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Masakhane – pioneering participatory approaches to building African language technologies, for Africans, by Africans / Masakhane (INT)
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The African continent is home to over 2,000 languages, yet they are scarcely represented in machine translation and communication programs. The after-effects of the colonial past are evident here in the lack of consideration for African languages. This development is counteracted by the organization *Masakhane* (isiZulu for "We build together"), which aims to contribute to Natural Language Processing (NLP) research. By focusing on African languages, Masakhane seeks to address the linguistic diversity of the continent and promote inclusive language technologies that empower local communities. The goal is to make new language technologies accessible to the African continent and thereby achieve sustainable inclusion in significant technological discourses. The starting points for this are community building, participatory research, and multidisciplinary approaches—in line with the project's title, "for Africans, by Africans."
Photo: Masakhane Community
Year of Origin
2023
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Press
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