Advanced Technologies and The Armenian Language

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Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Avenida de: 
Berna 45-A, 1067-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Contact: Vera Cunha
Telephone: (351) 21 782 3658
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Leading philology and the Armenian language
Galust Kulpenkean is the Armenian Communities Department of the Foundation 
collaborate with many experts from Armenia and the Diaspora to support language 
and support for the implementation of necessary initiatives in the field. Of those 
among them are the universal spellings of Armenian, the word formation of Armenian 
analyzing websites and databases, relevant add-ons, 
Platforms analyzing Armenian grammar, published publications and 
Searchable online written materials in Armenian. Taking into account the use of Armenian 
to improve our mission, these open and accessible digital resources and 
The tools are intended for everyday readers, researchers, and language learners 
and at the disposal of those who use it.
Taking into account the constant and rapid developments in the field of linguistics and technology, and 
according to the Foundation's new five-year plan, the Department of Armenian Communities 
and "TUMO Center for Creative Technologies" organized a workshop 
a meeting to plan the philological works related to Armenian. More than twenty specialists from different parts of the world were present at the meeting 
On May 30 and 31, 2023, TUMO Yerevan met for a two-day workshop.
The aim of the meeting was to diagnose the current requirements and create the necessary ones 
the tools to further expand the language's application and its viability 
to ensure. Keeping up with the technological progress, the meeting was on 
to study the most promising ideas and initiatives in the field, and 
to discuss current key issues. What are the necessary tools for Armenian? 
to bring to the forefront of theology. What are the opportunities and threats? 
may emerge in the light of recent developments in artificial intelligence. 
How can the knowledge of Armenian be ensured by artificial intelligence? 
in tools.
This 2023 workshop identified some actionable steps, including: 
the creation of large and centralized databases of digital data, open and accessible 
with itching. grammar tools, online translators, speech-to-writing and more 
creation of text-to-speech tools, as well as an advisory body 
formation that will provide expert advice 
about the initiatives.
This meeting is based on the results of the workshop held in 2015 
which took place together with Galust Kulpenkean Foundation and TUMO 
initiative. The establishment of the field of language-technology related to Armenian 
His subsequent programming was largely based on that 2015 collection. 
on The meeting of May 2023 will also be the basis for this sphere 
in the Foundation's operational programming, recently launched 
The department is part of the 2023-2027 five-year program.
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The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has: 
been collaborating with various partners in Armenia and in the Diaspora to: 
support the development of important language-related IT initiatives. These 
include universal Armenian spellcheckers, websites and databases analysing 
Armenian word formations, respective apps, universal platforms analysing 
Armenian grammar, and considerable amounts of digitized publications and 
searchable texts in Armenian. In line with our mission to enhance the use of the 
Armenian language, these freely and openly accessible digital resources and 
tools have been put at the disposal of everyday readers, researchers, and 
language learners and users around the world. To chart the next steps that need to be taken in the language-related IT 
programming – given the constant and fast-paced developments in the sector – and 
as part of its new five-year plan, the Armenian Communities Department teamed up 
with the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, to host a working meeting on 30 
and 31 May 2023, wherein a team of more than 20 domain experts from around the 
world met at TUMO Yerevan. The objective of the meeting was to identify the necessary tools to be created 
in order to enhance the use of the language further and to ensure its vitality 
keeping it compatible with advancements in IT, to explore the most promising 
ideas and initiatives in the field, and to discuss the key questions of the day: 
What are the essential tools needed to bring Armenian to the forefront of 
technology? What opportunities and threats are likely to emerge from the latest 
developments in artificial intelligence? How can we ensure that Armenian 
proficiency is built into Large Language Models and other generative AI tools? Some of the actionable points that emerged from the 2023 working meeting 
include: creating an exponentially larger corpus of digital Armenian data; 
centralizing data in order to make it accessible to the open-source community; 
creating grammar tools, online translators, speech-to-text and text-to-speech 
tools; and forming an advisory body to provide expert advice on initiatives to 
undertake. This initiative builds on the results of the 2015 workshop entitled “Advancing 
Armenian Language through Information Technology and New Communication Tools” 
that took place as a joint initiative of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and 
TUMO. The Foundation determined many of its subsequent IT and Armenian language 
related programming based on the 2015 gathering. Similarly, the May 2023 meeting 
will inform programming in this area during the newly launched 2023-2027 
five-year plan. For further information please visit: 
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