[Lgpolicy] AI translation tools support India’s indigenous language policy

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

University World News

AI translation tools support India’s indigenous language policy

Earlier this year India’s higher education regulator, the University Grants
Commission (UGC), asked universities to allow students to write exams in
local languages even if the course is taught in English.

Given that the government now encourages education in local languages, the
demand for translation of English books in Indic languages is also gaining
momentum. The UGC stressed the need to strengthen and “promote such
initiatives as writing textbooks in the mother tongue/local languages and
encouraging their use in teaching, including translating standard books
from other languages”.

Full story:
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20230831104124126
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