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29-11-2006
Translate.org.za wins prestigious African ICT Achiever 2006 Award
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 Pretoria, South Africa (Tectonic): Translate.org.za has won the prestigious African ICT Achiever 2006 Award for "Top civil society/NGO to bridge the digital divide in Africa" for their work in breaking down the language barrier. Translate.org.za's work has included the translation of computer software into the 11 official languages of South Africa using locally based translators; and more recently the creation of the first all-South African language keyboard – a world first!
An ecstatic Dwayne Bailey, Founder of Translate.org.za said, "Finally, after years of hard work promoting the importance of mother tongue languages in ICTs it is fitting that language has been recognised as a critical part of the digital divide in the same year the African Union celebrates the year of African languages."
For more information, please visit:
www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1286
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