Opportunity for Masses

Technology is a double-edged sword.

Unless the society is socially aware, it may end up getting exploited, rather than getting its benefits.

Internet technology is also no exception to it.
Here is an opportunity to use this technology effectively.

The Machine Translation systems require a huge man power.

There are two possibilities:

Some company invests money and develops the system and sells it to the people for an exhorbitant price
People co-operate, invest their spare time voluntarily, and develop the system.

The latter alternative has an advantage that the system becomes available to the masses for FREE. This is a proper model for a developing country like us which has a huge man power.
You might be asking yourself
What can I do or How can I contribute?

There are various tasks requiring various skills. You can choose the one that suits you the best.

The basic facilities needed are:
- access to a computer and email facility.

If you are interested in participation, please send us an email mentioning your area of interest.

Tasks for Sanskrit Scholars

Tasks	Skills Required
Panini's ashtadhyayi as an universal Grammar
Application of Panini's Grammar to Indian Languages and English	Proficiency in Panini's ashtadhyayi Aptitude for applying the knowledge to other languages
Sabda CiMtana (Word Watching)
Developing new Sabda sutras	Good knowledge of Hindi and English both Aptitude forreflecting on word meanings.
Enhancing existing Sabda Sutras	Good Knowledge of Hindi and English both

Tasks for Bilinguals knowing English and Hindi
Tasks	Skills Required
English-Hindi Bilingual Dictionary
New additions	Good knowledge of English and Hindi
Corrections in the existing dictionary	Good knowledge of English and Hindi
Supplying good English example sentences illustrating different shades of meaning	Good knowledge of English
English-Hindi Phrasal Dictionary
Cleaning of phrases	knowledge of English
Providing Hindi meanings of phrases	Good knowledge of English and Hindi
English-Hindi dictionary of Idioms
Cleaning of Idioms	Knowledge of English
Providing Hindi meanings of idioms	Good knowledge of English and Hindi
Hindi translations of English definitions
Providing Hindi translations of English definitions of synsets	Good knowledge of English and Hindi
Providing Word Sense Disambiguation(WSD) rules
Semi-automatically, using WASP work bench	Good knowledge of Hindi, and working knowledge of English
Manual WSD rules	Good knowledge of Hindi and working knowledge of English
Sabda CiMtana (Word Watching)
Developing new Sabda sutras	Good knowledge of Hindi and English both Aptitude for reflecting on word meanings.
Enhancing existing Sabda Sutras	Good Knowledge of Hindi and English both Aptitude for reflecting on word meanings.

Tasks for Computer Scientists

Tasks	Skills Required
User Interfaces
Develop 'Intelligent' User interface for anusaaraka	Knowledge of Java and aptitude for working in NLP
Develop interface for carrying out collaborative activity through internet	Knowledge of DBMS and web programming
NLP Tools
Evaluate, Adapt, and Improve the existing NLP tools	Knowledge of C, Java and aptitude for working in NLP