Improving Access to Government through Better Use of the Web: First Public Draft
2009-03-10: The eGovernment Interest Group has published the First Public Working Draft of Improving Access to Government through Better Use of the Web. The term "eGovernment" refers to the use of the Web or other information technologies by governing bodies (local, state, federal, multi-national) to interact with their citizenry, between departments and divisions, and between governments themselves. Recognizing that governments throughout the World need assistance and guidance in achieving the promises of electronic government through technology and the Web, this document seeks to define and call forth, but not yet solve, the variety of issues and challenges faced by governments. The use cases, documentation, and explanation are focused on the available or needed technical standards but additionally provide context to note and describe the additional challenges and issues which exist before success can be realized. This document has been published in time for W3C's eGovernment stakeholder meeting in Washington, D.C.. Learn more about the eGovernment Activity. (Permalink)
Video of Tim Berners-Lee's TED Talk Available
2009-03-13: In February, W3C Director Tim Berners-Lee spoke at TED 2009 about the Semantic Web and linked data (see slides). The video of his TED talk is now available. (Permalink)
User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0: Updated Working Draft
2009-03-11: The User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has published an updated Working Draft of the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0. UAAG defines how browsers, media players, and other "user agents" should support accessibility for people with disabilities and work with assistive technologies. Read the invitation to review the UAAG 2.0 Working Draft and about the Web Accessibility Initiative. (Permalink)
Pointer Methods in RDF: First Draft Published
2009-03-10: The Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group today published Pointer Methods in RDF as a First Public Working Draft. This document provides a framework for representing pointers to identify locations in content or portions of content, using Resource Description Framework (RDF). This document is part of Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) and can be used to extend the EARL 1.0 Schema. Read the invitation to review Pointer Methods in RDF and learn more about the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). (Permalink)
Last Call: Selectors Level 3
2009-03-10: The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group has published the Last Call Working Draft of Selectors Level 3. Selectors are patterns that match against elements in a tree, and as such form one of several technologies that can be used to select nodes in an XML document. Selectors have been optimized for use with HTML and XML, and are designed to be usable in performance-critical code. Comments are welcome through 07 April. Learn more about the Style Activity. (Permalink)
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- 19 March, Los Angeles, CA, USA: The New WCAG 2: Web Accessibility Q&A with the EditorsShawn Henry, Michael Cooper, Loretta Guarino Reid participate in a panel at CSUN International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference.
- 19 March, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Towards a More Accessible BrowserJeanne Spellman, Jim Allan present at CSUN Center on Disabilities 24th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference.
- 21 March, Prague, Czech Republic: XML Processing and ChoreographyMohamed Zergaoui presents at XML Prague 2009.
- 22 March, Prague, Czech Republic: Exploring XProcNorman Walsh presents at XML Prague 2009.
- 24 March, Vienna, Austria: Moving the Web with StandardsFrançois Daoust presents at Mobile Internet 2009.
- 27 March, Frankfurt, Germany: Mobile Access – Device-independent or AccessibleDominique Hazaël-Massieux participates in a panel at European Accessibility Forum.
- 31 March, Paris, France: Improving Society through Better Use of Web StandardsDaniel Dardailler presents at Technical Regulation of the Internet.
- 21 April, Madrid, Spain: Web Accessibility and Older Users - We Are There!Andrew Arch gives a keynote at W4A2009 - International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility.
- 23 April, Lisbon, Portugal: Improving Society through Better Use of Web StandardsDaniel Dardailler participates in a panel at ITU World Telecommunication Policy Forum.
- 15 June, San Jose, CA, USA: Introduction to the Semantic WebIvan Herman gives a tutorial at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
- 15 June, San Jose, CA, USA: What is New in W3C Land?Ivan Herman presents at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
- 16 June, San Jose, CA, USA: Introducing OWL 2Ivan Herman participates in a panel at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
- 17 June, San Jose, USA: XBRL and the Semantic WebDave Raggett, Diane Mueller present at 2009 Semantic Technology Conference.
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