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New Language Infrastructure Framework Aims to Support Local-Language Internet Access

Original: What does someone need to be able "to navigate the Internet in their own language"? At the Coalition on Digital Impact (

The Coalition on Digital Impact has introduced a Language Infrastructure Framework, a tool designed to map the full 'stack' of systems a person needs in order to use the Internet in their own language. Developed at this year's CODI, it covers everything from character encoding and fonts to keyboards, input methods and online content availability. The framework is intended to help organisations and technologists identify gaps that keep speakers of many languages offline or limited to dominant-language platforms.

Why now: The Coalition on Digital Impact has just released the framework, prompting discussion about digital language access.

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• What does someone need to be able "to navigate the Internet in their own language"? At the Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI) this year, we looked at the whole "stack" of systems people use, and created our "Language Infrastructure Framework" as a tool to help: https://www.… · danyork · 6

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