CEF.AT and its Role for the Multilingual Digital Single Market Spyridon Pilos Head of Language applications sector Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) Metaforum Lisbon

Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Common financing instrument of trans-European networks for Projects of common interest in transport, telecommunications and energy CEF Telecom: competitiveness + interconnection and interoperability of networks + promote access to such networks => support Digital Single Market CEF Telecom = CEF Digital + Broadband CEF Digital = Digital Service Infrastructure (DSI), i.e. trans-European digital services based upon mature technical and organisational solutions DSIs = sector specific + core building blocks 2

CEF and… Automated Translation

4 The vision … Wouldn’t it be great if I could start using a public service in any Member State from any place and obtain the information in my mother tongue?

A European Commission product First released : 26 June 2013 Languages:all directions between 24 EU languages currently 76 direct language pairs Technology: SMT (Moses) with linguistic interventions Data: EU translation memories (Euramis) [end 2015: 950 M segments in 24 languages growing by 2.6 M /month] Used by:- European institutions and bodies (Parliament, Council, Commission, ECB, EIB, Court of auditors, Court of Justice etc.)  - Public administrations in EU countries  - Public online services 5 Starting

6 What is CEF.AT? Builds on existing MT service but not be limited to it (i.e. more MT technologies) Emphasis on secure, quality, customisable MT for DSIs but not be limited to them A multilingualism enabler - not only MT

Customisation for online services connecting to the CEF.AT platform (non-exhaustive list) 7 ServiceDescription EuropeanaThe digital European Library, common, multilingual access point to digital resources of European heritage. ODP*The pan-European Open Data Portal for accessing open data infrastructures distributed over a EU and MS data repositories. EESSIThe Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information, a platform between 32 countries (EU+EFTA). ODR*The Online Dispute Resolution platform for resolution of online contractual disputes between consumers and traders, linking all national Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) entities. e-justice*A portal which is a single point of access to law, enabling EU judicial cooperation. SaferInternetServices to make Internet a trusted environment for children. * already connected to

8 CEF.AT platform eTranslation Stakeholder management Inhouse DGT/EC

CEF AT in 2014 WP (4 MEUR) a)In-house development & deployment of the core MT platform (from domain adaptation pilots for "priority" CEF DSIs preparing the "MT engines factory" b)Requirements study: what are the linguistic needs of CEF DSIs? c)European Language Resource Coordination (ELRC): setting up LR networking between 30 Member States of CEF, country workshops, raising awareness, promoting best practices CEF funding

10 CEF.AT platform ELRC 2014 funding User requirements

CEF AT in 2015 WP (8 MEUR) a)Call for tender SMART 2015/1091 closed on 23/5/2016 – contracts to be signed by end 2016 LOT1: Language Technologies evaluation for CEF DSI use cases LOT2: Language resources coordination, repository, deepening collaboration with MS's LOT3: purchasing "deficient" Language resources b)Cloud infrastructure: using EU framework contract c)In-house development: continue CEF funding

12 CEF.AT platform Lots 2, 3 Lot funding Workshops Market prospection Trials

CEF AT in 2016 WP (9.5 MEUR) a)Core platform – deployment (procurement, 3 M) engines factory, up-scaling, operations, etc. b)Generic services (grants, 6.5 M) Call for proposals CEF-TC for collaborative projects with two action lines: 1.LR collection with/by/in Member States 2.Integration of CEF.AT into (multilingual, cross-border) digital services opens 13/9/ closes 15 December 2016 Check out: Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) web site CEF funding

14 CEF.AT platform 2016 funding

CEF Digital single web portal single entry point for information on CEF building blocks

Questions? Annual Translating Europe Forum Brussels, October 2016 Focus: Technology and translation Programme/registrations: mid-July #TranslatingEurope translating_europe/forum/index_en.htm