Language Industries Atlas
The second edition of the "Language Industries Atlas", prepared for the European Commission (DG XIII) within the framework of the Multilingual Information Society (MLIS) programme, has recently been published. The Atlas provides a comprehensive guide to organizations involved in the language industries in Europe, as well as some major organizations outside Europe. "Language industries" includes activities such as: controlled language and speech processing; language for special purposes (terminology and register); technical writing; socio-linguistics; language teaching, including computer-assisted language learning and distance learning; translation and interpretation. The second edition of the Atlas is arranged in one general directory - in contrast to the previous edition which was arranged in a large number of sub-categories. The information in the second edition has all been verified in consultation with the organizations concerned. The Language Industries Atlas is complemented by the Language Engineering Directory, which is also published with the support of DG XIII of the European Commission.