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Transforming the Web Together

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World Wide Web

The

Founded in 1994 with vision of “One Web,” open to all

Consortium

Sir Tim Berners-LeeWeb Inventor and W3C Director

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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

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WORLD IN TRANSITIONThe Web continues to change commerce,

governance, leisure, education, relationships ...

The Web is changing the world

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Web is Everywhere

The

• Accessed by billions• In many languages• Vital for information sharing,

entertainment, education, commerce

• Barrier Free• Common, pervasive, and interoperable

• Internationalized• Widely used by developers• Linked sites and linked data

USAGE

TECHNOLOGY

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A NEW WAVETRANSFORMATIONS

of

Just as the Web has transformed everything…

…It will transform everything again

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Open Web Platform is…• A platform for innovation, consolidation and cost

efficiencies• W3C is shaping the future of global business

transformation

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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

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Open Web PlatformTechnology for your value

Mobile Applications

CSSSVGWeb fonts

HTML5

OWL

JavaScript APIWidgets

WAI-ARIA

DOM

SMILSemantic Web

Geolocation API’s YOU GET• Value creation• Economic revolution• Industry transformation• A platform for innovation

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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

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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

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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

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Royalty-free technologies

W3C Open Web Platform

More than a 100 technologies within the same environment

Incremental evolution of the platform

HTML5, CSS3, SVG, Web Sockets, Web Workers, Indexed Database, File APIs, Geolocation, etc.

Real-Time Web Communications, Audio, User Timing, etc.

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Standard Technologies

Text, videos Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Styles Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Fonts Web Open Font Format (WOFF)

Protocols Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Dynamic Javascript (ES), Web Application Programming Interfaces (WebAPIs)

Graphics Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), 2D Canvas API

Offline access WebAPIs: Web Storage, IndexedDB, File API

Device access WebAPIs: Geolocation, Orientation, Multi-touch, etc.

Performance WebAPIs: Navigation timing, Page visibility, Timing control

W3C Open Web Platform

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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

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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

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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

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Global Participation

3 Host Locations 20 Offices

Nearly 350 Members from 30 Countries; and Many Industries

From all Industries

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Diverse Membership

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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……

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LGNEC

SonyKDDIMstar

ZyngaNetflix

RakutenSanDisk

ComcastFacebook

China UnicomMotorola Mobility

New Major players in last 18 monthsTelcoGamesMobileDevicesStorageSemiconductorsBroadcastingSocial NetworkingOn-line MarketplaceConsumer Electronics

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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

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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

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Sponsorships• To be associated with W3C activities, visibility• Organization Sponsors• Event Sponsors • Web For All Sponsors • Developer Sponsors• Validator Sponsorship• Donation program

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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.

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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

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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

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• 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

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To Lead the Web to its full potential

To Anticipate the Trends

To Increase your company value

Join W3C

http://www.w3.org/Consortium/join

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We Look Forward to Your Participation!