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New European Infrastructural and New European Infrastructural and Networking Initiatives Networking Initiatives Nicoletta Calzolari Nicoletta Calzolari Istituto di di Linguistica Linguistica Computazionale Computazionale del CNR, Pisa, Italy del CNR, Pisa, Italy Istituto glottolo@ilc.cnr.it glottolo@ilc.cnr.it LangTech, Roma, February 2008 1

Today … … Today The wealth of data & of basic technologies is such that: The wealth of data & of basic technologies is such that: We should reflect again at the field as a whole & ask if We should reflect again at the field as a whole & ask if � Content interoperability Content interoperability � � Standards Standards � � Collaborative creation & � Creation of Creation of LRs LRs Collaborative creation & Manag Manag. . � � Automatic acquisition Automatic acquisition � � Dynamic Dynamic LRs LRs � Distribution Distribution � Sharing Sharing � are still “ “the the” ” important components, important components, are still could be at the basis of a could be at the basis of a or how they have changed/must change or how they have changed/must change new Paradigm for new Paradigm for LRs LRs & LT & LT & of a new Infrastructure ?? & of a new Infrastructure ?? … Which new challenges towards a Which new challenges towards a … new & more mature infrastructure of LRs LRs & & LTs LTs?? ?? new & more mature infrastructure of N. Calzolari LangTech, Roma, February 2008 2

Why an Infrastructure & a Network of LRs LRs & & LTs LTs? ? Why an Infrastructure & a Network of Many dimensions around the notion of language Many dimensions around the notion of language Political issues Putting together technical, technical, Political issues Putting together organisational, strategic, organisational, strategic, e.g. a commonly agreed list of minimal requirements for economic, political issues economic, political issues “national” LRs: BLARK of LRs LRs of Multilingualism Multilingualism Cultural issues Cultural issues � Language … and cultural identity cultural identity Need of bodies for Need of bodies for a broad research agenda & strategic a broad research agenda & strategic � Language … and the Humanities the Humanities actions actions LT&LRs (W/S /MM) (W/S /MM) & Interdisciplinarity & Interdisciplinarity for LT&LRs Multidisciplinarity Multidisciplinarity for Economic, social issues Economic, social issues � Applications � Services Technical issues Technical issues N. Calzolari LangTech, Roma, February 2008 3

Technologies exist, but the infrastructure that puts them Technologies exist, but the infrastructure that puts them together and sustains them is still missing together and sustains them is still missing for for Which Communities? Which Communities? � Humanities Humanities � core core � Social Sciences Social Sciences � � Digital Libraries Digital Libraries � Language Resources Language Resources � � � Cultural Heritage Cultural Heritage � Enabling Enabling � Language Language � � … … � infrastr infrastr Technologies Technologies CLARIN CLARIN � Standardisation Standardisation � ResInfra Multilinguality ResInfra FLaReNet FLaReNet FLaReNet on on Network Network Network Grid Grid � � Focus on cooperation Focus on cooperation Semantic Web Semantic Web � � Ontologists Ontologists � � � Many � ICT ICT � � Many application application domains domains ( eculture … ( … � � eculture, , egovernment egovernment, , ehealth ehealth, , … …) ) for for N. Calzolari LangTech, Roma, February 2008 4

ESFRI Research Infrastructures CLARIN CLARIN Common Language Resources and Technologies Infrastructure Common Language Resources and Technologies Infrastructure for the Humanities & Social Sciences for the Humanities & Social Sciences Large-scale pan-European collaborative effort (31+ countries) Make LRs & LTs available & readily usable to scholars of humanities & � social sciences (& all disciplines) Need to overcome the present fragmented situation by harmonising � structural and terminological differences Basis is a Grid-type infrastructure and Semantic Web technology � The benefits of computer enhanced language processing become available only � when a critical mass of coordinated effort is invested in building an enabling infrastructure , which can provide services in the form of provision of tools & resources as well as training & counseling across a wide span of domains The infrastructure will be based on a number of resource, service and expertise � centres N. Calzolari LangTech, Roma, February 2008 5

CLARIN Mission Mission CLARIN Create a comprehensive and free to use distributed archive of comprehensive and free to use distributed archive of LRs LRs & & � LTs covering not only the languages of all member states, but also other LTs languages studied and used in Europe Through the fact that the tools & resources tools & resources will be interoperable interoperable � across languages & domains, contribute to preserving and across languages & domains, supporting multilingual & multicultural European heritage supporting multilingual & multicultural European heritage An operational open infrastructure of web services open infrastructure of web services will introduce a � new paradigm of distributed collaborative development new paradigm of distributed collaborative development Allow many contributors to add all kinds of new services many contributors to add all kinds of new services based on based on Allow � � existing ones, thus ensuring reusability and allowing scaling up to suit to suit existing ones, thus ensuring reusability and allowing scaling up individual needs individual needs N. Calzolari LangTech, Roma, February 2008 6

How can we tackle these challenges? How can we tackle these challenges? J. Taylor “eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructures that will enable it” Need to build new types of platforms � to allow researchers to combine existing resources easily to new ones to tackle the big challenges � to increase the productivity of all interested researchers, since currently too much time is wasted by preparatory work from P. Wittenburg N. Calzolari LangTech, Roma, February 2008 7

eScience Vision Vision eScience CLARIN establishes such a new generation new generation of extended infrastructure Thus CLARIN is not about creating and building new language resources and technology, but � making them available and accessible � as services services � in a stable and persistent infrastructure to allow tackling the great challenges CLARIN: http://www.clarin.eu Grid Project: http://www.mpi.nl/dam-lr ISO TC37/SC4: http://www.tc37sc4.org Standards Project: http://lirics.loria.fr/ from P. Wittenburg N. Calzolari LangTech, Roma, February 2008 8

We have still a long path … … We have still a long path & also a “ “new project new project” ” & also a in an e e- -Content Content plus plus Call for a: Call for a: in an “Thematic Network on Language Resources Thematic Network on Language Resources” ”: : “ � � FLaReNet FLaReNet T o provide common recommendations (to the EC) for future actions To give priorities Need of ‘ ‘visions visions’ ’ In a global context, in cooperation with CLARIN CLARIN In a global context, in cooperation with & also with non non- -EU members EU members & also with N. Calzolari LangTech, Roma, February 2008 9

LRs & & LTs LTs exist, but a global vision, policy and strategy exist, but a global vision, policy and strategy LRs is still missing is still missing for for Which Communities? Humanities Humanities Which Communities? � � Social Sciences Social Sciences core � � core Digital Libraries Digital Libraries � � Cultural Heritage Cultural Heritage � Language Resources Language Resources � � � … … � � � Language Language � EU EU CLARIN CLARIN Technologies Technologies Forum Forum ResInf ResInf � Standardisation Standardisation � FLaReNet FLaReNet � Ontologists Ontologists � Multilinguality Network Network � Content Content � Focus on cooperation for Focus on cooperation for � EC EC � � Many � Many application application domains domains � Funding agencies Funding agencies � ( eculture ( eculture, , egovernment egovernment, , ehealth ehealth, , � … … for for � intelligence, domotics domotics, content , content intelligence, industry, … industry, …) ) N. Calzolari LangTech, Roma, February 2008 10

FLaReNet FLaReNet Fostering Language Resources Network Fostering Language Resources Network A European forum to facilitate interaction among LR stakeholders The Network structure considers that LRs present various dimensions and must be approached from many perspectives: technical, but also organisational economic legal political Addresses also multicultural and multilingual aspects , essential when facing access and use of digital content in today’s Europe N. Calzolari LangTech, Roma, February 2008 11