LDS Country Workshop in Ireland

Programme

1. 10 Oct 2024, 09:00 - 09:20 (IST)

   Registration

   Camden Court Hotel, Dublin

2. 09:20 - 09:30 (IST)

   Welcome

   Jane Dunne, ADAPT Centre, DCU

3. 09:30 - 09:40 (IST)

   Introduction

   Dr. Brian Davis, ADAPT Centre, DCU

4. 09:40 - 10:00 (IST)

   The Digital Europe Programme and the Common European Language Data Space

   Philippe Gelin, European Commission

5. 10:00 - 10:30 (IST)

   European Language Data Space: developing a market for language data and services and benefitting from a joint European effort

   Stelios Piperdis, ILSP,  LDS Consortium

6. 10:30 - 10:45 (IST)

   Language Data: The Human Story

   Alexandros Poulis, Senior Director, AI - Transperfect

7. 10:45 - 11:00 (IST)

   Coffee Break
8. 11:00 - 11:45 (IST)

   Session 1: Language Technology and AI in the Private Sector

   11:00 – 11:15
   Language Data Usage in an Industry Context
   John Tallon, Practice Director, Storm

   11:15 – 11:30
   When Good Data Doesn’t Grow on Trees: Challenges for Acquiring High Quality Language Data
   Dr. Carla Parra Escartín, Research Manager, Language Weaver 

   11:30 – 11.45
   The Future of Language Technology
   Stephen Mackarel, Managing Director, Workair

9. 11:45 - 12:30 (IST)

   Session 2: Language Data and Language Technologies in Ireland and for Irish (public sector)

   11:45 – 12:00
   Ireland in the Digital Age
   Tony Shannon, Principal Officer, Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

   12:00 – 12:15
   The use of the Irish language in public administration
   Eoin Ó Droighneáin, Príomhoifigeach, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

   12:15 – 12:30
   Using Language Data to provide new services
   Máire Aoibhinn Ní Ógáin, Ceannasaí Cartlainne, TG4

10. 12:30 - 13:00 (IST)

    Panel Discussion: The role NLP is playing in our digital society

    Dr. Abigail Walsh, ADAPT Centre, DCU (moderator)

    Tony Shannon, OGCIO
    Rena Maycock, Chirp
    Stephen Mackarel, Workair
    Daithí de Buitléir, DCC
    Dr. Joss Moorkens, DCU 

11. 13:00 - 14:00 (IST)

    Lunch break
12. 14:00 - 14:50 (IST)

    Session 3: Language data production, management, and market development: overcoming obstacles

    Ongoing data collection initiatives in Ireland

    Teresa Clifford, eSTÓR, ADAPT Centre, DCU
    Dr. Brian O Raghallaigh, Gaois, Fiontar, DCU 
    Edel Ní Chorráin, Foras na Gaeilge 
    Amy O’Riordan, Vicipéid
    Helena Campbell, Open Data Unit

13. 14:50 - 15:20 (IST)

    Panel Discussion: The Ups and Downs of the Language Data Lifecycle

    Dr. Ellen Rushe, DCU (moderator) 

    Alexandros Poulis, Transperfect
    Dr. Carla Parra Escartín, Language Weaver
    Edel Ní Chorráin, Foras na Gaeilge
    Máire Aoibhinn Ní Ógáin, TG4

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15. 15:20 - 15:30 (IST)

    Summary and conclusions

    Dr. Brian Davis, ADAPT Centre, DCU

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