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September 2005
Table of contents
Context of the Office of the Commissioner's Intervention
Follow-up on the Commissioner's Recommendations
- Strategic Target 1
- 1.1 Support the creation of digital content in French directly
- 1.2 Support the creation of digital content in French indirectly
- 1.3 Promote the establishment of a technical environment that is conducive to the creation of digital content in French
- 1.4 Support the creation and distribution of technolinguistic tools
- 1.5 Support the creation of digital content in French by external sources
- Strategic Target 2
- 2.1 Intensify efforts to create government content in French
- 2.2 Increase resources dedicated to translating government content
- 2.3 Improve the performance of the resources dedicated to managing government content
- 2.4 Ensure that both official languages can be used from one delivery method to another
- 2.5 Ensure the quality of the language in government content in French and English
- 2.6 Ensure that Government On-Line officials have the information and skills necessary to meet official languages requirements
- 2.7 Ensure that the government provides bilingual information technology products and services
- 2.8 Provide Government On-Line users with better information about their language rights
- 2.9 Ensure that partnerships comply with official languages requirements
- Strategic Target 3
- 3.1 Create a coherent, ongoing, and integrated language governance framework
- 3.2 Ensure that it is well-advised in matters involving the language aspects of the Internet and Government On-Line
- 3.3 Review its language policies and adapt them to Government On-Line implementation
- 3.4 Implement a mechanism to respond to questions raised by the departments and agencies as they relate to Government On-Line language considerations
General Observations and New Recommendations
Appendix A: Summary of the recommendations and their status
Appendix B: Recommendations yet to be fully implemented and new recommendations
