The Conselh Generau d’Aran, in collaboration with RTVE, the Pompeu Fabra University, and the University of Lleida, is organizing this event that will bring together representatives from public media, researchers, universities, technology companies, and linguistic institutions from across Europe. The congress's theme is “The future of minority languages through communication”.
Through this initiative, the Conselh Generau d’Aran reinforces its commitment to positioning Aranese and the Aranese linguistic reality at the forefront of international debates on innovation, communication, and cultural diversity, consolidating the Aran Valley as a leading territory in the development of projects related to language technologies.
The program includes participation from organizations such as the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Public Media Alliance, RTVE, EITB, 3Cat, RTVA, Swedish Radio, BBC ALBA, France 3 Corse ViaStella, as well as experts from Microsoft, ElevenLabs, and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. Sessions will address the creation of digital content in minority languages, the role of media in linguistic normalization, new European audiovisual models, and the opportunities offered by AI for languages with fewer resources.
A significant part of the congress will be dedicated to technologies developed for Aranese and Occitan, presenting advancements from the LINGUATEC-IA project and other initiatives for digital tools, machine translation, and resources for smaller languages. The new RTVE-UdL Chair of Minority Languages, Communication, and AI will also be launched.
The closing ceremony will feature the participation of the Síndica of Aran, Maria Vergés, along with institutional representatives from RTVE and the Spanish Government.
