News: 2022-03-16
Swe-Clarin ställer sig bakom CLARIN ERIC:s uttalande om Ukraina: "CLARIN condemns the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. CLARIN stands in solidarity with Ukraine and its people.
The elementary values of freedom, democracy and self-determination have been attacked, which also affect the fundamental principles underpinning scientific research: cultural expression, scientific freedom and academic cooperation.
CLARIN would like to express its solidarity with everyone affected by the horror of war and with all scholars and scientists in the region, including Russian and Belarusian scientists who are protesting and speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine.
CLARIN ERIC aligns with the statements issued by ERIC Forum and by the European Commission. In solidarity with the cause, CLARIN ERIC has decided to suspend the Belarusian CLARIN K-centre and C-centre. While this centre will no longer be listed or recognised as a CLARIN centre, the metadata will remain accessible for researchers via the Virtual Language Observatory, in order to underline the ideal of universal access to all language resources for all communities.
A dedicated page on the CLARIN website collects some initiatives supporting the Ukrainian research community from the CLARIN network and beyond."
Vidare deltar Nationella språkbanken i ett initiativ av European Language Resource Coordination (ELRC) för insamling av språkdata för att underlätta översättning mellan ukrainska och alla språk i EU. Rickard Domeij, en av Sveriges representanter i ELRC, har skrivit på ett Letter of support.
– Självklart vill vi på Nationella språkbanken göra allt vi kan för att stötta Ukraina. Vi delar med oss av de data vi har och stöder också Europeiska kommissionens beslut att göra eTranslation tillgängligt för det ukrainska språket, säger Rickard Domeij.
Klicka här för att läsa mer på Nationella Språkbankens webbplats.