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The European Commission issues EUR 2.4m tender for language technology research. The mandate is to look into how the EU’s proprietary machine translation system can be optimized and how language technology can accelerate EU’s Digital Single Market in ways that go “beyond simple translation.” Continue reading
The video portal’s Translation Marketplace failed to live up to YouTube’s ambitions. YouTube originally launched the service to make content accessible to more of its worldwide users. Instead, many content creators removed the videos again once the subtitles had been translated. Continue reading
Remote interpreting likely to benefit from the state government’s added investment as rural and regional areas are in focus. A local language service provider says signing up interpreters to cloud-based interpretation platforms remains a challenge. Continue reading
Large framework contracts for language services continue to gain popularity across the United Kingdom as Scotland aggregates public sector translation demand into a four-year contract. This is expected to put pricing pressure on language service providers. Continue reading
As global corporations optimize procurement across their global operations, they look to consolidate translation spend in a single framework. At SlatorCon London, Steve Kirk, Chief Procurement Officer at QuintilesIMS, discussed how the world’s largest clinical research organization manages language services. Continue reading
With Oracle’s resources now at its disposal, NetSuite is going more global and part of the strategy is to invest big in the localization of its software for more than 20 countries in the next few years. Continue reading
As India’s entire population embraces digital, the need for local language content is growing fast. A report from KPMG and Google positions LSPs and freelance translators within India’s complex language ecosystem. Continue reading
Central procurement agency Hansel leaves Finnish government without language service contracts; source says big government clients may launch own tenders. Affected LSPs take Hansel to court. Hansel described as unprofessional customer. Continue reading
After some very public translation mistakes, Singapore responds with trademark government activism. Minister calls on government agencies to tighten vetting process for translations and prevent gibberish text in government material. Continue reading
New Jersey Supreme Court orders rollout of consolidated Language Access Plan by the end of 2017. Directs judiciary to translate more into high-demand languages and implement a translation management system. Continue reading
The European Union Court of Justice cuts out the middleman in EUR 6m tender directed squarely at freelance translators. Court anchors rate expectations anywhere between 18 cents per word for Polish into English to 7 cents for Lithuanian into English. Continue reading
After withdrawing twice, government contracting agency re-issues call for tender on renewal of major framework agreement for interpretation. Vendors under current framework include Semantix and Norway’s Hero Tolk. Continue reading
After a struggle that lasted nearly 40 years, the Belgian government finally creates a national register of sworn translators and interpreters. The move implies de facto official recognition of the profession. Continue reading
Brazilian Foreign Trade Minister says Brazil set to join Madrid Protocol for global trademark application. Patent attorney says country needs to commit significant resources to handle large translation volumes before accession in mid-2018. Continue reading
Deadline is February 10, 2017 for offers for this two-year, EUR 10m over-the-phone interpretation and written translation contract; requires sworn translators and interpreters, unless they serve a language or dialect that cannot be objectively assessed. Continue reading
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