NATO TERMINOLOGY PROGRAMME
11 June 2009
Presented by
Mr Ian P. JONES
Head Linguistic Service, SHAPE
ACO Terminology Coordinator
ian.jones@shape.nato.int
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NATO Terminology Programme
Why standardize NATO
terminology?
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NATO Terminology Programme
Policy
Public support
OPLANS
Procedures
Standards
Doctrines
Concepts
Terminology
Natural languages: English, French, etc.
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NATO Terminology Programme
• Three basic texts on the NTP:
– Policy: C-M(2003)37
– Directive: C-M(2005)0023
– Guidance: C-M(2007)0023
• Being reviewed to streamline
terminology standardization process
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• Military Committee Terminology
Conference (MCTC) Review Panel
– Met January 2009 to review its role
– Proposals approved at MCTC Plenary in
May 2009
– Probable agreement in summer 2009
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NATO Terminology Programme
• What will not change?
– Responsibility of TAs/DTAs for own
terminology
• What will change?
– MCTC to become NATO Terminology
Board under NATO Committee for
Standardization
– Reference source for terminology: NTMS
– NATO Glossaries: extracts of the NTMS
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• Role of NTB:
– Overall coordination
– Policy advice to NCS
– Approval of “orphan” and shared
terminology
– Validation of all NATO Agreed terminology
– Management & approval of AAP-6
– Approval of AAP-15
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• NATO Terminology Management System
(NTMS):
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NS WAN (CRONOS)
NSA protected website (http://nsa.nato.int/nsa/)
NTMS: http://nsa.nato.int/ntms
Will soon contain most existing NATO glossaries
English and French
Limited capabilities
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NATO Terminology Programme
• NTMS2:
– To address limitations of NTMS1
– COTS system
– More powerful
– Open to many languages
– Managed on NSA protected website
– NATO Agreed terminology on Internet
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• NTMS2 implementation:
– RFP by end of 2009
– Implemented in 2010 (?)
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Questions?
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AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
11 June 2009
Presented by
Mr Ian P. JONES
Head Linguistic Service, SHAPE
Coordinating Authority ACO Linguistic Services
ian.jones@shape.nato.int
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AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
• Project initiated in April 2007
• Agreed by Joint Standardization Board
in October 2008
• Drafting Group: DNK, DEU, NLD, NOR,
GBR, SHAPE, CC-LAND Heidelberg,
NHQSa
• Custodian: SHAPE
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AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
• Designed to fill doctrinal gap
• Provide guidance on:
– Policy
– Planning
– Preparation
– Implementation
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AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
• Linguistic support for ops covers:
– Translation
– Interpretation
– Related tasks
• Outside scope:
– Language training of non-linguists
– Cultural capabilities
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AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
• Areas addressed:
– Policy, including:
• Nations & commands to issue a policy
• Unified management structure
• Language training integrated in careers
– Planning, including:
• Role of functional management structure
• Analysis of requirements
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AAP LINGUISTIC SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
• Areas addressed (continued):
– Preparation
• Sourcing of linguists
• Training of linguists and non-linguists
– Implementation
• Structure
• Management
• Facilities
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• Other topics covered:
– Quality standards
– Ethics
– Scaling and grades for ACO
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• Next steps
– Finish draft summer 2009
– September 2009 issue 1st study draft to all
nations
– Promulgation: 2010 (?)
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Questions?
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