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The one-day SWiP event comprised an exciting panel discussion by experts in the fields of preservation of languages, culture, and digitisation of information, and an introductory mini workshop to Wikipedia focusing on editing, translating, and making content available online.

The one-day SWiP event comprised an exciting panel discussion by experts in the fields of preservation of languages, culture, and digitisation of information, and an introductory mini workshop to Wikipedia focusing on editing, translating, and making content available online.

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  • SADiLaR Data Management Plan

    This is the SADiLaR Data Management Plan for projects including data acquisition and delivery View the SADiLaR Data Management Plan 

  • Data Acquisition and Distribution

    SADiLaR has procedure and policies in place to manage data licensing, distribution and access for new datasets View the Data Acquisition and Distribution 

  • South African English with a little Indigenous Spice

      The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) and the Dictionary of South African English (DSAE) would like to present to you the influence that our indigenous South African languages have on South African English. This series of videos was developed to illustrate how rich our country is in diversity and how we’ve…

  • Data Preservation Policy

    SADiLaR has procedure and policies in place to ensure that the long-term availability and digital preservation of resources in the domain of South African languages. View the Data Preservation Policy 

  • Prof Langa Khumalo appointed to lead digital language research infrastructure

    The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources, SADiLaR, a research infrastructure funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) as part of the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap, is welcoming its new Centre Director, Prof Langa Khumalo. Prof Khumalo, who is the former Director of Language Planning and Development at the University of…

  • Call for papers: GWC 2021

    Call for Papers 11th International Global Wordnet Conference, Pretoria, South Africa/Venue to be announced 18-21 January 2021   Global Wordnet Association: www.globalwordnet.org Conference website: https://www.globalwordnet.co.za/   The Global Wordnet Association is pleased to announce that the 11th International Global Wordnet Conference (GWC2021) will be held from 18 to 21 January 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. The conference…

  • First online Carpentries workshop midst the COVID-19 pandemic

    – Author: Mieke Hofmeyr COVID-19 has changed the scope of the world and business as we know it in just a few months. Needless to say all business practices, including workshops needed to be adapted to this new climate and reality. On May 5th – May 7th SADiLaR collaborated with The Carpentries on hosting a…

  • NWU Centre for Text Technology: Text Node

    Technology offers an opportunity for South Africans to cross the many language barriers that exist in a country with 11 official languages, and to communicate more effectively with one another. The Centre of Text Technology (CTexT®) focuses on the research and development of Human Language Technology (HLT) within the South African context. Their goal is…

  • The Inter-institutional Centre for Language Development and Assessment

    One of the educational challenges in a multilingual society like South Africa is that students who enter higher education are taught in languages other than their home language (or even first additional language) may struggle to complete their degree in the minimum prescribed time. This is not necessarily because of a lack of academic potential,…