Translation and Transcription Procurement: Navigating the Data Privacy and Compliance Challenges

Keeping personal data safe and secure is paramount to the integrity of the research procession. This can be very challenging when commissioning translation or transcription services. This webinar will help practitioners to navigate this challenging area and charter a legal and ethical course when procuring translation and transcription services.

In this webinar, hosted by the MRS Accredited Company Partner Council (ACP) will discuss the new MRS Translation and Transcription Procurement: Data Privacy and Compliance guidance and provide you the latest best practice for buying translation and transcription services including when using AI translation tools.

What you’ll learn:

• The session will include the core terms and language used in translation and transcription to help attendees navigate the procurement challenges.
• The presenters will highlight some of the issues to consider during the translation and transcription procurement process such as intellectual property rights, copyright, data privacy and translation memory.
• How following the guidelines will help you procure AI services.
• The session will highlight some ‘typical’ translation and transcription scenarios and what needs to be considered to stay on the right side of the legal and ethical divide.
• The speakers will consider some of the new translation and transcription challenges from the increasing use of AI and related tools.

Speakers:

Chair: Rebecca Cole, Managing Director, Cobalt Sky, Chair of the MRS ACP Council and MRS Main Board member

Presenters:

Introducing the new best practice guidance
Derek Jones, Founder and CEO, Acuigen and member of the MRS ACP Council
Ruth Partington, CEO, EMPOWER and member of the MRS ACP Council 

Panellists:

Raisa McNab, CEO, Association of Translation Companies
Tony Harper, Global Head of Observer, Ipsos and Deputy Chair of the MRS ACP Council
Jon McDowell, Procurement Manager, Baker & McKenzie Global Services