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SANA GUL ثناء گل Regional Research Officer, PAN Localization Project

Developing Localization Framework to Bridge the Digital Divide: HR requirements, in availability & capacity building experiences across Asia. SANA GUL ثناء گل Regional Research Officer, PAN Localization Project C entre for R esearch in U rdu L anguage P rocessing (CRULP).

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SANA GUL ثناء گل Regional Research Officer, PAN Localization Project

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  1. Developing Localization Framework to Bridge the Digital Divide: HR requirements, in availability & capacity building experiences across Asia SANA GUL ثناء گل Regional Research Officer, PAN Localization Project Centre for Research in Urdu Language Processing (CRULP)

  2. Presentation Highlights • ICT/Internet access in Asia • Localization • Need for Localization Framework • Human resource requirements to establish Localization Framework • Current Status of trained localization resources in Asia • Steps for improvement

  3. ICT specifically Internet access in Asia • Asia houses 61% of the world population • Asians form largest group of Internet users (32.6% of all users) • ONLY 4.5 % Asians access Internet • Even with Internet infrastructure availability, why is 95.5% Asian population unable to access internet content

  4. WHY? Low Internet access in Asia • Language Diversity • 2197 Languages spoken in Asia (www.ethnologue.com) • ONLY 10-20% understand English- the internet language • 2194 Asian Languages form a fraction of this 4.6% “OTHER” languages only

  5. ICT4D in Asia = Access to Information through INTERNET by large non-English-speaking populations of Asia = Localization of Internet

  6. Localization Framework Localization implies development of: • Trained HR for local language computing • Local Language technology • Policy for localization

  7. Development of HR for Local Language Computing Key Requirement : Availability of local human resource (HR) that • Understands the linguistic challenges • Appreciates its cultural bindings • Able to develop technological solutions

  8. Establishing National Teams Team Building Requirements Vs Status Experiences from: • Afghanistan • Bhutan • Bangladesh • Cambodia • Laos • Nepal • Pakistan • Sri Lanka

  9. Afghanistan Bhutan Bangladesh Cambodia Laos Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Establishment of Localization Research Centres Challenges & Pre-Requisites Experiences from:

  10. Establishment of Collaborative Networks • Reinforcing Learning through Information Sharing Platforms • www.groups.yahoo.com/groups/panlocalization • Collaborations in: • AFGHANISTAN: ACSA, MoIT • BANGLADESH: BRAC University, Bangla Academy • CAMBODIA: NCSKSC, NiDA • BHUTAN: DoIT, DDA, Sherubtse University • NEPAL: MPP, KU • LAOS: STEA • SRI LANKA: UCSC, ICTA • PAKISTAN: NUCES, NLA, MoIT

  11. Capacity Building through Trainings Training Content , Target Audience • National level Training • Afghanistan Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka,… • International level Training • Fundamentals of Local Language Computing (http://panl10n.net/english/activity[1].htm) • From Localization to Language Processing (http://panl10n.net/english/activity[6].htm)

  12. Mentor Placement Program • OBJECTIVES • METHODOLOGY • Success of EXPERIMENTATION- CASE STUDY • Cambodia • Laos • Bhutan

  13. Conclusion • Requirements of HR Capacity Building in Asia • Current capacity building initiatives taken in Asia • Capacity enhancement statistics • Future needs for effective HR development

  14. یہشکر THANK YOU! sana.gul@nu.edu.pk PAN LOCALIZATION PROJECT (www.panl10n.net)

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