Why machine-assisted translation (MAT) tools for Croatian?

Necessity for machine-assisted translation (MAT) has become obvious in multinational companies, professional societies, in government agencies, in EU etc. Amount of text is rapidly growing and need for fast translation is increasing. Answering to needs of information society, business, education, science and culture, it is necessary to make on one side overview of MAT tools used in EU, translation needs and costs and on the other side to carry a survey of the situation in Croatia in order to proceed with further concrete activities regarding organizational, professional and educational changes, creation of language resources and joining the European projects and standards