Language Industry Why does it matter? Inkaliisa Vihonen European Commission.

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Language Industry Why does it matter? Inkaliisa Vihonen European Commission

Origins of the Language Industry Web Platform (LIND-Web) DGT Study in 2009 – Size of the Language Industry – showed an industry unrecognised but in full expansion

Study results Estimated total value of the language industry in the EU in 2008: 8.6 billion € Estimated annual growth: 10% Estimated value of the language industry in the EU in 2015: 16.8 billion €

Challenges Lack of common statistics Need for more visibility Synergies between different sectors

New challenges Matching skills with markets Industry's voice in training Ensuring continuity Growing together

LIND-Web promotes language industry through  Sharing information through the platform on the industry and its different sub-sectors  Cooperating with all industry stakeholders to raise awareness about the potential of the language industry  Highlighting the growth prospects of this high-level industry

Contact point ec.europa.eu/language-industry

Language Industry and Training Cooperation in EMT selection with the view of Improving employability Matching skills with market Encouraging industry-academia dialogue

LIND-Web Editorial Board ec.europa.eu/language-industry content quality project ambassadors user- friendliness Platform Editorial Board forward thinking industry expertise inspiration

Translating Europe translatores Join us at Translating Europe Forum September 2014, Brussels Registration: ec.europa.eu/language-industry Webstreaming will also be available

Synergies between the industry and other European projects Signature of Memoranda of Understanding with GALA and EUATC At the LIND-Web Forum in Brussels, 24 May 2012