Cases of Local Language Content Cases of Local Language Content Development and Dissemination across Development and Dissemination across

Developing Asia: Developing Asia: Examples from PAN L10n projectExamples from PAN L10n project

1515thth January 2009 January 2009NGUON Taing LeangNGUON Taing Leang

National Ict Development AuthorityNational Ict Development AuthorityCambodiaCambodia

NIDA EDOCUMENT NIDA EDOCUMENT

• Start from June 2008

Language Content DevelopmentLanguage Content Development

• Objective

• Applications

• Benefit of available tools

• Issues

Some stair inside Phnom Penh buildings, the highest step is made higher than the others to catch the level of the upper floor

ObjectiveObjective

• Provide useful information

• Produce knowledge totally in Khmer language

• Priority on livelihood content

• Reach large population

• Chat in Khmer: improve their communication between Cambodian

ApplicationsApplications

Totally in Khmer language

• Website using open source Joomla CMS and MySql

• Chat developing in Java

Website with search featureWebsite with search feature

Website contentWebsite content

• Home Page: • Temple• Environment• Health:

– Lady Health Care– Baby Health Care

• History• Politic

– Cambodia Structure– National Constitution– Province and Town Structure

• Social: – Minority People in Cambodia

• Tourist: – 24 Provinces and Town– Weather in the main tourist site– Animal Guard Areas– National Park– Bird Protected Areas

ChatChat

Chat architectureChat architecture

Client

Server

Server

Client

Chat

Chat

DatabasesDatabases

Client

BenefitsBenefits

• Unicode Khmer

• Word processing, Excel or Database are available with Unicode

• Search, sort features

• Useful Joomla CMS to publish our website

• Pan Localization network

IssuesIssues• Technical

– Lack OCR in Khmer– Embedded Khmer Font not supported by Firefox browser– Trouble with some tools– Lack of automatic translation

• Content – Very limited existing content in Cambodia– Inadequate skill – Lack of human resource

• Behavior– Unwilling to publish online– Imprecision on information– Traditional way: write by hand first and type by another

Thank youThank you

NGUON Taing Leang

Deputy Secretary General

In Charge of Content and Application

National Ict Development Authority

Cambodia