1--W3CWho We Are and What We Do

http://www.chinaw3c.org
“THIS IS FOR EVERYONE”
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The World wide web consortium is an international forum for the development of technology standards and for the stewardship of the Web
Since 1994 convenes Web ecosystem
Major software developments, standard implementation (except for proof of concepts) Conduct independent research (it does what the members want it to do…) Act as a legislative body (e.g., to require certain implementations to happen)
Vendors Developers Research Government Liaisons
Full-time staff of Web experts 390+ Members Funding from Memberships, sponsorships, grants Publishes Royalty-Free Standards
Sir Tim Berners-Lee W3C Director and Founder of Web
GEOGRAPHICAL FOOTPRINT
The W3C has its presence in 45 countries and is hosted by four nations globally
1994
The W3C is founded by Tim Berners-Lee at the MIT, in collaboration with INRIA
2013
The W3C is a joint endeavor of MIT, ERCIM, Keio University, and Beihang University
the Web of Today & Tomorrow
Entertainment, Social Web, Digital Publishing, Automotive, Telecommunications
Develops Web standards
e.g., HTML, SVG, …
Develops guidelines, best practices
China Internet Conference Beijing, China 27 Aug 2014
J. Alan Bird, W3C Global Business Development Leader
1989
Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (Specifications, Software and Tools) to lead the web to its full potential as a forum for information commerce, communication and collective understanding The place where open, free, consensus driven and cutting edge technologies are developed for the World Wide Web
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Web Inventor and W3C Director
W3C’s mission is to ensure the longterm growth of the Web with the vision of ONE WEB FOR ALL
OVERVIEW
e.g., Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Data Publishing Best Practices, …
Provides diverse forums for discussions, joint prestandard specifications, participates at outreach events Offers a validation suite and service, various courses, documentations
W3C sets the standards that make the Web work
The Open Web Platform
HTML, CSS, SVG, Web Architecture, XML, Web of Data, …
Universality
Web Accessibility Initiative, Internationalization, Mobile Web, Security/Privacy
Global Participation
4 Host Locations, 18 Offices 390+ Members from 45 countries; Many Industries & Governments, including BRIC countries
MIT (USA), Keio (Japan), ERCIM 来自百度文库France) and
Beihang (China)
W3C’S ASSOCIATION WITH ACADEMIA
W3C has strong association with the Academic and Research institutes worldwide which is evident from its recent host addition in the form of Beihang University