10 Areas Where Translators Are (and Will Remain) Essential Experts in the Loop
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Norway Tenders Out USD 47m Interpreting Framework Agreement
Norwegian agency flags increase in interpreting demand following immigration trend plus the rise in immigrant unemployment; conducts EUR 40m RFP. Continue reading
Slator 2021 Language Industry Market Report
The flagship 80-page Slator 2021 Language Industry Market Report features market size and buyer segment analysis, sales and marketing insights, technology and MT reviews, and much more. Continue reading
Sweden Wants One Supplier for All Stockholm in USD 72m Interpreting Contract
Sweden launches EUR 59m (USD 72m) interpretation RFP for Stockholm Region. Documents show how interpretation volumes remained high despite 80% drop in on-site interpreting in 2020. Continue reading
Behind the Scenes of the European Parliament’s Pivot to Remote Interpreting
The pandemic forced the European Parliament to quickly adopt remote interpreting and reconfigure on-site interpreting setups, with plans to establish regional interpreting hubs. Continue reading
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Three More Years: thebigword’s Ministry of Justice Contract Just Got Extended
thebigword gets 3-year extension on Ministry of Justice contract. CEO Josh Gould says, despite shift to remote interpretation, 18,000 in-person interpreting jobs were booked last month by MoJ, etc. Continue reading
GLOBO Welcomes Tal Roth as Senior Proposal Manager
GLOBO recently announced the hiring of Tal Roth as Senior Proposal Manager, a new role at the language solutions provider. Continue reading
Pay Raise for Germany’s Judicial Translators and Interpreters Criticized as Inadequate
Update to Germany’s Judicial Remuneration and Compensation Act sees rates rise for translators and interpreters. Industry association BDÜ criticizes changes as inadequate. Continue reading
Zoom Launches Zapps, But Interpreting and Translation Still up for Grabs
Several big names have already partnered with the virtual meeting platform to offer work “shortcuts,” including transcription, captions, and subtitles, via apps in Zoom. Continue reading
Slator 2020 Language Industry Market Report
The 54-page flagship Slator 2020 Language Industry Market Report features comprehensive market-size and buyer-segment analyses, sales and marketing insights, and language technology and MT reviews. Continue reading
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The State of the Language Industry as Coronavirus Goes Global
How has the rapid spread of coronavirus affected the language industry? And what are stakeholders doing to prepare for what lies ahead? Continue reading
Cloudbreak, Owner of Remote Interpreting System Martti, Raises USD 10M
Columbia Partners Private Capital to take minority stake and invest USD 10m in US telehealth platform Cloudbreak Health, owner of remote interpreting system Martti. Continue reading
Frontex Awards EUR 25m Interpreting Services Contract to Six Vendors
Six awardees in France, Italy, Spain, and the UK will provide interpreting and cultural expertise services to Frontex in over 35 languages in this multiple framework contract. Continue reading
Slator Job Index Edges Up Slightly in March 2020
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, rose to 110.24 in March 2020. Continue reading
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