Software Internationalization Architectures for Decision Support Systems
Patrick A. V. Hall · Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks · 2006
We have seen that software for decision making can and should be localized so that it works in the language of the decision makers and respects local cultural conventions. Localization of language and simple cultural information like dates can easily be accomplished using today’s technologies, but the sharing of information between diverse groups may well require more advanced methods of language generation. However, the actual process of decision making may not be capable of computer support to the same degree. Decision making is deeply rooted in culture, and may not be capable of distribution mediated by technology. But that does not mean that localisation is not worth doing, so that information can be shared and made accessible. Accurate information is after all a prerequisite for sound decisions.