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Acolad powers Nordics operations with new GM Mikko Hakkarainen
Industry leader Mikko Hakkarainen will be driving the group’s strategy for Northern Europe
Acolad keeps reinforcing its operations on a global scale
October 25, 2023 – In a move representative of the strengthening of its operations in Northern Europe, Acolad, global leader in content and language solutions, just welcomed seasoned expert Mikko Hakkarainen as General Manager for the Nordics.
With a profound knowledge of the language industry global transformation – and of the opportunities arising in the present context of technological developmen...
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iDISC and its continued commitment to quality
iDISC, a leading translation company in southern Europe, is proud to announce that it has obtained the Medium Level National Security Scheme (ENS) certification, proving its continued commitment to excellence and quality in its services. This certificate joins its renewed set of certifications, which confirm the company's experience, endorse its work processes, and reflect its firm commitment to guaranteeing the security of the information it manages.
The National Security Scheme (ENS) is a set of information security policies, standards, and measures applied in Spain, t...
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The State of the Interpreting Workforce
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The prospect of technology, especially AI, replacing human interpreters is all over the news. The interpreting industry, however, encompasses many market segments, some driven more purely by business opportunities and others proscribed by language access or other national legislation. In the former, we are already seeing disruptions in how interpreters work, whereas the latter is likely to experience changes more slowly.
This presentation covers the big picture state of the interpreting workforce:
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Beluga Workshop- Online CAT Tool Overview 2
Our second workshop for all the Beluga rockstars is here!
We will talk about Crowdin and Smartling, two of our CAT tools, and do a Q&A!
We want our translators to keep growing and become the best professionals they can be, and it would only be fair that we contribute to it as well. That's why we're hosting regular workshops to help you stay on top of everything!
This second workshop, Online CAT Tool Overview 2, will revolve around some of the translation platforms we use at Beluga, where you'll gain some insight into them and will get the chance to ask questions to our ...
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GALA Champion Annelise Finegan
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Annelise Finegan is Academic Director of Translation & Interpreting and Clinical Associate Professor of Translation at the NYU School of Professional Studies Center for Applied Liberal Arts. An award-winning translator, she has published translations from Chinese, including novels, short stories, and nonfiction by prominent contemporary and historical authors.
Annelise has worked for academic and textbook publishers as an acquisitions editor, publishing coordinator, bilingual editor, and project manager. She h...
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Logrus Global introduces its revolutionary bilingual aligner, Paralela
Here's what you can do with Paralela:
• Swiftly align two sets of documents in different languages, even if they are not identical, and extract precise translations into Translation Memory (TM). This significantly reduces the time and cost of translating new documents without an existing TM. The key advantage of this approach over Machine Translation (MT) is the high percentage of previously approved high-quality domain-specific human translations.
• Capture and align content from a customer's website to create a TM rich in customer-specific terminology and style. This TM can be ut...
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Boardroom Beat #24 - The Imposter Experience Is Not a Syndrome
There are three reasons to erase the label “Imposter Syndrome.”
1. It is not a clinical diagnosis nor a disorder.
2. The imposter experience is prevalent and normalized when shared.
3. “Syndrome” has negative connotations; the Imposter Experience includes positive possibilities.
Recently a highly respected senior Fortune 100 executive mentioned their experience of “Imposter Syndrome. ” The scenario was a benchmark meeting with one of their reports. The casual mention conveyed resigned acceptance. It...
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Renewable Energy Translation: A Gateway to Vietnamese Market
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Over 25% of Vietnam’s total power capacity is from renewable energy sources. In addition to this, over the next 25 years, the local renewable market is expected to hit a value of $714 billion and it is expected to continue developing. With the rise in the use of renewable energy, it is imperative for accuracy in renewable energy translations. But what is renewable energy and what are some of the challenges that may be encountered when doing Vietnamese translations to English or to other languages? In this arti...
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Flitto joins South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT’s digital export…
On the 15th (local time), Flitto CEO Simon Lee (center) gives a presentation on Arabic AI data at Expand North Star 2023.
As part of the Public-Private Joint Digital Export Initiative set forth by the South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT, Flitto is set to showcase its scalable data solutions for AI at the GITEX-North Star expo ecosystem.
Flitto (CEO Simon Lee, KOSDAQ 300080), a global integrated language platform and AI data solution provider, announced on the 16th its participation as an exhibitor at Expand North Star 2023, a highly anticipated expo along with GI...
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Contentech to Showcase Innovation at GITEX 2023 - The Ultimate Tech Extravaganza
Dubai, Oct 13, 2023
After a successful trip to Silicon Valley, Contentech is thrilled to announce its participation in GITEX 2023, the world's most anticipated tech event taking place in Dubai between 16 to 20 October.
Represented by its Content Services Manager Mahmoud El-Zahwey, Contentech views GITEX as a perfect platform to showcase new innovations and build successful partnerships with the world’s technology leaders.
“It’s such an honor to be part of that international gathering, side to side with global players,” El-Zahwey noted, point...
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Generative AI-based translation technology from memoQ
Budapest, October 12, 2023 – memoQ invites users to express their interest by signing up on the waitlist to try memoQ AGT, memoQ’s AI-based translation technology, with all the productivity benefits.
memoQ Adaptive Generative Translation, or memoQ AGT in short, is a novel approach to translation automation. With memoQ AGT, translations are generated by a Large Language Model (LLM), similar to the model powering the popular ChatGPT service. memoQ AGT provides instant domain adaptation to generate translations tailored to the customer’s existing language resources, and achieves this w...
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Rising Star Scholarship
Rising Star Scholarship 2024
GALA is delighted to announce the 2024 Rising Stars:
Simone Visentin is a Masters student in Technical Communication and Localization at the University of Strasbourg. Simone was awarded the student scholarship for his entry "The Linguistic Revolution: Unleashing AI in Language & Localization". Learn more about Simone and view his winning submission.
Alexandra Santamaría Urbieta is a Senior Lecturer at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) in Spain. Alexandra received the faculty scholarship for her entry "Navigating the Babelverse: ...
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The Impact of AI on Terminology Management - Interview with Barbara Karsch
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Barbara Inge Karsch has been a passionate terminologist for over 15 years, initially at J.D. Edwards and Microsoft. Now, as consultant and trainer for BIK Terminology, she is assisting clients with terminology projects and teaches in the online Master’s Program at NYU. She is a US delegate to TC 37 and project lead of the revision of ISO 12616. In this GALA interview we discussed the impact of AI on terminology Management.
Here are a few snippets of our conversation.
03:54 Impact of ...
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GALA Champion Aki Hayashi
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Aki is a Senior Manager of the Globalization Program Management Office at Dell Technologies. She leads a team of Program Managers and oversees the globalization aspect of Dell’s strategic programs including Marketing, Digital, and Events to help enhance the global business landscape and customer journey in the fast-paced technology industry.
Watch this interview in which she talks about volunteering for the GALA conference program committee, joining the Interpreting Special Interest Group, the concept o...
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Reality Series, Episode 6: Have LLMs mastered the art of translation?
How good are LLMs, like GPT, PaLM and Claude at translation and localization? And, is it possible to declare if one is better than the others?
LLMs have caused a major shift in the realm of translation. In this episode, we aim to demystify the advantages and drawbacks of employing LLMs in localization. We’ll offer insights on making informed decisions about the utilization of LLMs in the translation/localization process, and explore the language capabilities of LLMs. We’ll also reveal our proprietary findings on the search for the 'ultimate' LLM for translation and localization.
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MTPE Outside the Box with AI (Part 2): Improve Quality, Cost and TATs in…
Leveraging AI-powered Machine Translation and Post-Editing (MTPE) techniques, gaming localization is reshaped. Traditional methods are surpassed as AI-driven MT generates initial translations, subsequently polished by human experts during post-editing. This synergy drastically enhances translation speed and minimizes cost while maintaining top-tier quality.
By thinking "outside the box", Game Localization taps into AI's potential, boosting efficiency across the entire process. Complex in-game dialogues, narratives, and cultural nuances receive expert handling. The keyword in this innovation...
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ST Communications goes global through RWS acquisition
RWS, the world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content and intellectual property services, establishes a presence in Africa through the acquisition of ST Comms, who specialises in African languages.
“In 2008, I started ST Communications with the dream of being a market leader of translation services in Africa. To do this on one of the most linguistically diverse continents in the world is no small challenge and from humble beginnings, ST Comms has grown into one of Africa’s most reputable translation agencies. I am thrilled that we are now part of RWS, a global organi...
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Diane Dogon appointed as new Head of Sales Canada
With 10 years in the group, the experienced sales leader heads to Canada as Head of Sales for the region
Acolad carries on its strategy of strengthening its operations in North America
October 4, 2023 – Acolad, global leader in content and language solutions, has recently appointed Diane Dogon, a long time Acolad team member, as the group’s new Head of Sales for Canada, a move that is another significant part of its strategy for the North American territory.
Following the hiring of industry-veteran Daniel Gray to ove...
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Flitto advances its Arabic language data scaling initiative with new '…
South Korea’s 14-million-user global language data platform revamps “Flitto Arcade,” its language data collection service, to expand its ventures into the Middle East by scaling Arabic image and text data
Seoul, September 27, 2023: Flitto (CEO Lee Jeong-soo, KOSDAQ 300080), a global integrated language platform and AI data solution provider, announced on the 26th that it has opened an event for Arabic-speaking users following the renewal of its “Flitto Arcade” service.
Flitto Arcade is a game-like platform where Flitto’s users can earn various rewards ...
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MTPE Training SIG November 2023 Meeting: The Profile of the Post-Editor in the AI…
November Meeting Topic: The Profile of the Post-Editor in the AI Era
Discussion topics include:
What is the evolution of the post-editor profile?
How is recruitment/vendor management affected?
How is Academia adapting to the evolution of the technology?
What is the input of the Post-Editors?
What is the opinion of AI Technology Experts?
About the MTPE Training SIG
The MTPE Training SIG is a time-limited, collaborative community project with a goal to develop a set of best practices for training professionals who will conduct post-editing activities. Once developed, GAL...
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MTPE Training SIG October 2023 Meeting: AI Language Services: Reshaping NMT…
October Meeting Topic: AI Language Services: Reshaping NMT with LLMs
Discussion topics include:
Case Studies and Practical Applications of MTPE
MTPE based on Customized or Personalized MT?
What is the current knowledge of the Group?
What is the experience of each Group?
What are the benefits?
What are the challenges?
About the MTPE Training SIG
The MTPE Training SIG is a time-limited, collaborative community project with a goal to develop a set of best practices for training professionals who will conduct post-editing activities. Once developed, GALA will disseminate...