A delegation from Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), led by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), unveiled Loghati, an online platform designed to make Arabic more accessible internationally during a visit to Italy.

“The Arabic language is poetic, but it risks being marginalized because it hasn’t modernized to meet today’s challenges. We need to revitalize the language,” said Sheikha Moza during the event.

Loghati means “my language” in Arabic. It is a technology created at QSTP which allows the creation of virtual libraries comprised of ancient and modern texts, where each document is a multi-dimensional information repository that can be accessed, amended, and instantly translated from Arabic into other languages and back again. It can also host audio and video material in its virtual libraries, offering people a full multimedia interface.

The platform employs an artificial intelligence that continuously “learns” and improves as more users interact with it. QSTP hopes the technology can help bridge cultural differences, and make Arabic knowledge and culture – which may be unavailable to millions due to the language barrier – more accessible.

“The Arab tradition for transferring knowledge, particularly among Bedouin people, was by word of mouth and the direct interaction between people. Loghati is the 21st century version of this tradition. This platform allows anyone to interface directly and seamlessly with great Arab works from anywhere in the world,” said Tidu Maini, Science and Technology Advisor and Chairman of QSTP.

QSTP hopes Loghati can be used to facilitate cross-cultural exchange and collaborative scientific research and allow the publication of more books.