 Technology Topics:
• Local standards for character encoding: GB18030, HKSCS, how to support them, issues with character conversion, encoding detection.
• Does Unicode meet the needs of Asian languages now? Does it put Asian languages at a disadvantage to other languages?
• Web- How to design multilingual web sites? How to take advantage of web services? How to implement and offer web services globally?
• Language technologies- parsing Asian languages that don't use spaces between words is difficult and causes problems when localizing software. What are the best solutions?
• Translation tools: Which tools work well with Asian languages? Is XLIFF being accepted in Asia?
• Which development environments are most effective for global development?
• Arabic scripted languages of southeast Asia.
• Design concerns and future considerations of Asian script support for non-Arabic speakers such as Turks in China.
• How effective is Machine Translation for Asian languages?
• What is the Computer Science curriculum of Asian universities emphasizing, and which cities offer the best engineering talent |
Business Topics:
• Choosing a business partner: How can Asian businesses determine if foreign investor or partners are right for them? How should you evaluate in-country businesses as potential partners or representatives?
• How do business practices differ by regional markets?
• How is bringing a product developed for Japanese, Chinese or Korean users to Western markets different from localizing western products for Asia? Which tools and practices are best suited for this?
• What are the best practices for managing development by geographically distributed teams?
• How should you determine the return on investment for internationalization or localization projects?
• Should you build, outsource, or buy technology for internationalization and localization?
• What opportunities exist for bringing Asian-market software and software-centric market to the U.S. and Europe?
• What parts of the application and content life cycle can reliably be delivered from Asia to the U.S. and Europe?
• How will the Asian software industry develop?
• What capitalization strategies work best for software firms planning internationalization expansion?
• What role will government play in expanding the role of Asian software firms?
• Where will be the center of Asian software innovation? Geographically and by device? |
