One and a half years after joining the UK’s Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) Mónica Machado was appointed Vice-Chair of the Institute. “This is an enormous privilege and I am truly proud of being part of this team. We are doing a very good job and working to improve the perception people have regarding translation and interpreting. Human translators and interpreters are essential for good communication between different peoples and it is up to us, professionals, to explain and prove to end-clients and translation users why the machine is not yet ready to replace us altogether”, Mónica Machado said.

Mónica Machado is an English into European Portuguese translator, specialised in Oil and Gas, Mining and Geology, Environment, Hydroelectric Power, HSE, Shipping and Business Legal Areas, working for Portugal and Portuguese-speaking African countries, such as Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe.