Network activities

Network activities

the project will run a number of workshops that will bring together participants in the Pan African Localisation Network to allow them to share ideas, demonstrate results and build a stronger network of partners. Included in this are the virtual network components such as a website for the dissemination of results from this network.

Partners working on this project: 


Conference on Human Language Technology for Development

02/05/2020
05/05/2020
Africa/Cairo
Projects: 
Network activities
Location: 
Alexandria, Egypt

ANLoc is co-organising this academic conference focussing on Human Language Technology for Development.

ANLoc conference 2024

26/04/2020
30/04/2020
Africa/Johannesburg
Projects: 
ANLoc Project
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Fonts
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Keyboards
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Locales
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Localisation Tools
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Localise software
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Network activities
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Spell checkers
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Terminology
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Training
Location: 
Hartbeespoort, South Africa

Several ANLoc partners are meeting in South Africa to report on the year's activities and discuss the way forward.

HLT Day for the National HLT Network - 2024

27/01/2020
Africa/Johannesburg
Projects: 
ANLoc Project
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Localisation Tools
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Network activities
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Spell checkers
Location: 
CSIR Convention Centre, Pretoria

Dwayne and Friedel will be presenting speed papers and doing a presentation and poster sessions at the HLT day for the National Human Language Technologies Network.

International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2024

21/02/2020
Africa/Harare
Projects: 
ANLoc Project
Projects: 
Locales
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Network activities
Location: 
Paris, France

PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pan-African researchers unlock computers for African languages on Mother Language Day

In celebration of International Mother Language Day, a Pan African Network of computer and language experts is ensuring that computers are unlocked for mother tongue speakers.

ANLoc Logo in SVG format

Projects: 
Network activities

Attached are two ANLoc logos in SVG format.

Launching of ANLoc website

15/09/2020
Africa/Harare
Projects: 
Network activities
Location: 
Online

At last the ANLoc website is launched, you can access it through AfricanLocalisation.net or AfricanLocalization.net.

Updated documentation of the website can be found here:
http://africanlocalisation.net/website_documentation

If you have any questions or you faced any problems, please post a new forum topic.

Domain Registration

Projects: 
Network activities

We have registered two domain names for the ANLoc project:
AfricanLocalisation.net and AfricanLocalization.net

Launching of the demo site

Projects: 
Network activities

At last the decision was taken, after various discussions of website features, and the new website will be built on Drupal 6 that was released earlier this year.

A demo site, were the requested features and design are being implemented and tested was launched at:
http://demos.open-craft.com/anloc.website

Please explore the site and give your feedback in the forum.

Approval on initial website design

Projects: 
Network activities

OpenCraft got approval on the initial website design for the PALNet project.

The design created by Zeinab Samir: