The Problem

Our membership does not track where the economic activity and growth will be

• Multilingual support on the Web is insufficient for some languages
• It is difficult to participate in W3C for potential Members in some countries

The Approach

• Increase engagement with governments and NGOs on Web for All
  • accessibility
  • internationalization & multilingual support
  • mobile web for development
  • support for low literacy
• Establish more globally inclusive practices at W3C

The Approach

• Increase W3C's support for multilingualism on the Web
  • lower costs
  • simplify the process
  • ensure W3C scales for smooth functioning
  • improve tools
• • actively develop relationships with developers and other groups
  • improve transparency
  • ensure civil interactions
  • allow small groups to start quickly
  • provide balanced IPR protection

The Proposals

The task force elaborated these proposals:

• progression of processes
• community building
• developer portal

Through these proposals we expect to bring new ideas and potential members, enhance our reputation, improve the quality of our standards, and increase the value of W3C to its Members.

Roadmap for Multilingual Support

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The proposal discusses many topics, including mentoring, dedicated community supporters, and process transitions. See the value proposition of each track.

Tools for Authoring Accessible Content

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Mobile Web for Development

Voice Applications for Underserved Communities

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Mobile Authoring

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No direct ISOC funding; do in partnership with Web Foundation and European Commission

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Developer portal, to foster community creation of resources useful to developers and designers:

• Initial focus on Web Best Practices
• Would work with existing best practices efforts

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Community building, to bring human element to w3c, promote participation, improve communications

• Community outreach task force (with a Community Development Lead on staff)
• Outreach to developers through meet-ups, online discussion
• Materials to make it easier to understand, bring work to W3C

More Resources

• Full proposal
• Public wiki
• Member wiki with cost and other information