Ludmila Golovine
Ludmila Golovine is President and CEO of MasterWord, a top ranked LSP globally. She is a founding member of Stakeholders Advocating for Fair and ethical use of AI in Interpreting Task Force (SAFE-AI TF), serves as the Strategic Partnerships Manager for Global Community Programs of Women in Localization, is a founding member of the Global Coalition of Language Rights, Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters (TAHIT), and Mayan Languages Digitization & Preservation Project. She chairs the Advisory Subcommittee for the Translation and Interpretation Program at the Houston City College. She is a member of Texas Businesses Against Human Trafficking and an active participant in the UN Global Compact. Her work has been recognized by CHIA’s Trainer of the Year Award, NCIHC Language Access Champion Award, EY Entrepreneur of the Year (Gulf Coast Area regional winner), and by the U.S. Congress.
The Essential Role of Language Digitization in Combatting Global Poverty
Through broader accessibility of digital technology along with newly established international initiatives, marginalized language communities now have a path towards bridging the digital divide that keeps billions in poverty. In this article, the author argues that the language industry is uniquely positioned to play a major role in this transformation.