Localizing languages

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Osborn, Don (author) and Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2007-12
    URL:
    http://ictupdate.cta.int/en/feature_articles/localizing_languages
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: C26823
    Journal Title:
    ICT Update
    Journal Title Details:
    40
    Subject Term:
    Africa, communication barriers, development communication, indigenous knowledge, languages, local programs, Mali, rural development, traditional knowledge, information technology, software, and local
    Notes:
    2 pages., Describes the linguistic complexities in Africa (e.g., more than 2,000 languages) and the Bisharat initiative in Mali to help focus attention on use of African languages in ICT projects, with emphasis on localization.

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