NATO TERMINOLOGY PROGRAMME NATO UNCLASSIFIED 11 June 2009 Presented by Mr Ian P. JONES Head Linguistic Service, SHAPE ACO Terminology Coordinator [email protected]

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11 June 2009

Presented by

Mr Ian P. JONES

Head Linguistic Service, SHAPE

ACO Terminology [email protected]

Why standardize NATO terminology?

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Natural languages: English, French, etc.

Terminology

Concepts

Doctrines

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• Three basic texts on the NTP:– Policy: C-M(2003)37– Directive: C-M(2005)0023– Guidance: C-M(2007)0023

• Being reviewed to streamline terminology standardization process

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• Military Committee Terminology Conference (MCTC) Review Panel– Met January 2009 to review its role– Proposals approved at MCTC Plenary in

May 2009– Probable agreement in summer 2009

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• What will not change?– Responsibility of TAs/DTAs for own

terminology

• What will change?– MCTC to become NATO Terminology

Board under NATO Committee for Standardization

– Reference source for terminology: NTMS– NATO Glossaries: extracts of the NTMS

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• Role of NTB:– Overall coordination– Policy advice to NCS– Approval of “orphan” and shared

terminology– Validation of all NATO Agreed terminology– Management & approval of AAP-6– Approval of AAP-15

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• NATO Terminology Management System (NTMS):– NS WAN (CRONOS)– NSA protected website (http://nsa.nato.int/nsa/)– NTMS: http://nsa.nato.int/ntms– Will soon contain most existing NATO glossaries– English and French– Limited capabilities

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• NTMS2:– To address limitations of NTMS1– COTS system– More powerful– Open to many languages– Managed on NSA protected website– NATO Agreed terminology on Internet


• NTMS2 implementation:– RFP by end of 2009– Implemented in 2010 (?)

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Questions?



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Head Linguistic Service, SHAPE

Coordinating Authority ACO Linguistic [email protected]

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• Project initiated in April 2007

• Agreed by Joint Standardization Board in October 2008

• Drafting Group: DNK, DEU, NLD, NOR, GBR, SHAPE, CC-LAND Heidelberg, NHQSa

• Custodian: SHAPE

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• Designed to fill doctrinal gap

• Provide guidance on:– Policy– Planning– Preparation– Implementation

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• Linguistic support for ops covers:– Translation– Interpretation– Related tasks

• Outside scope:– Language training of non-linguists– Cultural capabilities

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• Areas addressed:– Policy, including:

• Nations & commands to issue a policy• Unified management structure• Language training integrated in careers

– Planning, including:• Role of functional management structure• Analysis of requirements

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• Areas addressed (continued):– Preparation

• Sourcing of linguists• Training of linguists and non-linguists

– Implementation• Structure• Management• Facilities

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• Other topics covered:– Quality standards– Ethics– Scaling and grades for ACO

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• Next steps– Finish draft summer 2009– September 2009 issue 1st study draft to all

nations– Promulgation: 2010 (?)

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Questions?



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NATO TERMINOLOGY PROGRAMME NATO UNCLASSIFIED 11 June 2009 Presented by Mr Ian P. JONES Head Linguistic Service, SHAPE ACO Terminology Coordinator [email protected]