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 + Grants,
Neutral/nonforprofit, consensus based, Open participation, open
results
- ~360 members (120 in Europe), ~70 staff (25 in Europe)
- Based at MIT, ERCIM (Europe) and Keio University
(Japan) + 14 Offices
- Liaisons with 40+ other standards
bodies, Accountable to the global Public