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The document discusses globalization and its consequences. It notes that globalization involves the integration of capital, technology, and information across national borders, creating a single global market. The document then discusses some challenges and opportunities related to globalization, including the dominance of English online. It provides statistics showing that over 50% of the most visited websites use English as their primary language. The rest of the document outlines the process of internationalization and localization, including design, development, testing, translation and localization testing. It discusses the current state of internationalization and localization for open source software, noting support for 56 languages in code but room for improvement in documentation, marketing and community support. The document emphasizes that globalization requires active support, education and
Mind our languages
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- 16. Globalization Globalization is theintegration of capital, technology, and information across national borders, in a way that is creating a single global market and, to some degree, a global village. Thomas L. Friedman The Lexus and the Olive Tree
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- 22. source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_used_on_the_Internet "A studymade by W3Techs showed that in April 2013, almost 55% of the most visited websites used English as their content language. Other top languages which are used at least in 2% of websites are Russian, German, Spanish, Chinese, French, Japanese, Arabic and Portuguese."
- 23. • based on1 million most visited websites (0.27%) • identified using only the homepage • significant higher (especially for English) • all websites estimate below 50% English source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_used_on_the_Internet
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- 34. I18n Requirements What languages •Characters • RTL • Space • Date formats • phone numbers / addresses • Currency Visual displays • Graphics • Videos Legal requirements Culture • Colors, symbols, names
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- 41. Requirements active support ofeveryone involved education and negotiation Challenges
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- 44. Status I18n /L10n CMS Codesupport 56 languages Multilingual
- 45. Status I18n /L10n CMS Codesupport 56 languages Multilingual Information Occasionally JCM - 21 languages Local Communities
- 46. Status I18n /L10n CMS Codesupport 56 languages Multilingual Information Occasionally JCM - 21 languages Local Communities Documentation 18 languages
- 47. Status I18n /L10n CMS Codesupport 56 languages Multilingual Information Occasionally JCM - 21 languages Local Communities Documentation 18 languages Marketing XX languages
- 48. Requirements active support ofeveryone involved education and negotiation Challenges
- 49. Requirements active support ofeveryone involved education and negotiation Challenges Communication
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- 51. Just because everyone speaksEnglish doesn’t mean everyone is communicating And, most importantly, doesn’t mean people are as effective as they want to be
- 52. Tips for non-English •Your English is always good enough • Repeat what you understood • Ask what you did not understood • Teach your language • Teach your culture Challenges
- 53. Tips for native-English •Plain English, no slang • Keep it short • Patience, do not interrupt to soon • Don’t put emphasis on a word • Teach your language • Teach your culture Opportunities
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- 60. A well translatedworld is a more connected one Opportunities @atMarijke Marijke Stuivenberg
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