Language Technologies and Language Diversity

To kick off the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-32, Linguapax will present the 2021 Linguapax Review special issue on Language Technologies and Language Diversity.

The 2021 Linguapax Review edition can be accessed and downloaded here

During the presentation, authors of the 2021 Linguapax Review will participate in a live debate. We are proud to be joined by:

Andras Kornai, advisor at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and author of "Digital Language Death"

Daniel Pimienta, mathematician, head of the Observatory of Linguistic and Cultural Diversity on the Internet

Tunde Adegbola, scientist, musician, engineer, linguist and culture activist, founder of African Languages Technology Initiative (Alt-i)

Roland Kuhn, PRO at National Research Council Canada and leader of the Indigenous Languages Technology project

Eddie Avila, director of Rising Voices, an initiative to support peer networks of indigenous language digital activists in Latin America

Subhashish Panigrahi, National Geographic Explorer and documentary filmmaker, founder of OpenSpeaks, a project for documenting indigenous and endangered languages

The debate will be moderated by Maite Melero, coordinator of the special issue, and will address questions such as :

Why should we - all of us - care about linguistic diversity? Are new technologies a threat or an opportunity for endangered languages? What are the keys for effective language digital activism?

We will open this interesting debate to the audience. You are welcome to participate.