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Kerry secondary school student wins national technology award

Oct 10, 2021 16:31 By radiokerrynews
Kerry secondary school student wins national technology award
NO FEE FOR 1ST REPRO Irish Language Technology Projects Receive Funding Boost from Government. Preasráiteas: Faigheann Dhá Thógra Teicneolaíochta na Gaeilge Maoiniú Breise ón Rialtas. The technology focused projects aim to digitally support the Irish language and act as a stimulus for speakers and enthusiasts helping prevent its digital extinction. Dublin, 8th October 2021: Funding of over €350,000 for two technology projects aimed at supporting the Irish language was announced by Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers today (8.10.21) at DCU. Pictured ((L-R): Dr Jennifer Foster, Assistant Professor at DCU's School of Computing and Principal Investigator on Gaeltech project with Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers, and Jane Dunne, Project Manager for the National Relay Station project at the SFI ADAPT Centre at DCU.. The successful projects, GaelTech and the National Relay Station, are led by the SFI ADAPT Centre for AI Driven Digital Content Technology at DCU. Irish is an official EU minority language and has been classified by UNESCO as ‘definitely endangered’. The development of technologies usually focuses on supporting the major languages of the world such as English, Chinese and Spanish. New digital content tools allow minority languages to be supported in the same way through systems that can process and understand the language and hence help minority language speakers.  The two technology projects underway at the ADAPT Centre in DCU aim to support the Irish language and culture long-term and help integrate it into wider society. Pic Paul Sharp/SHARPPIX
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A Kerry secondary school student has won a national technology award.

Sibéal Ní Ógáin from Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne was named TechSpacer of the Year at this year's Tech Féile Awards.

Tech Féile is the largest Irish language technology event in the country, and forms part of the TechSpace Programme, which offers young people the chance to be creative and artistic with digital technology.

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Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport, Jack Chambers, congratulated all the winners of the 2021 competition, which was held online for the first time.

He added the awards recognise the outstanding work of young people and the organisation in promoting the Irish language in modern digital technology.

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