Anchor Points
National Anchor Points
The ELRC National Anchor Points are individuals who support the data collection process in each of the 30 participating countries. Together they form the Language Resources Board, the governance body of the European Language Resource Coordination effort.
Each country is represented by one technological representative (Technology National Anchor Point) and one representative from the public services administration (Public Services National Anchor Point).
The Technology NAP is a highly regarded language or language technology expert. He or she often has a distinguished academic or research background, or represents a national language institution. The Technology NAPs for all CEF countries and are listed below.
The Public Services NAP is a representative of national public services, public administration or a ministry. He or she acts as a liaison contact person to the national, regional and local administrations, and is able to effectively mobilize and spread the word about the importance of language resources and the ELRC effort among the public authorities/ministries in each country.
Frequently asked questions from NAPs about organising ELRC workshops
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| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Gerhard Budin | Center for Translation Studies, University of Vienna | Technology NAP |
| Austria | Jürgen Kotzian | Language Institute of the Austrian Armed Forces, Austrian National Defence Academy | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Stijn De Smeytere | Prime Minister's Office | Public Services NAP |
| Belgium | Veronique Hoste | Ghent University | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Hristina Dobreva | Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Information Technology Directorate | Public Services NAP |
| Bulgaria | Svetla Koeva | Institute for Bulgarian Language, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | Marko Tadić | Institute of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, University of Zagreb | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | Fryni Kakoyianni-Doa | University of Cyprus | Technology NAP |
| Cyprus | Natassa Avraamides-Haratsi | Ministry of Interior | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | Jan Hajic | Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, Charles University in PragueInstitute of Formal and Applied Linguistics, Charles University in Prague | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Bolette Sandford Pedersen | Centre for Language Technology, Department of Nordic Research | Technology NAP |
| Denmark | Peter Gylden Houmann | Agency for Digitisation | Public Services NAP |
| Denmark | Sabine Kirchmeier-Andersen | Danish Language Council | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | Kadri Vider | Estonian Language Resources Center at the University of Tartu | Technology NAP |
| Estonia | Martin Eessalu | Ministry of Education and Research | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | Krister Linden | Department of Modern Languages, University of Helsinki | Technology NAP |
| Finland | Taru Virtanen | Prime Minister's Office | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | François Yvon | Laboratoire d'Informatique pour la Mécanique et les Sciences de l'Ingénieur (LIMSI-CNRS) | Technology NAP |
| France | Thibault Grouas | General Delegation for the French Language and the languages of France, French Ministry of Culture | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Alexandra Soska | Bundesministerium des Innern | Public Services NAP |
| Germany | Andreas Witt | Institute of German Language | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | Maria Gavriilidou | Institute for Language and Speech Processing, Athena Research and Innovation Center | Technology NAP |
| Greece | Nancy Routzouni | Hellenic Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | Tamás Váradi | Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences | Technology NAP |
| Hungary | Zoltán Bódi | Institute for Hungarian Language Strategy | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | Auður Hauksdóttir | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages | Public Services NAP |
| Iceland | Eirikur Rögnvaldsson | School of Humanities, University of Iceland | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Andy Way | School of Computing, Dublin City University | Technology NAP |
| Ireland | Micheál Ó Conaire | Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Claudia Foti | Ministry of Justice | Public Services NAP |
| Italy | Simonetta Montemagni | Institute for Computational Linguistics «A. Zampolli», Italian National Research Council | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | Armands Magone | Cultural Information System Agency | Public Services NAP |
| Latvia | Normunds Grūzītis | Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, The Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Latvia | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | Andrius Utka | The State Commission of Lithuanian Language | Public Services NAP |
| Lithuania | Virginijus Dadurkevičius | Vilnius University | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | Dimitra Anastasiou | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology | Technology NAP |
| Luxembourg | Gérard Soisson | Government IT Centre, The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | Mike Rosner | Department Intelligent Computer Systems, University of Malta | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Jan Odijk | Utrecht Institute of Linguistics, Universiteit Utrecht | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | Jon Arild Olsen | National Library in Norway | Technology NAP |
| Norway | Kristine Eide | The Language Council of Norway | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Anna Kotarska | Centre for Integrated Health Care and eHealth | Public Services NAP |
| Poland | Maciej Ogrodniczuk | Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | Antonio Branco | Department of Informatics, University of Lisbon | Technology NAP |
| Portugal | Paulo Vale | AMA - Agência para a Modernização Administrativa, I.P., Presidência do Conselho de Ministro | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | Dan Tufiș | Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Romanian Academy of Sciences | Technology NAP |
| Romania | Laura Mihăilescu | Head of the Translation Coordination Unit at the European Institute of Romania | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | Diana Rigová | Department of the National Language, Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic | Public Services NAP |
| Slovakia | Lucia Konturova | Department of the National Language, Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic | Public Services NAP |
| Slovakia | Miroslav Zumrík | Ludovit Stur Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Sciences | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | Marčela Novljan Lovrinčić | Secretariat - General of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia | Public Services NAP |
| Slovenia | Simon Krek | Jozef Stefan Institute | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | David Pérez Fernández | Gabinete del Secretario de Estado de Telecomunicaciones. Coordinador de área tecnológica | Public Services NAP |
| Spain | Núria Bel | University Institute for Applied Linguistics, University Pompeu Fabra | Technology NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Arne Jönsson | Linköping University | Technology NAP |
| Sweden | Rickard Domeij | Institute for Language and Folklore / Swedish Language Council | Public Services NAP |
| Name | Institution | NAP type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.K. | Sophia Ananiadou | School of Computer Science, University of Manchester | Technology NAP |
* nominated by CEF Expert Group