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Transforming the Web Together . 1. 1. World Wide Web. The. Consortium. Founded in 1994 with vision of “One Web,” open to all. Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Web Inventor and W3C Director. How does W3C work?. Accepts inputs and provides outputs to all – no charge!
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World Wide Web The Consortium Founded in 1994 with vision of “One Web,” open to all Sir Tim Berners-Lee Web Inventor and W3C Director
How does W3C work? • Accepts inputs and provides outputs to all – no charge! • Focus is to create standards which lead to commercial benefit • Web has a good track record • 60+ Working Groups • Working Groups have engineers from Member companies with staff support • Each company brings their expertise, perspective • 4 Domains: Interaction, UbiWeb, Accessibility, Technology and Society • RF patent policy • Liaisons with many organizations: IETF, OMA,… • ISO PAS submitter
WORLD IN TRANSITION The Web continues to change commerce, governance, leisure, education, relationships ... The Web is changing the world
Web is Everywhere The USAGE • Accessed by billions • In many languages • Vital for information sharing, entertainment, education, commerce TECHNOLOGY • Barrier Free • Common, pervasive, and interoperable • Internationalized • Widely used by developers • Linked sites and linked data
A NEW WAVE of TRANSFORMATIONS Just as the Web has transformed everything… …It will transform everything again
Open Web Platform is… • A platform for innovation, consolidation and cost efficiencies • W3C is shaping the future of global business transformation
Open Web Platform Means… • Web pages are more beautiful, interactive, intelligent • HTML5 provides cross-browser interoperability and all major browser vendors plan to support it • Video a first-class citizen • Simplified data integration • Numerous devices • Tools for social networking (privacy, security, identity) • The most interoperable platform in the industry
Open Web Platform Technology for your value JavaScript API Widgets HTML5 DOM CSS SVG Web fonts Mobile Applications OWL WAI-ARIA YOU GET SMIL Geolocation API’s Semantic Web • Value creation • Economic revolution • Industry transformation • A platform for innovation
W3C Open Web Platform HTML5 • Common across devices: desktop, mobile, tablet, TV • Powerful and modular: documents, multimedia, interactivity • Multi-application: e-books, user interfaces, games
W3C Open Web Platform Benefits • Better Web application adaptation to multiple devices • Reduce the size of Web applications • Reduce the need to install third-party plug-ins • Enable cross-site information sharing
W3C Open Web Platform Benefits (cont.) • Allow rapid prototyping of user apps using Web technologies instead of more traditional heavy weight framework • Facilitate deployment of apps across platforms: one dev. platform for all • Allow more complex apps. to be pushed and deployed through the Web Cloud
W3C Open Web Platform Royalty-free technologies
W3C Open Web Platform Standard Technologies
Value Proposition • International organization • Strong Web community • Track record of success • Neutral forum for collaboration across industries, ecosystems and communities • Broad industry and academic participation (e.g. browser, mobile, internet and corporate) • Active, expert staff participating in work
W3C Offers Global Staff • International first class Web experts • team role is to: • Drive W3C missions • Coordinate activities of W3C • Facilitate active member participation • Communicate results of W3C work • Engage with the worldwide Web Community
Broad Reach • Translations of standards to 55+ languages • Liaisons w/ 40+ global standards organizations (UN, ISO, ITU, IETF, OGF, Unicode, ICANN, ETSI, Isoc…) • 55,000+ people subscribed to 800+ mailing lists • Millions of Hits/day on W3C Website • 220+ Web standards: (HTML, XML, PNG/SVG,RDF/OWL/SPARQL, Accessibility….) • 1,800+ participants in 60+ Groups
Global Participation Nearly 350 Members from 30 Countries; and Many Industries 3 Host Locations 20 Offices From all Industries
W3C Member Testimonials "...Deutsche Telekom...is an active participant in W3C activities. Deutsche Telekom's Internet Media Technology - using open standards - allows for flexibility and speed in adapting new technologies." "Ericsson is committed to the use and development of W3C Recommendations to continue mobilizing the World Wide Web." "Fujitsu supports many W3C specifications in its products and services.“ "Nokia sees that contribution to, and adoption of, W3C specifications are essential for widespread use of the Web, with any user device." "We believe the W3C's open, consensus-driven process and associated rigorous public reviews make it uniquely positioned to guide the Web's technical evolution." Telco, Games, Devices, Storage, Broadcasting, Social Networking, On-line Marketplace, Consumer Electronics…… 20
New Major players in last 18 months • LG • NEC • Sony • KDDI • Mstar • Zynga • Netflix • Rakuten • SanDisk • Comcast • Facebook • China Unicom • Motorola Mobility • Telco • Games • Mobile • Devices • Storage • Semiconductors • Broadcasting • Social Networking • On-line Marketplace • Consumer Electronics
How can you participate? • Many ways to make an impact and contribute: • Membership in W3C • Sponsorship of W3C programs • Business Groups • Community Groups • Participation in public Workshops/Working groups • Many other Events, Training
W3C Membership Brings… • Opportunity to advance your organization’s strategic goals such as: • Increasing technical expertise for rapid deployment of Web-based technologies • Accelerating adoption of open standards • Access to community of key players on the Web • Develop your organization visibility • Demonstrating technical LEADERSHIP
Sponsorships • To be associated with W3C activities, visibility • Organization Sponsors • Event Sponsors • Web For All Sponsors • Developer Sponsors • Validator Sponsorship • Donation program
Business Groups • Vendor-neutral forum for collaborating with industry leaders, on business challenges • Expertise & Collaboration: W3C experts help ensure that Business Groups reach other groups of interest and deploy high-quality Web technology in a timely fashion. • Open to all, quick to start, self-determined, without time limit, IPR balanced, and tuned for transition to standards-track.
Community Groups • Open forum, where Web developers and other stakeholders develop specifications, hold discussions, develop test suites, and connect with W3C's international community of Web experts. • Community Groups are designed to promote innovation and encourage individual participation
Member Benefits 1/2 • Take a leadership role • Exercise technical influence over standards • Provide strategic direction for the Web’s future • Extend your international visibility (W3C: Millions hits/day) • Promote your image as innovator • Introduce new ideas • Gain public recognition of your organization’s contributions
Member Benefits 2/2 • The opportunity to work directly with the leading companies, organizations, and individuals in the Web world • The ability to provide strategic direction to the Consortium • Accelerate & Reduce cost of your development • Ensure that Web standards can be implemented royalty-free • Benefit from massive deployment based on royalty free global standards • Networking with worldwide technology leaders
To Lead the Web to its full potential • To Anticipate the Trends • To Increase your company valueJoin W3C • http://www.w3.org/Consortium/join