Localization Today

A conversation with Virginia Minhondo and Angélica Pérez about Delsur’s exciting transformation. We discuss their journey through rebranding, the evolving role of AI in enhancing their services, and the impact on both clients and internal processes.

By Jace Norton The author recounts his career journey from missionary to interpreter to company founder — and how he came to learn about indigenous languages and communities along the way. Now committed to providing language services to underserved populations, Norton encourages readers to look beyond their narrow surroundings to adopt broader perspectives on language access.

Interview by Cameron Rasmusson Unicode CEO Toral Cowieson works at the heart of the international coalition that keeps technology working for everyone. The group’s text encoding standard guarantees that the characters and scripts displayed on your digital devices function properly in your language of choice. MultiLingual spoke to her about this essential work that makes the world go around.

By Mimi Moore and Carrie Fischer US college and university enrollments in courses for languages other than English fell 16.6% from 2016 to 2021. Moore and Fischer explore some reasons for the decline in language learning, offer a few solutions, and extend a call to action to the localization industry to start turning the tide.

By Tim Brookes Bamboo carving is a traditional writing technique of the indigenous Mangyan people of the Philippines. Tim Brookes describes how ancestral poetry is inscribed onto the plant, highlighting the culture’s connection with nature and spirituality.

A conversation with Gráinne Maycock, chief revenue officer at Acolad. We will discuss the evolution of AI in the language industry and their most recent launch. Lia an AI solution that empowers humans to achieve remarkable work.

By Jan Hofmeister and Laszlo Varga Sticking with an outdated translation management system can hold a company back. The authors explain the benefits of migrating to a more modern platform and outline the necessary strategies and steps for a successful switch.

By Jourik Ciesielski, Laszlo Varga, and István Lengyel Hyperpersonalization leads to better customer engagement, but few localization departments are currently prepared to achieve it. The authors argue that translation management system connectors can help by converging the multitude of platforms involved in multilingual content creation, translation, and publishing via orchestration.

By Ewandro Magalhães The Mayan civilization may have vanished, but its linguistic heritage endures. Today, up to 22 ancient Mayan languages are still spoken in Guatemala and beyond, though their survival remains precarious. Ewandro Magalhães describes the challenges facing native speakers and efforts to provide language services to those in need.

Beyond mere compliance, accessibility for people with disabilities is a business opportunity By Bridget Hylak and Gosia Wheeler The authors argue that ensuring access to digital products and services for people with disabilities is not only a legal requirement and an ethical practice, but also a great business strategy for reaching new consumers.