W3C

I will be attending the World Economic Forum as part of the OpenWallet Forum panel moderated by Daniel Goldscheider along with an incredible group of speakers in a little over a week. We will explore the impact of emerging technologies, technical standards and global interoperability. I am excited to represent W3C and share our vision of one interoperable Web for all humanity. If you are attending #Davos 2025 #WEF and would like to meet one-on-one or arrange an interview, please reach out to: w3t-pr@w3.org

Year in review and Happy Holidays from the World Wide Web Consortium In a recent blog post Seth Dobbs shared his thoughts on the past year noting: "As I pause to reflect, I wanted to share some of W3C’s notable highlights from 2024. As you’ll see, we demonstrated a lot of the “what” of W3C in really important ways, but the “who" was also a big focus as well as “for whom”." He highlighted that 2024 was a big year as far as increasing the capability of the W3C Team. The W3C Staff has remained consistently relatively small over the years but this year we hired 10 new persons and managed to fill a number of important roles, and to create new positions that are in line with the work we need to be doing for a web that better serves humanity. New Team include:   • Kenneth Troshinsky (USA), hired in February as Chief Financial Officer   • Simone Onofri (Spain), hired in February as Security Lead   • Kenneth Franqueiro (USA), hired in May as accessibility technical specialist   • Tamsin Ewing, CPACC Ewing (New Zealand), hired in July as accessibility content specialist   • Tara Whalen (Portugal), hired in July as Privacy Lead   • Emma Fraser (USA), hired in July as Board enablement specialist   • Tzviya Siegman (USA), hired in September to spearhead our work in Sustainability, and to handle Member relations in North America   • Sylvia Cadena (Australia), hired in September as Chief Development Officer   • Christine Gefaell (USA), hired in October as Director of Legal & Compliance   • Catrina A. (USA), hired in November as manager of the Office of the CEO In 2024, we also began to surface more of our guiding principles and goals for the web, with emphasis on the human impact of our work including our Ethical Web Principles, Vision for W3C, a white paper on managing the impact of AI & Machine Learning on the Web by Dominique Hazael-Massieux Hazaël-Massieux and a white paper on the Societal, Ethical, and Technical Impacts of Digital Identities by Simone Onofri. With you, our W3C community, we have achieved a lot in the past 30 years and we look forward to many more opportunities to work together and continue to build a web that works, for everyone. Please see more at: https://lnkd.in/eWqtxZAH

W3C is seeking community input between December 17 and January 5 for appointment to the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG), to complement the TAG election by actively seeking candidate appointees in order to support a diverse and well-balanced TAG, including diversity of technical background, knowledge, and skill sets. #webstandards #technology #communityfeedback Read more about the role of the TAG and what it means to participate as a TAG member in the W3C Blog at: https://lnkd.in/e5r3MKsf Please, do share this post within your organization or with friends and colleagues who might be interested 🙏

The W3C TAG has published our Ethical Web Principles to guide the community to build a better web. On the W3C blog, Daniel Appelquist and Yves Lafon noted: The web is a fundamental part of our lives, shaping how we work, connect, and learn. We understand that with this profound impact comes the responsibility to ensure that the web serves as a platform that benefits people and delivers positive social outcomes. The Ethical Web Principles outlines how we, as an organization, define the power and purpose of the web, from an ethical standpoint. These principles are not merely theoretical; they constitute a call to action. * There is one web * The web does not cause harm to society * The web supports healthy community and debate * The web is for all people * The web is secure and respects people's privacy * The web enables freedom of expression * The web makes it possible to verify information * The web enhances individuals' control and power * The web is an environmentally sustainable platform * The web is transparent * The web is multi-browser, multi-OS, and multi-device * The web can be consumed in any way that people choose As members of the web community, we each play a part in shaping its future. The Ethical Web Principles remind us that the web extends beyond technology—it’s a reflection of the values we hold as a global society. Let us adopt this guide to enhance a web that connects and empowers us all. #web #ethicalweb #webcommunity https://lnkd.in/dJJKsu44

Support W3C's mission today for a web that works for all humanity. There are many ways to give to make this a reality. Donate. Sponsor. Engage. #GivingTuesday https://lnkd.in/eF9HRB3Q

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has received US$ 660,037 in core funding from the Ford Foundation via their Technology and Society program, to provide core support through July 2026 to W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) work developing web accessibility standards, guidelines, and implementation resources to support access for people with disabilities.  This funding is significant both as it helps further our work in accessibility and is the first we receive since we established in January 2023 as a US public-interest non-profit organization. "W3C's work to create educational materials for anyone, from developers to policy makers, on how to make digital technology accessible and effective for people with disabilities is essential to create a society where everyone can participate and thrive," said Michael Brennan, senior program officer, Ford Foundation. "Our support for W3C is an investment in a more inclusive future.” "It is critical that the Web be accessible in order to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with diverse abilities," said Shawn Henry, W3C W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Program Lead. "Accessibility is essential for people with disabilities and useful for all." #accessibility Learn more in our press release: https://lnkd.in/eKfWgwnF

Hey, GitHub users! Don’t let a data breach or accidental deletion put your critical GitHub data and business at risk. Join our live webinar on November 21 at 12 pm ET, as Vivien Lacourba and Denis Ah-Kang from W3C and James C. from Rewind share expert insights on how to protect your SaaS data from disaster. Register now: https://bit.ly/3V1sUCr #github #datasecurity #cybersecurity #databreach #disasterrecovery #webinar

W3C is pleased to announce the formation of the Sustainable Web Interest Group. The mission of the Sustainable Web Interest Group is to improve digital sustainability so that the Web works better for all people and the planet. The Sustainable Web IG will publish the Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG) which explains how to design and implement digital products and services that put people and the planet first.  The Sustainable Web IG will be chaired by Tim Frick of MightyBytes, Ines Akrap, an Invited Expert from StoryBlok, and Mike Gifford, CPWA Gifford, an Invited Expert who works for Civic Actions. Alexander Dawson will continue as editor. I, Tzviya Siegman will be Team Contact of the group. https://lnkd.in/ezd7VK_P

In addition to all the activities at TPAC, last week the W3C Consortium Members elected seven people to serve on our Board of Directors for the next two years. Congratulations to all - I look forward to working with everyone in the next term. And congratulations to Léonie Watson for being named Chair of the Board - I know you will serve the community well. https://lnkd.in/gq8tNHtB

Again, I’ll do an amazing disservice to all of the stellar speakers at #mEnabling24 for Day Two, but here’s my attempt at highlights: Seth Dobbs is doing amazing things with W3.org to make the web work for everyone! #accessibility #a11y Preety Kumar on the potential cultural barriers to #disability #inclusion: “there isn’t a broad sentiment that accessibility is a human right … maybe there is an idea that accessibility is incompatible with efficiency?” - (yikes. We have attitude work to do!) David Sloan : “we often go straight to the technical elements of accessibility and we skip the foundational elements and core knowledge about access itself.” (Yes! When you understand why you should build in access, the rest just makes sense!) Anil Lewis : “accessibility is not a burden. When done correctly, it adds to innovation and opportunity… People think it will be more difficult and more expensive than it actually is!” And my personal fave, from the incomparable Mary Fernandez, MBA : “People think it’s too hard to change the world, so we still try to change the people.” (Ouch. Think about that!) More to come!