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European Language Data Space

ELRC Workshops 2015-2022

The European Language Resource Coordination (ELRC) organised an impactful series of 86 workshops across 29 European countries. These events engaged over 5000 participants in sessions, panels and discussions, covering pivotal topics such as language data, public open data, multilingualism, language technology and the evolving frontiers of AI. The diverse audience ranged from public administration officials, policy makers, European LT industry experts, researchers up to Language Service Providers (LSPs).

From 2015 to 2022, the ELRC Workshops showcased the CEF Automated Translation services and promoted the vision of a truly multilingual Digital Single Market under the motto #LanguageDataMatters. Here are some the key messages gathered and shared during this journey:

  • Speakers of less-spoken languages are facing a digital time bomb. Such languages cannot be expected to follow the pace of global technological development unless this development is supported at the European and national level.
  • Sharing language data with can contribute to improving the quality of technological support for all European languages.
  • Supporting less-spoken languages is a win-win situation, because this means supporting Europe, and supporting Europe is supporting European languages, citizens and businesses.

The ELRC Workshops witnessed a positive shift in mindset, acknowledging the indispensable value of language data. They prompted national initiatives that focused on effective language management, the development of guidelines and infrastructural upgrades. The ELRC-SHARE repository grew, thanks to contributions from public services across Europe and from the CEF eTranslation Generic Services projects. Numerous requests from public administrations underscored the need for advanced language technologies, while also addressing concerns about the legal aspects of data sharing, ensuring copyright, privacy and GDPR compliance.

2022

8 December 2022IcelandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
30 November 2022LatviaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
24 November 2022BulgariaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
15 November 2022CroatiaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
21 September 2022PolandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
14 June 2022Technical WorkshopTechnical Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
27 May 2022SloveniaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
3 May 2022Czech RepublicELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
7 February 2022HungaryELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
21 January 2022MaltaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations

2021

1 December 2021CyprusELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
1 December 2021LithuaniaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
16 November 2021DenmarkELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
10 November 2021AustriaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
20 October 2021FranceELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
30 September 2021EstoniaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
29 September 2021RomaniaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
24 September 2021Technical WorkshopTechnical Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
8 July 2021BelgiumELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
24 June 2021IrelandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
22 June 2021PortugalELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
11 June 2021NetherlandsELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
10 June 2021ItalyELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
27 May 2021SpainELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
25 May 2021SlovakiaELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
20 April 2021Germany

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3 March 2021NorwayELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations

2020

15 December 2020FinlandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
15 December 2020GreeceELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
11 December 2020LuxembourgELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
12 November 2020SwedenELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations

2019

1 November 2019Valletta, MaltaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
26 September 2019Riga, LatviaELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
26 June 2019Paris, FranceELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
12 February 2019Zagreb, CroatiaELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
1 February 2019Vilnius, LithuaniaELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations

2018

4 December 2018Nicosia, CyprusELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
28 November 2018Prague, Czech RepublicELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
20 November 2018Oslo, NorwayELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
12 November 2018Budapest, HungaryELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
1 November 2018Bucharest, RomaniaELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
24 October 2018Helsinki, FinlandELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
24 October 2018Sofia, BulgariaELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
18 October 2018Berlin, GermanyELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
8 October 2018Copenhagen, DenmarkELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
5 October 2018The Hague, NetherlandsELRC workshop reportAgenda and presentations
3 October 2018Tallinn, EstoniaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
28 September 2018Reykjavik, IcelandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
27 September 2018Rome, ItalyELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
25 September 2018Vienna, AustriaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
27 June 2018Lisbon, PortugalELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
30 May 2018Bratislava, SlovakiaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
29 May 2018Brussels, BelgiumELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
23 May 2018Stockholm, SwedenELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
24 April 2018Ljubljana, SloveniaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
23 January 2018Madrid, SpainELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations

2017

18 December 2017Warsaw, PolandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
18 October 2017Athens, GreeceELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
13 October 2017Dublin, IrelandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations

2016

11 November 2016Reykjavik, IcelandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
14 June 2016Luxembourg, LuxembourgELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
8 June 2016Oslo, NorwayELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
11 May 2016Paris, FranceELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
21 April 2016Zagreb, CroatiaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
19 April 2016The Hague, NetherlandsELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
15 April 2016Vienna, AustriaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
14 April 2016Bratislava, SlovakiaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
13 April 2016Ghent, BelgiumELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
23 March 2016Bucharest, RomaniaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
18 March 2016Sofia, BulgariaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
15 March 2016Rome, ItalyELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
10 March 2016Stockholm, SwedenELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
9 March 2016Warsaw, PolandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
7 March 2016Denmark, CopenhagenELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
1 March 2016Lisbon, PortugalELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
26 February 2016Valetta, MaltaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
24 February 2016Vilnius, LithuaniaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
19 February 2016Helsinki, FinlandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
11 February 2016Tallinn, EstoniaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
28 January 2016Dublin, IrelandELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
26 January 2016Madrid, SpainELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations

2015

15 December 2015Prague, Czech RepublicELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
8 December 2015Ljubljana, SloveniaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
1 December 2015Nicosia, CyprusELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
23 November 2015Budapest, HungaryELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
6 October 2015Riga, LatviaELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
29 September 2015Berlin, GermanyELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations
24 September 2015Athens, GreeceELRC Workshop reportAgenda and presentations