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Translation Memories: The impact on terminology ownership and business practice (premium)
Vision of the Translation Market: An outline of the necessary reforms in Europe’s language industry (premium) • Jaap van der Meer, R.R. Donnelley Global Software Services
Business Engineering and Localisation Framework (premium) • Judith Jones, Process UK
Genba Wa Tsuyoi (premium) • Jan Pfefferkorn, MindShare Consulting
Developing Microsoft’s European Products in Ireland (premium)
The LISA Executive Committee Report (premium)
The LISA Forum Amsterdam, Holland (3-5 April, 1995) (premium)

Vision of the Translation Market: An outline of the necessary reforms in Europe’s language industry

prepared for the European Commission Directorate General XIII

Jaap van der Meer, R.R. Donnelley Global Software Services

The Vision

The European translation market, estimated at $14,000 Million, is populated by some 190,000 translators. They work as individual professionals, contracted on a project by project basis by agencies, publishers or companies that need translated information. In each of the European countries there are nationally oriented professional associations of translators. They are established many decades ago. Their role is often limited to publishing the 'rules of trade' and normative rates for translation services.

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