How Language Access, or the Lack of It, Affects What Indians Do Online
Where, how, and when do Indian consumers access services or products in their own language?...
Demand drivers
From enterprise, media, government, and consumer.
A Few Minutes to 10 Hours Daily: The World of K-Pop Fan Translation
Close to 90 million K-pop fans avidly follow translated content in many languages, such as...
EU Earmarks Additional Millions To Automate Translation
Before awarding nearly USD 5m in grants toward the end of February 2019, the EU...
Medical Students Should Help Fill US Interpreter Shortage, Study Suggests
Peer-reviewed article says making interpreter certification mandatory for medical students can address nationwide medical interpreter...
Record Number of Patent Applications Drive Translation Demand
Increase in patent applications drives translation demand. Over a quarter million patent applications filed with...
Just Released: The Mother of All EU Translation Contracts
European Parliament publishes new call for tenders for translation into 19 languages, amounting to about...
EU Agencies EASO and Frontex to Spend Over EUR 100 Million on Two Interpreting Contracts
EASO names winners of two lots worth an estimated EUR 90.45m in an interpretation and...
Canada’s Housing Agency Plans to Outsource 95% of Translations and Buy a New TMS
Canada’s Housing Agency issues RFI to gain input from language industry on improving language services...
Amazon, Google, Microsoft Press Further into Customized Language Tech and Services
Amazon, Google, Microsoft are adding features, platforms, even certifications to their MT offerings, slowly but...
Pricing Pressure Intensifies in EUR 21m Lithuanian Language Services Contract
Lithuania’s public sector launches a request for proposals for translation and interpretation services. We spoke...
EU Translation Centre Cuts Outsourcing to Language Service Providers
EU’s Translation Centre (CdT) forecasts revenues of EUR 46.7m from internal spend in 2019. Seeks...
EU Seeking 225 Translation Contractors for Six Target Languages
In November 2018, three EU tenders were issued relating to translation. Two tenders call for...
Insatiable Appetite for Language Data a Boon for Niche Providers
The demand for high quality language data to train machine learning systems including neural machine...
Nearly 1,000 Freelance Translators and Interpreters to Get New US State Department Contract
The US State Department is looking for 1,000 freelance linguists to renew the one-year contracts...