Localizing languages

Collection:

Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)

Contributor:

Osborn, Don (main author), 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

Related Item:

ICT Update

Related Item Details:

40

Subject Term:

Africa, communication barriers, development communication, indigenous knowledge, languages, local programs, Mali, rural development, traditional knowledge, information technology, software, 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.