Globalization Insider

For over 15 years the Globalization Insider has provided news and discussion concerning the localization and globalization industries as well on important technologies, standards, business developments, and trends in international business. The Globalization Insider is provided as a service to LISA members and is also available by subscription to other interested parties. We welcome submissions on topics of interest and importance to the globalization community.

Recent Articles

Mapping the Uncharted Territory of the Language Industry in Europe

Rebecca Ray, Managing Editor, LISA

That's how Mr. Karl-Johan Lönnroth, Director General of the Directorate General for Translation (DGT) at the European Commission, described the DGT's attempt to really quantify the size of the language industry in Europe during one of its latest projects. LISA joined more than sixty representatives from around Europe to hear the results of the research commissioned from the Language Technology Centre and to engage in a (really big!) roundtable discussion about the results and where we need to go in the future. [Read more…]

How Do You Run 6.5 billion Words Through the Traditional Translation Supply Chain?!

Rebecca Ray, Managing Editor, LISA

Some may wonder why an organization with a name like Localization Industry Standards Association considers it part of its mission to track, analyze and communicate trends in the outsourced global product development industry. It’s very simple (as Smith Yewell, CEO of Welocalize encapsulates it):

Our challenge is to build an ecosystem that will bridge “the final mile” to turn globalization services into an always-on utility. Why? Because it’s up to all of us to deliver the multilingual information that more and more exists in a streaming environment to support devices that are always-on. And China is the best place to be to respond to this challenge because of its history, its demand and its talent. [Read more…]