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GALA 2024: Unspoken Barriers to GenAI Adoption

Localization Engineering Manager Thomas Mosley represented ITC at the GALA 2024 conference, hosted April 21-23 in Valencia, Spain. Read on for his insights on how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is impacting the globalization and localization industry. The GALA 2024 conference was inspiring and informative. I gained valuable perspectives from industry leaders, tech providers, and other language service providers, while also stepping back and reflecting on where the language industry stands and where we are heading. Here are a few of my key takeaways. First, I noticed some confusion over what

June 5, 2024 No Comments

Interpretation

Interpretation for everything, everywhere, all at once

Need on-demand interpretation so everyone gets the right information in their language? ITC Global is your partner for consecutive over-the-phone and video-remote interpretation available 24/7/365 in 300+ languages (including American Sign Language for VRI). Plus, our OPI and VRI services are HIPAA compliant, so you can trust all communications remain confidential. We also offer a full suite of onsite and virtual interpretation services for any event, no matter where you find yourself. Not sure what kind of interpretation is best for your situation or event? Check out our infographic below.

May 14, 2024 No Comments

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The Ethical Quandaries of Translation: Navigating Source Text Faithfulness and Cultural Sensitivity

The complex art of translation, which involves transposing a message from one language into another, poses critical ethical questions. Translators have to navigate being faithful to the source text while transmitting the meaning of a message in a way that fits a specific cultural context. In this article, we’ll explore the ethical challenges that surface when translating a text, highlighting the issues translators face in their quest to make a text accessible to everyone while remaining true to the source. Why Staying Faithful to the Source is an Ongoing Challenge

May 14, 2024 No Comments

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2024 Olympic Games in Paris Celebrate Sports and Linguistic Diversity

Linguistic diversity at the Olympic Games is a fundamental aspect of this global event, which brings together athletes, officials and the media, as well as more than 11 million tourists from around the world, highlighting the global community’s linguistic richness while celebrating excellence in sports. During July and August 2024, Paris will transform into a majestic theater for the 206 nations gathering to celebrate athleticism. Media coverage plays an essential role in building bridges between the different languages and cultures represented. More than 26,000 written press, TV and radio journalists will

May 14, 2024 No Comments

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What is the future of the translation industry?

One might think that the future of the translation industry is uncertain. The rise of new technologies like artificial intelligence, the global economic slowdown, and the omnipresence of English in our daily lives are all factors that could threaten the translation industry. But whether it’s international commerce or leisure activities, translation continues to bridge the gap between languages, enabling individuals and organizations to connect and understand each other. In this article, we’ll explore the importance of the translation industry and how it continues to evolve in response to the ever-changing

February 27, 2024 No Comments

About ITC

ITC Global Partners with Easygenerator to Localize E-learning and Knowledge Sharing

ITC Global is pleased to announce we are partnering with Easygenerator to help global businesses deliver localized e-learning with a user-friendly authoring tool. Easygenerator customers can now access ITC Global’s localization and translation services to speak their learners’ language through professional human and AI-generated translation, audio and video localization, multilingual graphic design and more. And ITC Global clients benefit from a more agile tool to create e-learning courses using this award-winning platform. Translating and localizing e-learning materials makes them easier to understand and more relevant, which has several benefits for

February 23, 2024 No Comments

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Tips & Advice

Terminology Resources: How Alignment Saves Money and Improves Efficiency

In an increasingly globalized and digitalized world, where your customers can now be found in every corner of the globe, it’s essential to communicate consistently and appropriately with your target audience, to reassure them and make sure they’re all on the same page, regardless of their origin. We’ve already talked about the importance of investing in quality translations. But it’s not enough to use a translation once and then archive it properly. The whole point of a good translation is that it’s the foundation of smooth, trouble-free communication with your

January 31, 2024 No Comments

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How to Raise Bilingual Kids and Why It Matters

Do you speak more than one language and want your child to as well? Being bilingual in our interconnected world is a huge advantage. It’s been said that kids are like sponges and can easily learn any language at a young age. That said, there are a few things you should keep in mind to set them up for success. What’s the best age for learning multiple languages? The pre-school years are an excellent time to learn new languages because a toddler’s brain adapts easily to new experiences. Did you

January 19, 2024 No Comments

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Celebrating the holidays with ITC around the world

We invite you to put on our holiday playlist, make yourself some hot cocoa or tea, and page through the ITC holiday scrapbook to see how ITC employees around the world celebrate the festive season. Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season. We’ll see you in 2024! Need to complete a project during the holidays? No worries, we’re open throughout the season. Just fill out our quote request form to get started.

December 19, 2023 No Comments

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Tools of the Trade: How Translators Take Your Project into Another Language

Every profession has essential tools for getting the job done right. In the professional translation industry, having the right tools and knowing when to use them guarantees translators can provide services that create a great experience for the client’s audience. Today we’re going behind the scenes to give you a quick overview of some of the main tools translators use. Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) Software CAT tools split documents into segments (phrases and paragraphs) and place the text to be translated (source text) side-by-side with the final text (target text), making

November 14, 2023 No Comments

About ITC

Which Laws Protect the Personal Info of Quebecers, Europeans and Americans? ITC’s Guide to Data Protection

At a time when technology is rapidly advancing in many sectors (think artificial intelligence for customer service chatbots and machine learning for medical diagnostics), it’s natural to wonder what issues may come along with these innovations. One such concern involves how personal data and confidential information are collected and used. What protections exist for personal data? This question is especially relevant these days as clients consider the potential risks of sharing personal information and confidential documents with a partner company like ITC Global. In response, it’s important to remember that

November 7, 2023 No Comments

About ITC

How to Become a Translator at ITC

The success of a company like ITC Global is built on many factors and the translation team is one essential element that is part of the very foundation. Every day, many translators work to translate our clients’ projects into more than 80 language from their locations in multiple countries in several time zones. So how exactly does someone become a translator at ITC? Many Career Paths Lead to Translation We believe that a diversified team is more effective and the various career paths translators have taken before joining ITC are

September 12, 2023 No Comments

Innovation

The Linguistic Revolution: How AI is Flipping Translation Upside Down (Advantages and Limitations)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked a revolutionary change in various industries, and the translation industry is no exception. With its remarkable ability to process massive amounts of data, learn from it, and produce accurate translations, AI has become an invaluable tool in numerous sectors. The integration of AI has brought a huge transformation in the translation industry. In the past, traditional translation methods heavily relied on human translators, which often proved to be time-consuming and prone to errors. However, the advent of AI-powered translation technologies, such as neural machine translation

August 17, 2023 No Comments

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ITC Global Recognized Among Largest Language Service Providers in the World and in North America (2023)

The independent market research firm CSA Research recognized ITC Global as a leader in the multibillion-dollar global translation, interpretation, and localization industry. People worldwide prefer consuming information in their own language. Meeting this expectation − and sometimes the legal requirements to do so – fuels an indispensable multi-billion global industry that provides translation, interpreting, and localization. According to the Global Market Study 2023, an annual survey of the language services and technology market, CSA Research named ITC Global one of the providers leading the delivery of language services globally, ranking

July 19, 2023 No Comments