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  • INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA LINGUISTIC POLICIES FOR MULTILINGUALISM
    OBDILCI contributes to the new International Diploma Course in Language Policies and Multilingualism: Debates and Practices for Diversity and Interculturality.An OMMIP Course – An Online, Multilingual, Multidisciplinary, Interinstitutional, and Pluricontinental Course The course, organized by UNESCO Chair on Linguistic Policies for Multilingualism and University of Antioquia (Colombia) will be offered mixing English, French, Portuguese and…
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  • NEW SECTION IN OTHER PROJECTS: LINGUISTIC gTLDs
    We have add a new section under OTHER PROJECTS to gather studies about linguistic generic top level domains (gTLDs). It contains a study already announced and a new study realized by Daniel Pimienta for domini.cat: Following the Legacy of Pioneer .CAT: Identifying World Languages Best Suited for Linguistic gTLDs, D. Pimienta/domini.cat, 1/2025
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  • SIXTH WEB MULTILINGUALISM REPORT: WIKIMEDIA
    This sixth study of the series on Web Multilingualism makes use of the outstanding Wikimedia language’s stats to explore the most multilingual application of the Web and show the languages which perform most in each of the element and globally. Additionally, it exposes the numerous online encyclopedias existing.
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  • FIFTH STUDY ON WEB MULTILINGUALISM
    Here comes the fifth study on Web multilingualism conducted using the DataProvider.com database. This time, the topic is: Web Multilingualism analyzed by ccTLD, languages, gTLDs and much more: winners and losers.
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  • Contribution to Forum francophone sur la gouvernance du numĂ©rique et de l’IA
    Forum francophone sur la gouvernance du numĂ©rique et de l’IA, Genève, 4 -5 juillet 2025 Introduction to: Workshop 1: « Comment mettre en place des mĂ©canismes de mesure de la pluralitĂ© culturelle et linguistique des contenus en ligne ? » Panel: « diversitĂ© et dĂ©couvrabilitĂ© : quelle gouvernance pour promouvoir et rendre davantage visibles les contenus francophones (nationaux/locaux)…
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  • V6: New version of indicator’s model of July 2025
    NEW VERSION OF MODEL: July 2025 ITU updated the percentage of connected persons for 138 countries over 227, 60 with negative changes and 78 with positive changes.  Most changes are less than 10% with few exceptions. Some changes look as corrections of figures rather than real evolution changes: Antigua/Barbuda -14%; Kiribati +34%; Moldova +17%; Myanmar…
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  • FOURTH STUDY ON WEB MULTILINGUALISM
    Here comes the fourth study on Web multilingualism conducted using the DataProvider.com database. This time, the study is in Spanish, and the topic is: Una evaluaciĂłn de la reciprocidad en el uso mutuo del español y del portuguĂ©s en las Web lusĂłfona e hispanĂłfona (An evaluation of reciprocity in the mutual use of Spanish and Portuguese in…
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  • THIRD REPORT ON WEB MULTILINGUALISM
    I am pleased to announce the third study on multilingualism conducted using the DataProvider.com database. This time the study is in French, for a change, and the topic is: A characterization of the French-speaking Web based on a series of parameters, in comparison with other dominant languages ​​on the Web. The spotlight is on French,…
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  • New Report on WEB MULTILINGUALISM
    Announcement of the second report of the series WebMultilingualism: Exploring web presence and multilingualism of European minority languages with associated gTLDs. The conclusions of the study are:
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  • Publication : a strategy for discoverability
    OBDILCI just published Une stratĂ©gie rĂ©ussie de dĂ©couvrabilitĂ© en contenu scientifique, sans recours aux services SEO, 3/2025 Success story of a discoverability strategy in the scientific field, focused on a limited number of keywords, developed from a convergent bundle of actions to highlight these keywords and without any recourse to SEO techniques. SEO stands for…
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