Bhubaneswar: The Odia Language, Literature, and Culture Department, Odisha, held a virtual meeting with the team Google India on Monday to address these issues and promote the correct use of Odia language on digital platforms. The meeting focused on how Odia users around the world can seamlessly access information in their native language and express themselves clearly on these platforms.
During the meeting, discussions revolved around ensuring the correct representation of Odia on digital platforms, translating information accurately from English to Odia, standardising the Odia script font and promoting the use of precise Odia for self-expression on social media. Additionally, efforts to make all necessary information available in Odia on digital platforms were discussed to facilitate easy access for all users.
Bishnupada Sethi, Principal Secretary of Odia Language, Literature, and Culture Department, participated in the meeting, discussing with the Google India team how Odia could be accurately presented on digital platforms. He emphasised that enabling the use of precise and error-free Odia would help connect Odia speakers worldwide and provide a powerful medium for expression. Sethi also highlighted the benefits of making diverse information available in Odia, which would greatly assist the general public, students, intellectuals, and research scholars.
The meeting also touched on the development of Odia language capabilities in Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, ensuring that information can be effectively accessed in Odia.
The virtual meeting was attended by Bijay Ketan Upadhyay, Director of the Odia Language, Literature, and Culture Department; Laxminarayan Mishra, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India; Debaprasad Dash, Joint Secretary, Odisha Culture Department; Fanindra Nanda and Premananda Mahapatra from the Odia Bhasa Pratisthan; and Harsh Dhand and Amrita Kamat from Google India were present.
