EU Spends Another EUR 2.4m on Translation Research for Digital Single Market
The European Commission issues EUR 2.4m tender for language technology research. The mandate is to...
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YouTube Kills Translation Marketplace
The video portal’s Translation Marketplace failed to live up to YouTube’s ambitions. YouTube originally launched...
Australian State of Victoria Earmarks AUD 21.8m for Language Services
Remote interpreting likely to benefit from the state government’s added investment as rural and regional...
Scotland’s Pooling of Translation Buying Power Likely to Put Pressure on Prices
Large framework contracts for language services continue to gain popularity across the United Kingdom as...
Are You a Strategic Supplier? How a Chief Procurement Officer Sees Translation
As global corporations optimize procurement across their global operations, they look to consolidate translation spend...
After Acquisition By Oracle, NetSuite Prioritizes Localization
With Oracle's resources now at its disposal, NetSuite is going more global and part of...
KPMG-Google Report Sees Role for LSPs, Freelancers in India’s Digital Language Ecosystem
As India’s entire population embraces digital, the need for local language content is growing fast....
Finland’s Procurement Agency Blamed for Language Contract Chaos
Central procurement agency Hansel leaves Finnish government without language service contracts; source says big government...
Tamil Mistranslation Triggers Government Soul-searching in Singapore
After some very public translation mistakes, Singapore responds with trademark government activism. Minister calls on...
New Jersey Supreme Court Asks Judiciary to Translate More, Implement TMS
New Jersey Supreme Court orders rollout of consolidated Language Access Plan by the end of...
Cutting Out Agencies, EU Issues EUR 6m Freelancer-only Tender
The European Union Court of Justice cuts out the middleman in EUR 6m tender directed...
Finland Keeps Vendors on Edge With Renewal of EUR 37.5m Interpretation Contract
After withdrawing twice, government contracting agency re-issues call for tender on renewal of major framework...
Translators in Belgium Achieve Breakthrough Government Recognition
After a struggle that lasted nearly 40 years, the Belgian government finally creates a national...
Brazil to Join Trademark Treaty, Large Translation Volumes Expected
Brazilian Foreign Trade Minister says Brazil set to join Madrid Protocol for global trademark application....