ICT in the services of multiculturalism

ICT in the services of multiculturalism

Contact hypothesis: 

-Lays down conditions for successful contact between two more groups

-Cultural groups; there will be changes

-Successful contact between cultures= Cooperation and Collaboration

Troubles with this;

-Logistics of groups meetings
-Need to meet with another groups
-Growing transportation costs

-OICH (On-line inter-group contact hypothesis): Based on an extension

The role of computer skills in the information of modern translator's professional competence

The role of computer skills in the information of modern translator's professional competence

Is dedicated to translation software

Translation tools

-Computer assisted translation (CAT) 

Terminology; TMS allow translators to create ans maintain a personal database of terminology 

Localization software involves making the product linguistically and culturally 

Professional translators need humanistic and technological profile. 

ICT Education Transformation and Economic Development

ICT Education Transformation and Economic Development 

 -US department education released a draft of the national educational technology plan (NETP)

-NETP = transformation of American education

-Describes the tectonic shifts occurring in the US economy and society



-Sorts of research:
*Macroeconomic research.... Show that the US economy has undergone profound changes

*Microeconomic research.... Changes in business organization and practices, confirm the impact of ICT on business practice.

Productivity increases come by using ICT

Labor market tends: need for a different skill set 

 Social trends: everyday  ICT practices

-American youth people have become experiences and highly skilled technology users

With quantity and quality of education associated with economic, the future of our country looks bleak

 

 

Services with everything

Services with everything

The services transformation unfolding
Is a dramatic, pervasive and far-reaching

The algorithmic revolution transforms activities
Services can be transformed into formalization, codifiade, computable process.

3 kind of services
Irreducibles: Humans
Hybrid: Humans and technology
Automated: just technology  

Globalization is a story of national innovations

Connectivity
People
Government 

Translation and technology

 Translation and technology

*Demand of translation has increased in the las decade
*Technology helps a lot to translate data.

Three general aspects needing our fullest attention:

1.-translation language
2.-translation tools in specific needs
3.- Translation tools to identified matches.

The purpose is to help address that gap in the research

Adoption of information and communication technologies

1.- Document production activities
2.- Information search and retrieval activities
3.- Translation creation activities
4.- Communication activities
5.- Marketing and work procurement activities
6.- Business management activities


The use of ICT by UK freelance translations is a timely and relevant subject of inquiry.