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MAAYA: Promoting Linguistic Diversity for Unity

Maaya is a multi-stakeholder network promoting linguistic diversity and multilingualism. We aim to enhance equitable language policies, support mother tongue-based education, and ensure equal access to all languages in cyberspace.

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MAAYA: Promoting Linguistic Diversity for Unity

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  1. 10 years of MAAYA, the World Network for Linguistic Diversity: Time for Balance and Perspectives Global Expert meeting on Multilingualism Khanty-Mansiisk July 4th-9th, 2015 Daniel Pimienta, MAAYA Exec. Secr. pimienta@funredes.org Daniel Prado, Prev. MAAYA Exec. Secr. dhprado@gmail.com

  2. www.maaya.org ACALAN …AND MANY OTHERS

  3. Plan of the Presentation • Presentation of Maaya • Aims • Activities • History • Balance of 10 years • Maaya survey results • Maaya perspectives

  4. Maaya: Who We Are • Composition A multi-stakeholder member network • Mission To value and promote linguistic diversity as a basis of the unity of human communication. • Aims Serve as a platform of exchange and sharing for members and develop projects coherent with the mission

  5. Maaya: Objectives • Encourage stakeholders to adopt and implement measures enhancing equitable multilingualism • Promote mother tongue based multilingual education for free cultural expression and both social and gender equality; • Promote software localization and equal access of all languages in cyberspace; • Facilitate the empowerment of language communities worldwide in developing and defending their own languages and its usage; • Contribute to the creation and sharing of language resources; • Observe the implementation of language policies, ensure technological monitoring and serve as a focal point for linguistic research projects.

  6. Maaya: Expected Results • To contribute to the strengthening of the dialogue of cultures and civilizations for a world of peace and solidarity. • To contribute to the reduction of the knowledge divide through the construction of concrete, specific and adapted programs, which enhance the use of languages as means of the world's cultures. • To implement Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in the field of linguistic diversity.

  7. Maaya: Governing Bodies • General Assembly • Executive Committee • Working Groups

  8. Maaya: Actual Executive Committee • Adama Samassekou – President • Marcel Diki Kidiri • Viola Krebs (ICVolontaire), tresory • Claudio Menezes • Daniel Pimienta (Funredes) – Exec. Secr. • Daniel Prado

  9. Maaya: Institutional Members 1/4 • Académie africaine des langues • Action Urgente pour un Développement Durable en Centrafrique (AUDDC) • African Union • Agence tunisienne internet • Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology • ANLoc – The African Network for Localization • Associaçao Internacional da Biblioteca Digital Lusófona • Association YSB Sängö • Bischarat • Centre Africain d’échange culturel(CAFEC) • Centre de Recherche de voies pour l'épanouissement et l'autonomie (CERVEAU) • Codice Idee per cultura SRL • Diaspora Africaine pour la Société de l'Information (DAPSI) • E-Africa Commission of NEPAD • Ecoaldea Bello Amanecer • ENSTA • Esperanto Radikala Asocio • Eurolinc

  10. Maaya: Institutional Members 2/4 • Faculty of ARTS - Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Open University • Fantsuam Foundation • Forum des langues de France • Funredes • Global Friends • GREF • ICVolunteers • Institut des Sciences et des Nouvelles Technologies – Centre d’Études et de Recherche Scientifique de Djibouti - CERDJ • Instituto internacional da lingua portuguesa • Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas (INALI) • International Literacy Institute of the University of Pennsylvania (ILI) • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) • Internet Child Safety Foundation • Intlnet • La Caravane des dix mots • Language Observatory Project - LOP • Linguasoft • Linguasphere Observatory • Linguiste

  11. Maaya: Institutional Members 3/4 • MIGRAF Institut des Sciences et des Nouvelles Technologies • Misophonia UK • Mouvement des Eleves et Etudiants de Diokoul • Multilingual Internet Names Consortium (MINC) • National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences • NEVIXIA • NLDP • Observatoire européen du plurilinguisme • Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) • Orissa Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA) • Radio Isanganiro • RECLA • Ryerson University • School of Humanities, University of Hyderabad • Shree Madhyabharat HIndi Sahitya Samiti • Signographie manuscrite YaelLE • SIL International • Smallcodes • Société africaine de terminologie • Société Civile Africaine Pour la Société de l'Information

  12. Maaya: Institutional Members 4/4 • Sorosoro • Subtrain • Thai Computational Linguisitcs Laboratory • Toile Métisse • UIT - Union Internationale des Télécommunications • UNESCO • Unicode IDN in Africa • Unión Latina • Universidade do Brasilia • Universidad de Alcalá • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS • University of Hyderabad • Universtiy of Graz • Urdu Internet Society • Web Networks • WOLACO (World Languages Conservancy)

  13. MAAYA MEMBERSHIP • NEED CLEANING ! • 75 institutional members • Some 15 individual members (?) • 97 subscribers in the MAAYA discussion list

  14. Maaya: Resources FINANCE: So far so ……. bad ALLIANCES: an historical asset MEMBERS: high potential energy

  15. Maaya Prehistory 2000-2007 Conceived within the WSIS process (where linguistic and cultural diversity in cyberspace is one of the priorities) 2000 Born in Tunis by decision of ACALAN Pres. A. Samassekou under the auspices of African Union Commission Tunis 11/2005 Seminar on African Languages in Cyberspace Bamako 6/2006 1st Executive Board Barcelona 2/2007 = EC or coord. meetings

  16. Maaya History 2007-2008 = GA Moderation line C8 of WSIS action plan 2007 Rio de Janeiro 11/2007 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Dynamic Coalition for Linguistic Diversity UN International Year of Languages – Creation of International Consultative Committee 2008 World Congress on specialized Translation – Proposition of chart La Habana 12/2008 IGF Dyn. Coal. For LD Hyderabad 12/2008

  17. Maaya History 2009-2011 1/2009 Bamako International Forum on multilingualism Set up of Permanent Secretary of Bamako follow-on 2009 1st Symposium on Multilingualism in Cyberspace SIMC1 Barcelone 9/2009 Report to UN to motivate the launch of the World Summit on Multilingualism 2010 2nd International Conference on Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Cyberspace Yakutsk 7/2011 Brasilia 11/2011 2nd Symposium on Multilingualism in Cyberspace SIMC2

  18. Maaya History 2012-2013 Submission of DILINET 7Meuros Research Project to EU/FP7 Call ICT-2011.4.4 -Intelligent integrated systems that directly support decision making 1/2012 Publication of Net.Lang: towardsthe multilingualcyberspace 3/2012 Paris 10/2012 3rd Symposium on Multilingualism in Cyberspace – SIMC3 Submission of SEMACORE 3Meuros project Call ICT-2013.4.1 - Content analytics & language technologies- Cross-media content analytics 1/2013

  19. Maaya History 2014-2015 Publication of “La langue française dans le monde”, OIF, Nathan Chapter “la place du français dans l’Internet” pp501-541, from a study for OIF 10/2014 Publication of a study on ”The space of languages of France on the Internet”, mandated by French Ministry of Culture 11/2014 5/2015 Surveying MAAYA members General Assembly to boost participation 7/2015

  20. MAAYA MACRO VISION • From 2005 to 2009: LAUNCH Hit: Bamako Forum Vision: Public Policies • From 2009 to 2011: FOCUS Hit: Sustain SIMC & collaborate with IFAP Vision: Cyberspace • From 2012 to 2014: CONSOLIDATE & SEARCH $ Hit: Net.Lang Vision: Large projects

  21. MAAYA MACRO VISION • From 2015 to 2020: SUSTAIN & NETWORK Hit: SOMOM Vision: Member participation

  22. MAAYA 10 YEARS BALANCE Bamako Spirit S O M O M LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN CYBERSPACE

  23. MAAYA PERSPECTIVES Bamako Spirit S O M O M

  24. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEY • Launched and completed in May 2015 • As a tool for preparation of Extraordinary General Assembly of July 2015 • Participation of 20% of MAAYA discussion list subscribers • Rich and dense inputs

  25. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYMETHODOLOGY • Use of professional version of SurveyMonkey • Trade offs : time vs. length qualitative vs. quantitative • Shaded answers (04) instead of binary • Foster critical thinking • Grouping of qualitative responses to detect lines of consensus

  26. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYQUANTITATIVE RESULTS 0 = null. 1 = low. 2= average. 3 = high. 4 = exceptional - Use of variance coefficient

  27. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYQUANTITATIVE RESULTS Higher scores (and higher consensus): SOMOM MOTIVATION FOR MEMBERSHIP REGIONAL COORDINATION Lower scores (and higher consensus): PARTICIPATION IMPACT Lower consensus: MEMBERSHIP FEE

  28. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYQUALITATIVE RESULTS–LINES OF CONSENSUS • How to enhance feeling of belonging? 1- Active transparency 2- Collaboration on projects (MAAYA Label)

  29. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYQUALITATIVE RESULTS–LINES OF CONSENSUS • MAAYA ASSETS 1- The very concept of MAAYA (a CSO dedicated to multilingualism) 2- The quality of members 3- The unique mix of high-level institutions and civil society 4- Openness to the world 5- Intelligence on the subject 6- Collaborations and past meetings

  30. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYQUALITATIVE RESULTS–LINES OF CONSENSUS • MAAYA WEAKNESS 1- Lack of active transparency & visibility 2- Lack of resources Website Confuse agenda 5- Not enough face to face meetings Low member participation Weakness of impact 8- Not enough projects Lack of institutional recognition

  31. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYQUALITATIVE RESULTS–LINES OF CONSENSUS • CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS 1- Communication tools 2- Communication strategy & organization 3- Search funding 4- Involve members 5- Set up realistic strategic vision 6- Increase meetings and institutional partnerships 7- Set up regional chapters

  32. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYQUALITATIVE RESULTS–LINES OF CONSENSUS • FUNDING RECOMMANDATIONS 1- Adapt membership fee scheme 2- Create a committee for funding search 3- Institutional alliances 4- Use the Internet & crowd-funding

  33. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYCONCLUSIONS THE SURVEY REVEALS 2 MAIN TENSIONS TO BE RESOLVED: Desire of participation Lack of participative system Desire of actions Lack of resources

  34. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYCONCLUSIONS LINES OF WORK FOR COMING MONTHS: • Enhance internal and external communication • Foster participation thru collaboration between members in concrete projects (MAAYA Label) • Adapt/launch membership fee system • & create funding committee

  35. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYCONCLUSIONS The main challenge: The definition and launch of a realistic. progressive and virtuous critical path which resolves the 2 main tensions and integrate timely the line of works.

  36. MAAYA MEMBERS SURVEYACTION PLAN • Extraordinary General Assembly (July 2015) • Revamp web site (done thanks to ICVolontaire) • Make MAAYA a vibrant virtual community (in course) • Reach consensus on MAAYA Label principles • Adapt membership fee system and launch • Implement regional coordination scheme • Create the following committees: • Member involvement • External communication • Fundraising

  37. NEXT MAAYA GENERAL ASSEMBLY • Paris, UNESCO-FONTENOY, Room 2.5 • July 10th and 11th 2015 • Draw on Survey conclusions • Pre-AG meeting in…… Khanty-Mansiisk • Distance participation experiment

  38. AGENDA OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY 0) Organizational session 1) Analysis of the survey results and proposals for action 2) Renewal of authorities, creation of regional structures, membership fees 3) Boosting of MAAYA activities. 4.1) Motivation of participation (virtual community management and MAAYA label)4.2) Review of projects/actions proposed by the Members (Giordan, Jefsey) 5) SOMOM (World Summit on Multilingualism) - Strategic Alliance 6) Open questions.

  39. DISTANCE PARTICIPATION GRAVITY CENTER Distant members 85% Present members 15% PAD-OUT Meeting room UNESCO maaya @ funredes.org http://maaya.org PAD-IN

  40. PADOUT-PADIN SEQUENCE FROM N=1 to 6 SESSION n PADOUT n PADIN n-1 time limit PROCESS PADIN n-1 THEN RECAP SESSION ALL MISSED PADIN AFTER MEETING, COMPLETE ALL PADOUT

  41. PADOUT-PADIN FOLLOW-ON http://www.maaya.org/pad-ag-2015/?lang=en

  42. More information… http://maaya.org Headquarters: Maaya Network c/o OEP 4 rue Léon Séché 75015 Paris (France)

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