Background
This CEN Workshop is aimed at assisting in the preparation of multilingual extensions to European keyboard layouts. The multilingual extensions will be aimed to allow 'ordinary users' and Public Authorities to input primarily Latin-script characters, especially in light of current and potential future legal and common educational requirements. It will build on existing implementations of common official and de facto standards for national and regional computer keyboard layouts and related input methods. Based on this the Workshop will prepare recommendations and give guidance on handling multilingual data entry requirements, taking account of existing international standards in the field.
CEN Workshop Agreement
The Workshop will prepare a single-part CWA covering at least the following areas:
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a list of aspects to be taken into consideration when designing regional multilingual keyboards and related input methods (both technical, legal and relating to usability);
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specific recommendation and guidance related to the above aspects;
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considerations and possibly guidance for publicly available terminals, e.g. in internet cafes, for travellers, etc.
The Workshop will not define any national or language-specific keyboard layouts. Some such layouts may be used as examples.
The CWA will be in support of public policy interest of national and pan-European administrations.
Workshop status
The kick-off meeting of the Workshop took place on 25 January 2008 in Brussels.
The final on-line meeting took place on 17 November 2009. The final document will be published by CEN in the coming months.
Adopted Business Plan
Contact points
CEN Workshop Chairman
Mr Erkki I. Kolehmainen
Tel: + 358 400 825943
E-mail
CEN Workshop Secretariat
SFS
Mr Tero Aalto
CSC - Scientific Computing Ltd
Tel: + 358 9 457 2920
E-mail
CEN Management Centre
Avenue Marnix, 17
B-1000 Brussels
Ms Gaid Le Gall
Tel: + 32 2 550 09 39
E-mail
Mrs Mina Laridan
Tel: + 32 2 550 09 89
E-mail