Experts work to unlock PCs for African users

[Francis Hult]

Tectonic

 

Experts work to unlock PCs for African users 

 

In celebration of International Mother Language Day on February 21, a group of African computer and language experts is planning a community-driven push to expand the accessibility of PCs to African users by increasing the number of locales available for African languages. A locale is a set of data that guides a computer to adapt to the local language and country. According to the project just 36 of Africa's approximately 2000 languages have their own locale at present and they aim to create another 100 this year. 

 

ANLoc, The African Network for Localisation, is a Pan-African network undertaking a number of projects to help eliminate technological barriers that prevent computers from being used by mother tongue speakers.

 

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