (2021-2035), under the leadership of the Ministry of Education and Research, aims to develop basic resources for language technologies.
The new draft Strategy of Estonian Language mentions LT as one of the three key development areas. With an annual budget of €1.2M, it aims to speed up the creation of basic resources for LT & practical applications in institutions related to research and development activities.
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Let's keep it simple: the ELRC Technology Workshop “Simplify Language – Capture Audience” seems to have met the ravages of time. Find more info at the Event's page, and don't miss our October Newsletter! lr-coordination.eu/subscribe
Can AI help making information accessible and understandable for everyone? On 24/9, our Technical Workshop provided interesting insights into this topic. Have a look at the presentations and don't miss our next Newsletter with the highlights of this event! lr-coordination.eu/subscribe
Thanks to AI, the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies KInIT can tackle key challenges like green energy, natural language understanding, information security, ethics in intelligent technologies, and fighting disinformation.
In Slovakia, the non-profit KInIT brings together experts in AI and related areas of computer science, who jointly tackle key challenges like green energy, natural language understanding, information security, ethics in intelligent technologies, and fighting disinformation.
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We are happy to announce that with the latest #eTranslation update, the financial domain now covers all EU languages (bar Irish and Maltese)! This was prepared in cooperation with the European Central Bank. Try it out now: webgate.ec.europa.eu/etransl… #ConnectingEurope

Great news! With the September update, the #eTranslation financial domain now covers the full set of official EU languages (except for Irish and Maltese) into English. Try it out now: webgate.ec.europa.eu/etransl… #ConnectingEurope
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To celebrate the 2021 European Day of Languages, join the EC for an online conference on Monday 27 September (12:00 - 14:00 CEST)! ec.europa.eu/education/event…

Linguistic diversity is a key component for achieving intercultural understanding. That's why every year since 2001 the #EuropeanDayOfLanguages has been celebrated on the initiative of the Council of Europe to promote multilingualism in Europe. Did you know?
A big thanks to @lk_june for opening today's ELRC Technology Workshop!
#ELRCTechnicalWorkshop "Simplify Language - Capture Audience". With a new record of more than 170 registrations, this topic seems to have captured our audience, too! Looking forward to an interesting day about techniques, software & procedures for #simplifiedlanguage
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How accessible is your information? Nowadays, readability is a key node for social inclusion. Find out more on techniques for text simplification and readability measurement tomorrow at the next ELRC Technical Workshop! Registration is still open: lr-coordination.eu/twregistr…
The next online ELRC Technical Workshop will take place on 24 Sep 21, and will cover objectives concerning social inclusion and better information accessibility through techniques for text simplification and language control. Registration is still open: lr-coordination.eu/twregistr…
Correct information is crucial - not only during the Covid-19 pandemic. Language technologies support the fight against disinformation and fake news.
Did you know that... in Romania, the government launched a Covid-19 news platform to fight disinformation and fake news? The online platform is called COVID-19 Știri Oficiale and is available at stirioficiale.ro.
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Thanks to the ELRC promotional activities, the importance of data sharing is increasingly understood across Europe. Be part of this mission and share your data at elrc-share.eu. Because #LanguageDataMatters

Did you know that until recently, Irish PAs did not exchange language resources centrally? Following ELRC promotional and educational activities in Ireland, a number of stakeholders began to contribute existing language resources and change internal data-management processes.