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Release of some 20 Dutch RFPs for language services moved to 2021. Translators and interpreters form new group to take tougher stance versus Ministry of Justice on contracts. Continue reading
Increasing demand for translation and interpreting services in Australia leads to rollout of public video remote interpreting (VRI) service, but experts say translation services still “problematic.” Continue reading
Korea Exchange (KRX) starts to offer English translation services for 54 listed companies, including subsidiaries of Samsung and LG. Continue reading
UK framework agreement, slated to start in February 2021 and last for up to four years, will provide interpreting, translation, and transcription to national health service entities. Continue reading
Drug manufacturers want EU regulators to pick one language to go on Covid-19 vaccine labels and instructions for all 27 Member States; EU consumer group says not so fast. Continue reading
US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals gives no weight to certified translation of Italian patent application filed by Swiss pharmaceutical company in case versus US competitor. Continue reading
New research by the world’s most valuable startup, Stripe, reveals lack of translation to be among three basic errors in Europe’s top e-commerce websites. Continue reading
UK Crown Commercial Service plans to run GBP 110m translation and interpreting tender; asks for input from suppliers via survey and webinar. Continue reading
Country-based analysis of large-scale survey among European SMEs reveals diverse behaviors and needs of 13 European countries relating to machine translation. Continue reading
Survey conducted in line with rollout of European Commission’s machine translation service, eTranslation, reveals attitudes toward MT versus human translation among Europe’s SMEs. Continue reading
Justice Minister issues early notice for various tenders to be published starting October 2020, as Dutch translators and interpreters continue to strike. Continue reading
US public health insurance program Medicare expanded coverage of medical services furnished via telehealth from March 6, 2020. Interpreting service providers react. Continue reading
EU offers grants of between EUR 0.2–0.8m to developers of “language tools” and “language resource projects” under the EUR 4m CEF Automated Translation budget. Continue reading
Once niche, global podcasting is now mainstream. And there has been a clear trend for multilingual podcasts after big publishers started making their shows available in more languages. Continue reading
UK to launch GBP 100m interpretation contract for 49 police agencies. Procurement to be done via electronic system and commences in September 2020. Continue reading
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