Computer(ized) linguistic resources at the L. Štúr Institute of Linguistics

Abstract. Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, as the main linguistic institution in the Slovak Republic, publishes a lot of information either in the form of dictionaries, scientific publications or periodicals, targeted both to scientific community and general audience. With increasing amount of information produced, information retrieval and effective searching can be greatly assisted by organizing and indexing electronic versions of the documents. As a public service, the Institute offers some of the data to be accessed and searched on the Internet

The European language technology landscape in 2020 : language-centric and human-centric AI for cross-cultural communication in multilingual Europe

Multilingualism is a cultural cornerstone of Europe and firmly anchored in the European treaties including full language equality. However, language barriers impacting business, cross-lingual and cross-cultural communication are still omnipresent. Language Technologies (LTs) are a powerful means to break down these barriers. While the last decade has seen various initiatives that created a multitude of approaches and technologies tailored to Europe’s specific needs, there is still an immense level of fragmentation. At the same time, AI has become an increasingly important concept in the European Information and Communication Technology area. For a few years now, AI – including many opportunities, synergies but also misconceptions – has been overshadowing every other topic. We present an overview of the European LT landscape, describing funding programmes, activities, actions and challenges in the different countries with regard to LT, including the current state of play in industry and the LT market. We present a brief overview of the main LT-related activities on the EU level in the last ten years and develop strategic guidance with regard to four key dimensions