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NATO TERMINOLOGY PROGRAMME

NATO TERMINOLOGY PROGRAMME. 11 June 2009. Presented by Mr Ian P. JONES Head Linguistic Service, SHAPE ACO Terminology Coordinator ian.jones@shape.nato.int. NATO UNCLASSIFIED. NATO Terminology Programme. Why standardize NATO terminology?. 2. NATO UNCLASSIFIED.

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NATO TERMINOLOGY PROGRAMME

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  1. NATO TERMINOLOGY PROGRAMME 11 June 2009 Presented by Mr Ian P. JONES Head Linguistic Service, SHAPE ACO Terminology Coordinator ian.jones@shape.nato.int NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  2. NATO Terminology Programme Why standardize NATO terminology? 2 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  3. NATO Terminology Programme Policy Concepts Doctrines Standards Procedures OPLANS Public support Terminology Natural languages: English, French, etc. 3 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  4. NATO Terminology Programme 4 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  5. NATO Terminology Programme 5 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  6. NATO Terminology Programme NATO UNCLASSIFIED 6

  7. NATO Terminology Programme • Three basic texts on the NTP: • Policy: C-M(2003)37 • Directive: C-M(2005)0023 • Guidance: C-M(2007)0023 • Being reviewed to streamline terminology standardization process 7 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  8. NATO Terminology Programme • Military Committee Terminology Conference (MCTC) Review Panel • Met January 2009 to review its role • Proposals approved at MCTC Plenary in May 2009 • Probable agreement in summer 2009 8 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  9. NATO Terminology Programme • What will not change? • Responsibility of TAs/DTAs for own terminology • What will change? • MCTC to become NATO Terminology Board under NATO Committee for Standardization • Reference source for terminology: NTMS • NATO Glossaries: extracts of the NTMS 9

  10. NATO Terminology Programme • Role of NTB: • Overall coordination • Policy advice to NCS • Approval of “orphan” and shared terminology • Validation of all NATO Agreed terminology • Management & approval of AAP-6 • Approval of AAP-15 10

  11. NATO Terminology Programme • NATO Terminology Management System (NTMS): • NS WAN (CRONOS) • NSA protected website (http://nsa.nato.int/nsa/) • NTMS: http://nsa.nato.int/ntms • Will soon contain most existing NATO glossaries • English and French • Limited capabilities 11 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  12. NATO Terminology Programme • NTMS2: • To address limitations of NTMS1 • COTS system • More powerful • Open to many languages • Managed on NSA protected website • NATO Agreed terminology on Internet

  13. NATO Terminology Programme • NTMS2implementation: • RFP by end of 2009 • Implemented in 2010 (?) 13

  14. NATO Terminology Programme Questions? 14 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  15. AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS 11 June 2009 Presented by Mr Ian P. JONES Head Linguistic Service, SHAPE Coordinating Authority ACO Linguistic Services ian.jones@shape.nato.int 15 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

  16. AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS • Project initiated in April 2007 • Agreed by Joint Standardization Board in October 2008 • Drafting Group: DNK, DEU, NLD, NOR, GBR, SHAPE, CC-LAND Heidelberg, NHQSa • Custodian: SHAPE 16

  17. AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS • Designed to fill doctrinal gap • Provide guidance on: • Policy • Planning • Preparation • Implementation 17

  18. AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS • Linguistic support for ops covers: • Translation • Interpretation • Related tasks • Outside scope: • Language training of non-linguists • Cultural capabilities 18

  19. AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS • Areas addressed: • Policy, including: • Nations & commands to issue a policy • Unified management structure • Language training integrated in careers • Planning, including: • Role of functional management structure • Analysis of requirements 19

  20. AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS • Areas addressed (continued): • Preparation • Sourcing of linguists • Training of linguists and non-linguists • Implementation • Structure • Management • Facilities 20

  21. AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS • Other topics covered: • Quality standards • Ethics • Scaling and grades for ACO 21

  22. AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS • Next steps • Finish draft summer 2009 • September 2009 issue 1st study draft to all nations • Promulgation: 2010 (?) 22

  23. AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS Questions? 23 NATO UNCLASSIFIED

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