Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding to honor winners of its 11th edition on December 9

Doha: The SheikhHamadAward for Translation and International Understanding has announced that it will honor the winners of its eleventh edition on Dec...

Doha: The Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding has announced that it will honor the winners of its eleventh edition on December 9, in a ceremony that will bring together a distinguished group of intellectual, cultural, and media figures from the Arab region and around the world, reflecting the prominent position the award has secured within the international cultural landscape.

In a statement issued Sunday, the Award Committee said the honoring ceremony will coincide with a comprehensive cultural program held on the morning of the event.

The program includes a specialized symposium on translation and Artificial Intelligence, featuring experts and specialists who will discuss the challenges posed by AI in the field of translation, particularly those related to quality, accuracy, linguistic biases, and ethical and professional considerations.

The symposium will also address the opportunities AI technologies offer for developing translators' tools, accelerating productivity, and expanding the scope of knowledge exchange between languages, thereby strengthening the role of humanistic translation while preserving its cultural significance.

The program will additionally include two closed workshops focusing recommendations to support translation movement between Arabic and both German and Albanian, with the participation of a select group of leading translators and experts working between Arabic and the Albanian and German languages.