Q&A
Agency practices for in-house vs. contracted translation services
2:15:16
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45 sec
Council Member Alexa Avilés inquires about the frequency of agencies translating in-house versus contracting out translation services. Kenneth Lo from MOIA explains that agencies largely contract out translation services, with only a few departments having embedded linguists for translation.
- Most NYC agencies contract out translation services
- The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has in-house linguists for translation
- MOIA's team expansion might influence some agencies to consider in-house translation
Alexa Avilés
2:15:16
And the report noted that DSNY had developed a database of translated materials how often are agencies translating in house versus contracting out?
2:15:27
Do you have a sense of that?
Kenneth Lo
2:15:31
By and large, we would say that agencies are contracting out.
2:15:39
The expansion of our team is something that some agencies might look on team.
2:15:46
But at the current time, I would say, only more and the health department really have terms with embedded linguists for translation.
