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Notes segments: teachers, learners, language technologists, business groups, newspaper
establishments and other media groups, creative writers, readers, those engaged in
comparative studies and translation theoreticians. The NTM will have the following
objectives:
1. To act as a store-house of information on translation involving Indian languages,
and to make information regarding all aspects of translation available – by creating,
maintaining and constantly updating information on translations published, training
programmes scheduled, translation tools and instruments available and new
initiatives, and facilities such as a ‘National Register for Translators’.
2. To work as a clearing house for all translation activities, both theoretical and practical,
in as many Indian languages as possible:
To provide links between users of translated material at different levels and
in different activities to the public and private agencies and organisations and
individuals involved in translation and translation-related activities involving
Indian languages;
To prioritise the translation of pedagogic materials at all levels (including
primary onwards to tertiary education) specifically in natural and social
sciences;
To project Indian languages and literatures in this region and abroad through
high-quality translation;
To create and maintain various tools for translation, and to especially encourage
the preparation of bilingual and multilingual bi-directional general as well as
special purpose translational dictionaries, word-finders, and thesauri;
To promote printed as well as virtual publication of works on Translation
Studies jointly or independently for the benefit of all institutions and
individuals interested in the field;
To provide a forum for dialogue by creating a bulletin board for people to
post questions and answers;
To provide guidance in the methodology of translation and undertake activities
to enrich teaching and training activities in translation studies.

Another significant development by Government of India’s Ministry of Communications
& Information Technology, Department of Information Technology (DIT) is the initiative
Technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) Programme with the objective to
develop information-processing tools to facilitate human machine interaction in Indian
languages and to develop technologies to access multilingual knowledge resources. The
Department of Information Technology has commenced a national initiative called National
Rollout Plan aggregated Indian language software tools and fonts. They are being made
available through a web based Indian Language Data Centre ILDC. The Department also
promotes Language Technology standardization through active participation in
International and national standardization bodies such as ISO, UNICODE, World-Wide-
Web consortium (W3C) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), ELRA, to ensure adequate
representation of Indian languages in existing and future language technology standards.
The World-Wide Web Consortium (W3C) India has taken a new role in the development
of standards and guidelines for developing tools, technologies and web interface accessible
for persons with disabilities. The Web Content accessibility guideline [WCAG 2.0] is the
key achievement in this direction. In India, though few initiatives have been undertaken
towards development and deployment of assistive technologies, still lot more needs to be
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