The Inclusive Orientation Manual is a guide implemented throughout France since 2022 by its Ministry of Education, which aims to provide tools to the community to improve the care of students with special educational needs. As this project is funded by the European Union, representatives of the Ministry and the European Agency for Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Education met in Nice in October 2023 to exchange information and experiences of the implementation of the Manual in schools. Cultures Connection was there to offer an interpretation service for special education from English i ..read more

Cultures Connection is a translation agency with a strong sense of belonging to Nice. It started working in the city more than 10 years ago and to this day has its headquarters just steps from Place Massena, from where it provides translation and interpreting services to clients all over the world. The agency is no stranger to what is happening on the Côte d’Azur and feels a strong vocation to respond to the linguistic needs that private and public organizations may have in the region. It has worked on numerous sites, such as the Pasteur Hospital in Nice, for which a medical interpretation was ..read more

Did you know that water covers 72% of the Earth and that only 2.8% is fresh? That each person in the world needs 50 liters per day to live in dignity but consumes an average of 137 liters per day? Who helps the 2.2 billion people who live without access to drinking water? The Chamber of Trades of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region (PACA) has been trying to raise awareness of this issue and organized a seminar to help French and Italian companies acquire skills to reduce water consumption in their operations. Cultures Connection attended the event to offer simultaneous interpretation service ..read more

The European Union and MERCOSUR have been working together for years with the aim of strengthening their relations to advance mutually beneficial political and trade agreements. Days after the inauguration of Javier Milei as President of Argentina, a European delegation traveled to the cities of Buenos Aires and Rosario to meet with Argentine officials and businessmen, in order to better understand the new scenario in one of the most influential countries of the South American bloc. Cultures Connection acted as an intermediary between the parties, providing business interpretation services for ..read more

Machine intelligence (AI) in medical translation can be a very useful resource. It allows healthcare professionals and patients to communicate quickly, economically and effectively when they do not share the same language. This specialization not only focuses on the translation of complex documents such as medical records, laboratory reports, research studies or instruction manuals for medical devices. It also covers the interpretation of urgent conversations in hospital settings. However, machine translation in the medical field can also involve some risks. Conceptual Errors and Confidentiali ..read more

The globalized business world in which we live has made localization services a familiar concept for companies seeking to succeed in their international expansion. It involves adapting the textual, visual or audiovisual content they send out to specific audiences in different cultures and languages, using their own vocabularies, jargons and expressions to establish meaningful and authentic links for effective communication. Localization Services, a Competitive Advantage Every culture has its own unique characteristics and deep-rooted values. By considering localization services, companies can ..read more

Artificial intelligence has revolutionized the translation industry. AI-assisted translation tools, such as translation memories and speech recognition systems, have facilitated access to lesser-used languages and promoted a translation process that encompasses ever-larger volumes of text with surprising accuracy, naturalness and consistency in its output. At the same time, AI poses challenges because it is not yet capable of translating while interpreting the context and cultural nuances of each society. It also involves ethical considerations about the handling of data that may be confidenti ..read more

Companies looking to expand their presence in foreign markets often face the need to translate their content in order to make themselves understood by audiences that speak other languages. Although communication is a sector in which companies are investing more and more money, there is a separate problem with translators that has been going on for years. Outsourcing the translation service or hiring in-house translators as permanent employees, that is the question. It is clear that choosing the right professional translator to ensure the quality and accuracy of the content is essential, not so ..read more

Sites & Cités is a French national network of outstanding sites in Art and History, which since 2000 has functioned as a platform for cities and towns to share experiences, skills and challenges in the management, protection and promotion of their heritage. On June 19, 20 and 21, in collaboration with the Colombian Institute of Cultural Heritage, Sites & Cités organized a meeting between leaders of the city of Draguignan and a Colombian delegation, which presented its actions and problems for three cities in the department of Boyacá: Paipa, Villa de Leyva and Sogamoso. Cultures Connect ..read more

Since COVID-19 began spreading globally in 2020, the impact on the medical translation industry has been significant. As the virus spread rapidly around the world, new information and discoveries about the virus and its treatment became a critical resource for healthcare professionals. As a result, the demand for accurate and reliable medical translations increased at the same pace as the need for new knowledge, tools and technologies to cope with the pandemic. New medical terminology to be translated One of the biggest challenges faced by medical translators during the pandemic was the rapid ..read more