HLT NEWSHuman Language Technologies Initiative for South Africa An Advisory Panel on Human Language Technologies has been appointed by Dr BS Ngubane, Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and echnology (DACST), following the acceptance of recommendations made by the Joint Steering Committee established by the National Language Service (NLS) and the PANSALB Translation and Interpreting subcommittee in its document: The Development of Human Language Technologies in South Africa: Strategic Planning. Read the document at: http://www.dacst.gov.za/arts_culture/index.htm The Human Language Technologies Initiative for South Africa was officially launched in Pretoria on 8 November 2001. Two members of the SIG Steering Committee, namely Prof. Justus Roux and Prof. Sonja Bosch have been appointed to the above mentioned Advisory Panel of DACST. Read more at: http://www.dacst.gov.za/default_speech.htm, http://www.nrf.ac.za/news/ngubane02.stm#tel |