This white paper is part of a series that promotes knowledge about language technology and its potential. It addresses journalists, politicians, language communities, educators and others. The availability and use of language technology in Europe varies between languages. Consequently, the actions that are required to further support research and development of language technologies also differ. The required actions depend on many factors, such as the complexity of a given language and the size of its community.
META-NET, a Network of Excellence funded by the European Commission, has conducted an analysis of current language resources and technologies in this white paper series. The analysis focuses on the 23 official European languages as well as other important national and regional languages in Europe. The results of this analysis suggest that there are tremendous deficits in technology support and significant research gaps for each language. The given detailed expert analysis and assessment of the current situation will help maximise the impact of future research.
As of November 2011, META-NET consists of 54 research centres in 33 European countries. META-NET is working with stakeholders from economy (software companies, technology providers and users), government agencies, research organisations, non-governmental organisations, language communities and European universities. Together with these communities, META-NET is creating a common technology vision and strategic research agenda for multilingual Europe 2020.
Tá an páipéar bán seo mar chuid de shraith a chuireann chun cinn faisnéis maidir le teicneolaíocht teanga agus a cumas. Díríonn sé ar oideachasóirí, iriseoirí, polaiteoirí, pobail teanga agus daoine eile.
Tá difríochtaí idir infhaighteacht agus úsáid teicneolaíocht teanga san Eoraip ó theanga go teanga. Dá bhrí sin, ní hionann na gníomhaíochtaí a theastaíonn chun tuilleadh tacaíochta a thabhairt do thaighde agus forbairt teicneolaíochtaí teanga i ngach teanga. Braitheann na gníomhaíochtaí a theastaíonn ar go leor tosca, cosúil le castacht na teanga agus méid a pobail.
Tá anailís déanta ag META-NET, Gréasán Sármhaitheasa arna mhaoiniú ag Coimisiún na hEorpa, ar na hacmhainní agus teicneolaíochtaí teanga reatha. Dhírigh an anailís seo ar na 23 teanga oifigiúil Eorpach mar aon le teangacha náisiúnta agus réigiúnacha tábhachtacha eile san Eoraip. Tugann torthaí na hanailíse seo le fios go bhfuil bearnaí taighde suntasacha i ngach teanga. Cuideoidh anailís agus measúnú saineolach níos mionsonraithe ar an gcás reatha le tionchar taighde bhreise a uasmhéadú agus na rioscaí a íoslaghdú.
Tá 54 ionad taighde as 33 tír i META-NET atá ag oibriú le geallsealbhóirí ó ghnólachtaí tráchtála, gníomhaireachtaí rialtais, tionscal, eagraíochtaí taighde, cuideachtaí bogearraí, soláthraithe teicneolaíochta agus ollscoileanna san Eoraip. Le chéile, tá siad ag cruthú comhfhís teicneolaíochta agus ag forbairt clár taighde straitéiseach a léiríonn an chaoi gur féidir le feidhmchláir teicneolaíochta teanga dul i ngleic le bearna i dtaighde faoi 2020.