Many of these fruitful steps became possible due to the support of BASNET and the EaPConnect project. By joining CLARIN, Belarus has boosted its visibility, which has already opened the doors to various international projects.”

Yuras Hetsevich, UIIP NASB, Head of SSRL

A local history app, a CLARIN Knowledge centre and other developments are increasing the visibility and longevity of the Belarusian language.

Find out how Yuras Hetsevich, head of the Speech Synthesis and Recognition Laboratory (SSRL) at the United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (UIIP NASB), has worked with the Belarusian research and education network, BASNET, to achieve this, in this In The Field report.