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*LDS Workshop in France, on October 19, 2026 (10:00 - 15:00) - *Maison de la Recherche, Paris 75007
ELDA is pleased to announce theLDS Workshop in France https://language-data-space.ec.europa.eu/lds-country-workshop-france-2026-10-19_en, organised as part of the European Language Data Space (LDS) https://language-data-space.ec.europa.eu/index_enproject in Paris on October 19, 2026.
The workshop will bring together stakeholders from industry, research, the media and the public sector to discuss access, sharing and use of language data for AI development in France.
The programme https://language-data-space.ec.europa.eu/lds-country-workshop-france-2026-10-19_en features presentations and two panel discussions addressing key challenges:
* *Access and Trust: Unlocking the Potential of Language Data in France:*Exploring how to facilitate access to and sharing of language data while addressing legal, governance and trust-related challenges. * *From Accessible Data to AI-Ready Data:*Discussing how to transform available language resources into high-quality, interoperable datasets suitable for AI training and evaluation.
Invited speakers and panellists from the European Commission, the French Ministry of Culture, ALT-EDIC, LIS-Lab, AFP, Radio France, Orange, INA, LightOn and Vocapia, among others have already confirmed their participation.
*Practical Information*
* Monday, 19 October 2026 * 10:00–15:00 (Welcome from 9:20) * Maison de la Recherche, 54 rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris * View the workshop programme https://language-data-space.ec.europa.eu/lds-workshop-france-2026-10-19_en * Register here https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/LDS-WS1-FR * The event will be held in French.
Registration is mandatory to access the venue.
We warmly encourage researchers, industry professionals, data providers, AI developers, policymakers and all interested stakeholders to join us in Paris!
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*ELDA – Evaluations and Language resources Distribution Agency*
Contact : Fernanda González Campo, fernanda@elda.org