To lead the Web to its full potential...
- Makes sure that the Web is interoperable, decentralized, accessible and
free
- Serving and getting support by an international Web community: W3C
Members, public and W3C team
- Develops common protocols and languages for the Web
- Produces Recommendations -> also called 'standards' when largely
adopted (XML, CSS, etc.)
Success depends largely on community trust and participation, including
review specifications, implementations, translations and promotion.