Case Study Details

Automated Transcription Investigation

Focus

Scoping, design and viability for using automated speech recognition technology for incorporating audio content into an Indigenous news aggregation platform.

Approach

Kuaba was engaged by a university to work with the First Nations Media Association to review audio content sources with the intent of assessing accessibility for automated transcription.

Kuaba assessed the existing infrastructure and source code to determine the feasibility of integrating speech to text software into the system.

Kuaba then engaged potential software providers to discuss the feasibility of engaging in a social enterprise partnership for the project and evaluated the suitability of each provider’s offering. Each provider was evaluated across price, quality, speed, customisation and the strength of a future partnership. Our evaluation included tests on data samples through API integrations and statistical analysis of the results.

Outcome

• Market insights, strategic advice and data-driven recommendations to inform approach
• Analysis of potential content and data sources
• Understanding of approach for incorporation into existing platform
• Detailed understanding of automated speech recognition options
• Detailed recommendations for future discovery, system development and software acquisition