45 Countries, 52 Languages, 500 Million Consumers: Europe as an Opportunity for LSPs
European Language Industry Association (ELIA) ELIA is a non-profit organization that aims to: Represent and promote the interests of the language industry in Europe Forge relationships with companies across Europe including but not limited to, the EU, its new member states and those who have applied to join Develop relationships with colleagues and related bodies from other parts of the world to make our voice heard worldwide Share information and experience to develop the industry Provide a forum for members to network and exchange information Promote the concept of ethics and quality standards throughout the industry
The European Union: 500 million people – 27 countries Member states of the European Union Candidate countries
Global Language Services Market Share by Region Source: Common Sense Advisory, Inc.
23 official languages 506 language combinations
Language combinations Source: AsiaOnline
EU population in the world Population in millions, EUChinaJapanRussiaUnited States
The area of the EU compared to the rest of the world Surface area, km² EUChina Japan RussiaUnited States
How rich is the EU compared to the rest of the world? EU ChinaJapanRussiaUnited States EU ChinaJapan Russia United States Size of economy: 2008 gross domestic product in billion of euros Wealth per person: 2008 gross domestic product per person
How big are the EU countries? Surface area in km² France Spain Sweden Germany Poland Finland Italy United Kingdom Romania Greece Bulgaria Hungary Portugal Austria Czech Republic Ireland Lithuania Latvia Slovakia Estonia Denmark Netherlands Belgium Slovenia Cyprus Luxemburg Malta
How many people live in the EU? Population in millions, million total France Spain Sweden Poland Finland Italy United Kingdom Romania Greece Bulgaria Hungary Portugal Austria Czech Republic Ireland Lithuania Latvia Slovakia Estonia Denmark Netherlands Belgium Slovenia Cyprus Luxemburg Malta Germany
GDP per inhabitant: the spread of wealth Lithuania 2008 GDP per inhabitant Index where the average of the 27 EU-countries is Luxembourg Ireland Netherlands Austria Denmark Belgium Sweden FinlandGermanyFranceItaly Spain EU-27CyprusGreeceSlovenia Malta PortugalEstoniaHungary Slovakia LatviaPolandRomaniaBulgaria United KingdomCzech Republic
Free to move “Schengen”: No police or customs checks at borders between most EU countries Controls strengthened at EU external borders More cooperation between police from different EU countries You can buy and bring back any goods for personal use when you travel between EU countries © Corbis
The EU – a major trading power Share of world trade in goods (2007) Share of world trade in services (2007) Others 53.2% EU 17% United States 14.5% Japan 5.8% China 9.5% Others 40.6% EU 28.5% United States 18.2% Japan 6.8% China 5.9%
Unique Market Opportunities by Clusters Paris, for Haute couture Stuttgart area for automotive Toulouse, in France, for aerospace The Silicon Fen in Cambridge, UK, for biotechnology and computer technology Antwerp, the diamond center Rotterdam, the main container port The Finnish Maritime Cluster Shoe manufacturing cluster in the Marche region in Italy Software Development and Localization in Ireland
Unique Market Opportunities by Geography United Kingdom and Ireland –Entry point for American Companies –Extremely competitive Germany and France –Local source language –Major global manufacturers –Strong local language markets Nordic Countries –Exogenous and Endogenous demand for language services –Global brands
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