David Clarke, Today Translations' Special Advisor for translation security, addressed a room of delegates and special guests at the British Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania's (BCCL) Breakfast Technical Briefing in Vilnius on April 27th.
Translation intersects with many industries to help spread their messages - but in the case of medical translations, the risks involved make success in this enterprise even more demanding. Today Translations examines why the medical sector can pose such complex problems for the translator, and what happens on the rare occasions when things go wrong.
It's the constant battle of translators and amateur learners alike - staying on top of all your foreign language skills, all at once. But is it possible that the same phenomenon of grammatical rustiness could affect your mother tongue, too? Today Translations surveys the evidence.
You might never stop to think about how amazing it is, but the human capacity to learn and use language is something that makes us fundamentally unique on this planet. Or does it? Recent research into co-operative communication by dolphins has shed light on the ways these intelligent mammals transmit messages to overcome challenges - which is eerily like what we do... Today Translations takes a look at some of the issues surrounding 'animal languages'.
Transcreation is a word that floats around the industry refusing to be pinned down. No more! Here we examine where it came from, what it might mean, and what it could do for you.
In our final installment of the Shell LiveWIRE features, TT speaks to Solveiga Pakštaitė of Design By Sol, whose eco-conscious designs have been garnering plaudits from all corners for some time. That doesn't look set to change any time soon. On the back of her success at the Shell LiveWIRE annual awards in March, Solveiga was kind enough to speak to Today Translations about her plans.
Norman Hamilton, the Maltese High Commissioner in London, recently gave a talk at the National Liberal Club on the subject of his homeland's history and place in the world. He argued that what is undoubtedly a small state has a far greater influence in many matters than its size alone would suggest. today Translations was there to listen to a fascinating analysis of this curious archipelago.
Ravi Toor is not your typical undergraduate. He's chosen entrepreneurial ambition over the student life with his sustainable 3D printing company Filamentive, and has since been rewarded as a finalist of the Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition. He was kind enough to speak with Today Translations about his business and his goals.
Adam Routledge, the founder of UK entomophagy pioneers Edible Bug Farm, was one of the six innovators selected for the hotly contested Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 award. Jurga Žilinskienė has been associated with the award, both as a winner and now as a judge, and here we talk to Adam about his aims for the business and what the future might hold for entomophagy in the UK.
Speaking to our partners at Berkeley Insurance Group, David Clarke says that it is now time for companies across all sectors to recognise the benefits - both internally and commercially - of adopting ISO 17001 international cyber security standards.
