Welsh Government

Questions from the Welsh Government:

Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 6.7. What are the advantages and limitations of network-based approaches to language revitalisation compared to individual-focused efforts? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 6.6. What behaviours or situations might unintentionally discourage the use of the Welsh language or negatively influence attitudes toward it? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 6.5. What types of support do different types of organisations need to undertake their own language planning and promotion to contribute to achieving the ambitions of Cymraeg 2050? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 6.4. What approaches are effective in supporting language planning and promotion across multiple levels, such as between governmental bodies and through cross-sector partnerships? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 6.3. What methods have been used effectively in different contexts to collect robust data and evidence on language ability—particularly by CEFR levels—and/or language use across different domains? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 6.2. What can we learn from other regions or countries that have successfully embedded the CEFR? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 6.1. What are the implications of likely demographic change in Wales for achieving the goal of one million Welsh speakers by 2050? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 5.6. What are the patterns of establishing new informal topographical names that go on to be widely used—either where no name previously existed or by replacing Welsh names? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 5.5. What are the patterns of informal displacement of place names (moving away from their original forms in a minority language) Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 5.4. How can trio-writing approaches increase the uptake of Welsh language services? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 5.3. What linguistic issues affect workforce use of Welsh (e.g., availability of appropriate terminology or grammatical issues)? 5.3a What types of support or linguistic resources could facilitate the use of Welsh in the workplace? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 5.2. To what extent do individuals make use of the linguistic resources available to support their use of Welsh? 5.2a What approaches are effective in increasing the use of these resources? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 5.1. What approaches can be used to systematically identify gaps in terminology, develop new standardised terms, and promote their uptake? 5.1a What can we learn from how other regions or countries have addressed similar terminology issues? 5.1b What methods can be used to monitor the use of newly developed terminology in Artificial Intelligence technologies? 5.1c What methods can be used to track the use of newly developed terminology in public discourse? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 4.7. What are the main challenges in ensuring online safety in a minority language? 4.7a Which approaches are effective in addressing these challenges? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 4.6. How do digital technology and content affect what language is used among family members and within social groups? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 4.5. What influences individuals’ decisions to adopt and use technologies or create more content on social media in a minority language? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 4.4. What can we learn from user research about the optimal design and use of bilingual augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 4.3. What factors enable or constrain the use of Welsh in assistive technologies across health, social care, education, and the workplace? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 4.2. How can Artificial Intelligence and other technologies increase or improve the use of Welsh in sectors such as health, social care, education, and the workplace? Welsh Government, 2026

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Creating favourable conditions—infrastructure and context 3.1. What are the implications of emerging technologies for the Welsh language? What can we learn from other regions or countries which have bilingual situations about developing and adopting language technologies? 3.1a How do open-source philosophies contribute to the development and adoption of Welsh language technologies? 3.1b How can both translation technology and other technologies increase the use of Welsh in public and digital spaces? Welsh Government, 2026

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