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in Cambodia means that only one computer at the National Institute of Special Education (NISE)
in Phnom Penh is equipped with a license, thereby limiting accessibility for visually impaired
individuals [3], [4].

Therefore, our research team, in collaboration with NISE and Krousar Thmey Organization (an 2- CADT
organization helping disadvantaged children in Cambodia), would like to develop a machine
translation system for Khmer Braille which is publicly available and free access to the community
and for the education for Deaf or Blind.

Repository Link: Repository

Use case status: The use case is part of a larger research project

UN Goals:

• SDG 4: Quality Education
• SDG 10: Reduced Inequality
Justify UN Goals selection: Our goal is to help reduce the gap between people who are
visually and sight impaired with others in Cambodia. We would like to develop a machine
translation system for Khmer Braille for this community so they can easily communicate with
other people and enjoy the same rights as others in the society if possible. Furthermore, we
would like to apply this system particularly for the education for Deaf or Blind people so the
disadvantaged children are able to enjoy the rights of education like others. We expect that
this system will help facilitator educators and boost the learning outcomes of the children in
the field of special education.

Partner name: National Institute for Special Education, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

2�2�2 Future work

Model development, Standards development related to the use case Elaborate proposal: As
of today, we are able to build a baseline system for a machine translation system for Khmer
Braille (general context). If we are given scholarships and resources, we will further develop the
machine translation model particularity for education, for example a system that is compatible
with Math and Physic formulas so it will help facilitate teachers and instructors in their teaching
activities. In addition, we would like to build a mobile application and/or web application that
is freely accessible to the public as well so everyone can use it, which is very beneficial to the
people within this community.

2�3� Use case requirements

• REQ-01: It is critical that MTKB enables the communication between sight impaired
people and others.
• REQ-02: It is critical that MTKB is open source and accessible by everyone.
• REQ-03: It is critical that MTKB facilitates the teaching of instructors and the learning of
students, particularly in primary school and high school.

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