UNL+3

The UNL+3 is a three-year (2009-2011) plan for the UNDL Foundation to advance its long-term mission as mandated by the United Nations: to provide the UNL System world-wide for the benefit of all peoples. The plan aims at moving the UNL Programme, started in 1996, to a fully operational level of global scale by the 15th anniversary of the UNL, to be celebrated in 2011.

Components

The UNL+15 is divided into five different main categories, each of them covering specific projects to be coordinated and executed by the UNDL Foundation directly or under its supervision.

UNL Philosophy & Specs

The UNL in its essence is a digital language with lexical, syntactic and semantic features as human languages. The Specs define the structure and the linguistic elements of the UNL.

UNL Resources

UNL Resources are the natural language and knowledge resources (dictionaries, ontologies, knowledge bases, translation memories, grammars, etc) necessary to translate natural languages into UNL and from UNL into natural languages. These resources will be also used in search, and other applications.

UNL Engines & Tools

UNL engines and tools are programming software developed to run translation, search, etc. processes and to assist linguists in producing UNL resources. They differ from UNL applications in that they are not tailored to non-specialists and require expertise in UNL.

UNL Applications

UNL applications are application software based in the UNL technology that allow end users to accomplish natural language tasks, such as translating, summarizing, retrieving or extracting information. They differ from UNL tools in that they do not require any expertise or even knowledge on UNL from their users.

UNL World

UNL World is the overall strategy for disseminating the knowledge on UNL and for UNL evangelization.

Projects

UNL+3 Projects

Name	Main goals	Category
XUNL – eXtended UNL	To revise and to extend the current UNL specifications in order to enhance the potentialities and capabilities of UNL.	UNL-S
UNL Dictionary	To provide the set of UWs	UNL-R
UNL-NL Dictionary Specs	To define the structure of the UNL-NL Dictionaries in the UNL System	UNL-R
UNL-EN Dictionary	To provide the UNL-English Dictionary	UNL-R
UNL-ES Dictionary	To provide the UNL-Spanish Dictionary	UNL-R
UNL-FR Dictionary	To provide the UNL-French Dictionary	UNL-R
UNL-RU Dictionary	To provide the UNL-Russian Dictionary	UNL-R
UNL-PT Dictionary	To provide the UNL-Portuguese Dictionary	UNL-R
UNL-AM Dictionary	To provide the UNL-Armenian Dictionary	UNL-R
UNL Ontology Specs	To provide the structure of the UNL Ontology in the UNL System	UNL-R
UNL Ontology	To provide the UNL Ontology	UNL-R
UNLKB Specs	To provide the structure of the UNL Knowledge Base in the UNL System	UNL-R
UNLKB	To provide the UNL Knowledge Base	UNL-R
UNL-NL Grammar Specs	To provide the structure of the UNL-NL grammars in the UNL System	UNL-R
UNL-to-EN Grammar	To provide the generation grammar for English	UNL-R
UNL-to-ES Grammar	To provide the generation grammar for Spanish	UNL-R
UNL-to-FR Grammar	To provide the generation grammar for French	UNL-R
UNL-to-RU Grammar	To provide the generation grammar for Russian	UNL-R
UNL-to-PT Grammar	To provide the generation grammar for Portuguese	UNL-R
UNL-to-AM Grammar	To provide the generation grammar for Armenian	UNL-R
EN-to-UNL Grammar	To provide the analysis grammar for English	UNL-R
ES-to-UNL Grammar	To provide the analysis grammar for Spanish	UNL-R
FR-to-UNL Grammar	To provide the analysis grammar for French	UNL-R
RU-to-UNL Grammar	To provide the analysis grammar for Russian	UNL-R
PT-to-UNL Grammar	To provide the analysis grammar for Portuguese	UNL-R
AM-to-UNL Grammar	To provide the analysis grammar for Armenian	UNL-R
EOW	To provide the UNL version for the whole Encyclopedia of Water, one of the encyclopedias of the EOLSS	UNL-R
UNL Library	To provide the UNL version for the most relevant books in philosophy and science	UNL-R
EUGENE	To provide a natural language independent generator UNL-NL	UNL-T
IAN	To provide a natural language independent interactive analyzer NL-UNL	UNL-T
UNL Dev	To provide an integrated development environment for UNL	UNL-T
NORMA	To provide a network processor (normalizer) for UNL	UNL-T
LILY 1.0	To provide a UNL-based translation web service from English to English French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese and Armenian	UNL-A
LILY 1.5	To enhance LILY 1.0 to incorporate French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese and Armenian as input languages	UNL-A
LILY 2.0	To enhance LILY 1.5 to incorporate ontologies, knowledge bases and translation memories as translation-aids	UNL-A
UNL Search 1.0	To provide a UNL-based multilingual search engine	UNL-A
UNL Search 2.0	To provide a UNL-based semantic search engine	UNL-A
UNL Wiki	To develop a wiki facility to exchange information on UNL	UNL-W
UNL VLE	To develop a virtual learning environment (VLE) for UNL	UNL-W
UNL School	To offer courses on UNL	UNL-W

Schedule

Schedule for UNL+3 Projects

NAME	2009				2010				2011
	JAN	APR	JUL	OCT	JAN	APR	JUL	OCT	JAN	APR	JUL	OCT
XUNL – eXtended UNL
UNL Dictionary
UNL-NL Dictionary Specs
UNL-EN Dictionary
UNL-ES Dictionary
UNL-FR Dictionary
UNL-RU Dictionary
UNL-PT Dictionary
UNL-AM Dictionary
UNL Ontology Specs
UNL Ontology
UNL KB Specs
UNL KB
UNL-NL Grammar Specs
UNL-to-EN Grammar
UNL-to-ES Grammar
UNL-to-FR Grammar
UNL-to-RU Grammar
UNL-to-PT Grammar
UNL-to-AM Grammar
EN-to-UNL Grammar
ES-to-UNL Grammar
FR-to-UNL Grammar
RU-to-UNL Grammar
PT-to-UNL Grammar
AM-to-UNL Grammar
EOW
UNL Library
EUGENE
IAN
UNL Dev
NORMA
LILY 1.0
LILY 1.5
LILY 2.0
UNL Search 1.0
UNL Search 2.0
UNL Wiki
UNL VLE
UNL School