BHASHINI unveils its groundbreaking strategy for Language Technology Solutions in the country. They are reimagining the User’s Journey using Multilingual Voice as a medium. BHASHINI aims to transcend language barriers, ensuring every citizen can effortlessly access digital services in their language. 

Using voice as a medium, BHASHINI has the potential to bridge language and the digital divide. Launched by Honourable PM Shri Narendra Modi in July 2022 under the National Language Technology Mission, BHASHINI aims to provide technology translation services in 22 scheduled Indian languages.

Imagining the power of voice

In a social media post, BHASHINI shared its groundbreaking strategy. The strategy will cover the needs of 16 different sectors. It seeks to find out if education can thrive with multilingual Voice-Based Classrooms and if hospitals can revolutionise care with real-time multilingual voice-based patient consultation. In the Agriculture sector, BHASHINI imagines the transformation of the sector with multilingual voice-based solutions. 

With BHASHINI, public services will be accessible to all, and everyone can manage their finances anywhere, anytime, in their language through voice as a medium. BHASHINI imagines finding the perfect product, no matter what language it is listed in, and negotiating and finalising deals through the power of voice. Citizens could file complaints to law enforcement agencies by voice in their own language, and manufacturing companies could embrace the power of voice to empower their multilingual workforce. 

Think seamless transportation in any language. Imagine navigating airports, hailing rides, and buying tickets—all by voice and in your own language—BHASHINI could be the key to unlocking this dream. Courtrooms could hear voices in each individual’s language, and movies could be watched with subtitles and audio descriptions appearing instantly.

It could also impact IT Services as a Tier 2 specialist could instantly connect with global customers in real-time, regardless of language. Anyone could fuel their vehicle anywhere without language being a barrier with multilingual voice commands. Furthermore, it can boost tourism as it could foster better communication, enrich experiences, and make travel more accessible for everyone. Travellers will not experience the issues of language barriers.

A joint effort

On National Technology Day, BHASHINI recently launched the “Be our Sahayogi “program. They have collaborated with nasscom to revolutionise the Bhartiya Bhashaien ecosystem. Bhashini thrives on a collaborative ecosystem where each stakeholder group plays a crucial role. The involvement of all players can unlock the full potential of Indian languages by leveraging the strengths of government, industry, academia, and individual citizens.

Ministries and departments shall empower BHASHINI by identifying data resources. State and Language Missions shall play a critical role by identifying usable data sources from state government entities and other sources. Startups will be the driving force behind exciting new use cases for Indian language technology. Industry powers BHASHINI's growth by contributing data, building core technology, offering computing power, and sharing open-source data to enrich the BHASHINI repository. MSMEs, data collection companies, publishers, and citizens of our country will also be key players in this partnership. 

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