The International Web Standardization Organization,
creator of HTML, XML, HTTP, Web Services, Semantic Web technologies, WAI
Guidelines, etc.
- Mission: Lead the Web to its full
potential
- Goals: Interoperability, Universality,
Functionalities
- How: Industry driven + Government Grants,
Neutral/nonforprofit, consensus based, fast process
- What: Working groups, working drafts, Open source
reference code
- ~400 members (150 in Europe), ~70 staff (25 in Europe)
- 3 hosts: MIT/ERCIM/Keio and 13 Offices (Europe, Africa, Asia, etc)
- Director Tim Berners-Lee, Web Inventor
