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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Peggy-Nan Rodger

Scottish Government awards £600,000 to digital Gaelic spoken language project

Gaelic Minister Mairi McAllan said the project could become a model for other countries to follow (Image: PA)

A DIGITAL Gaelic platform has received £600,000 to support the development of advanced technologies through the Scottish Government's innovation programme.

AITEAL – colloquially meaning “ray of light” in Gaelic – has been awarded £600,000 to support the development of technologies including AI, to record, transcribe and translate spoken Gaelic, in an effort to improve existing technologies for Gaelic speakers.

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