Language Technology for Multilingual Europe: An Analysis of a Large-Scale Survey regarding Challenges, Demands, Gaps and Needs (L18-1)
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| Challenge: | a survey titled "Language Technology for Multilingual Europe" was conducted between May and June 2017 . 634 participants in 52 countries responded to the survey . |
| Approach: | a large-scale survey was conducted to assess the best multilingual technologies in Europe. a total of 634 participants in 52 countries responded to the survey. |
| Outcome: | The study aims to identify the biggest challenges, obstacles and gaps in European language technology . participants were encouraged to share concrete suggestions and recommendations on how present challenges can be turned into opportunities . |
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