Nera

[EPWashingtonDC @EPWashingtonDC]

40 years ago today, President Reagan stood before the European Parliament with a timeless message:

“We have not veered from the ideals of freedom, liberty, and peace. Let no one doubt our purpose.”

@EUintheUS

[Clarissa Ward @clarissaward]

In nearly twenty years as a journalist, this was one of the most extraordinary moments I have witnessed.

https://t.co/rG3WmhKh7X

[Molly Blackall @mollyblackall]

I spent last week in South Sudan, where thousands of people are flooding over the border from neighbouring Sudan to flee the war.

What I saw shocked me to the core - and though it may feel far away, the UK has a role in all of this.

This is what I found🧵

[Matina Stevis-Gridneff @MatinaStevis]

On April 13th I got an email from a stranger, @FayadMulla
He was on Lesbos & had footage from 2 days prior showing migrants getting rounded up on land & ditched in the Aegean by the coast guard
Did I want to see it?
If you think the answer was an easy "yes," you're wrong.

[Nera @nera_ku]

@SarahBencharif @paolatamma Also: Renard Bakery at Place F. Cocq in Ixelles.

[Clare Ferguson @takodanian]

'If an unreliable linguistic mash-up is freely accessible, while original research is costly and laborious, the former will thrive' https://t.co/b4n8O4RKkU via @FT

[European Food Information Council (EUFIC) @EUFIC]

How can we tell the difference that what we read/watch online comes from a trustworthy, evidence-based source of information and is not #fakenews? 🤷‍♀️

Here are some tips to tell the difference & stop the spread of misinformation or disinformation when navigating the internet.👇

[Nera @nera_ku]

EP President @RobertaMetsola launching the EP Forum for #AcademicFreedom to a packed room at the #STOAevent #EP4AcademicFreedom! @MEP_Ehler @ijabs

[STOA Panel @EP_ScienceTech]

Presentation Secretary-General @LERUnews Prof @KurtDeketelaere:

"#AcademicFreedom is under pressure all over the world" - "It's a state obligation"

👉More in this interview: https://t.co/wqRDuuoyXR

#EP4AcademicFreedom

[Natasha Foote @NatashaFoote]

Only in Belgium could I open my front door to find this

[DiEM25 @DiEM_25]

The world's elite have arrived at #COP27 on hundreds of private jets to lecture you about climate change. Sponsored by Coca-Cola.

[STOA Panel @EP_ScienceTech]

"We now have a real possibility to work together on digital #language equality, e.g. through the EU data space" says June Lowery-Kingston @lk_june @Digital_EU

"The main lesson we learned from the #ELE project is that #data is the source of everything"

#STOAevent @EuroLangTech

[Nera @nera_ku]

Data is the new oil, even when it comes to #DigitalLanguageEquality! ‘More open data is needed, not only text, but also images, speech, human data processing models, computational infrastructure.’ @barbara_plank @MaiNLPlab @CisLmu @NLPnorth #STOAevent

[Nera @nera_ku]

‘The purpose of the EC initiatives and all the work related to language tech and web accessibility is to support citizens in communicating. Across languages and bridging the gaps cause by disabilities. In turn, this supports our EU democracy’ June Lowery-Kingston @DigitalEU

[STOA Panel @EP_ScienceTech]

"Currently, there is a lack of attention for #language #tech support on a national level", says principal investigator @GeorgRehm @EuroLangTech

"Languages are mostly being ignored in national #AI strategies"

📺Watch live: https://t.co/yKBKwTXPPr
#STOAevent @jordisolef #ELE

[Nera @nera_ku]

‘Global language tech and language processing market is exploding, currently valued $340 bn. Sadly no European companies present.’ @GeorgRehm @EuroLangTech #ELE

[Nera @nera_ku]

‘In terms of digital language tech, @EuroLangTech #ELE research shows that distance between English and the next cluster of languages is getting bigger, not smaller.’ Maria Giagkou presents how different EU languages are doing in the digital age

[STOA Panel @EP_ScienceTech]

What is the EU doing to protect languages digitally?

Today's #STOAevent features EU-funded @EuroLangTech: A consortium of 52 partners developed a #roadmap to achieve full digital equality in Europe by 2030

👉Interview w/ project coordinator @tarfandy: https://t.co/BgAQ9CpMvL

[STOA Panel @EP_ScienceTech]

MEP @jordisolef opens today's #STOAevent on digital equality of #languages

"Each language is a treasure, we cannot afford one of them. Now we are facing significant challenges: digital tools can impact the linguistic diversity of the EU"

🔴Watch live: https://t.co/yKBKwUeSRr

[EUROLANG @EUROLANG]

Strong statement calling on EU to act to support endangered languages and lesser used languages in digital age from @jordisolef at the @EP_ScienceTech workshop. #ELEN2022 @tarfandy @pgelin71