W3C Launches Group to Help Bridge the Digital Divide
2008-05-27: As part of the growing set
of W3C initiatives related to social development, W3C
invites participation in the new Mobile Web for Development (MW4D)
interest Group, chartered to explore the
potential of mobile technology to help bridge the
digital divide. "We need to solve important
challenges, such as lack of standards in end-user
devices, network constraints, service cost, issues of
literacy, and an understanding of the real
information needs of rural communities," said Ken
Banks, kiwanja.net, who Chairs the group. "To do so
requires an multidisciplinary approach, a step we
take through the creation of this new group." Read
more in the press release.
This launch is part of W3C's Mobile
Web Initiative (MWI), which aims to identify and
resolve challenges and issues of accessing the Web
when on the move. This work takes place under the
auspices of the European Union's
7th Research Framework Programme (FP7), part of
the Digital
World Forum project. (Photo
credit: Stéphane Boyera. Permalink)
W3C Advisory Committee Elects Advisory Board
2008-06-02: The W3C Advisory Committee has filled six open seats on the W3C Advisory Board. Created in 1998, the Advisory Board provides guidance to the Team on issues of strategy, management, legal matters, process, and conflict resolution. Beginning 1 July, the nine Advisory Board participants are Jean-François Abramatic (ILOG), Ann Bassetti (The Boeing Company), Jim Bell (HP), Don Deutsch (Oracle), Eduardo Gutentag (Sun Microsystems), Steve Holbrook (IBM), Ken Laskey (MITRE), Ora Lassila (Nokia), and Arun Ranganathan (Mozilla Foundation). Steve Zilles continues as interim Advisory Board Chair. Read more about the Advisory Board. (Permalink)
Last Call: XHTML Access Module
2008-05-26: The XHTML 2 Working Group has published the Last Call Working Draft of XHTML Access Module. This document is intended to help make XHTML-family markup languages more effective at supporting the needs of the accessibility community. It does so by providing a generic mechanism for defining the relationship between document components and well-known accessibility taxonomies. Comments are welcome through 16 June. Learn more about the HTML Activity. (Permalink)
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Upcoming Talks
- 2 June, Sao Paulo, Brazil: Towards eGovernment 2.0 through Better Use of the WebJosé Manuel Alonso presents at W3C Workshop on the Role of Mobile Technologies in Fostering Social Development.
- 2 June, Västerås, Sweden: Framtidssäkra eFörvaltningenOlle Olsson participates in a panel at Offentliga Rummet 2008.
- 4 June, Brussels, Belgium: International PerspectiveJudy Brewer participates in a panel at Open conference on the Results from Phase I of Standards Mandate 376: Public Procurement of Accessible ICT in Europe.
- 4 June, Sao Paulo, Brazil: Towards eGovernment 2.0 through better use of the WebJosé Manuel Alonso presents at W3C Brazil Office Public Launch.
- 4 June, Sao Paolo, Brazil: W3C - Web Open StandardsDaniel Dardailler presents at W3C Brazil Office Launch event .
- 10 June, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Web Accessibility: People with Disabilities and Elderly CitizensShadi Abou-Zahra presents at Web Sin Barreras.
- 11 June, Nashville, TN, USA: Color for the Global WebMolly E Holzschlag presents at Voices That Matter.
- 12 June, Nashville, TN, USA: Designing for Today’s BrowsersMolly E Holzschlag presents at Voices That Matter.
- 17 June, New York, NY, USA: Web of DataTim Berners-Lee presents at LinkedData Planet Conference: exploring the new web of linked data.
- 19 June, Nancy, France: États des lieux du Web sémantiqueIvan Herman gives a keynote at 19èmes Journées Francophones d'Ingénierie des Connaissances (IC2008).
- 19 June, Tokyo, Japan: Update on W3C/WAI Guidelines including WCAG 2.0Judy Brewer presents at Open Seminar of Information Accessibility.
- 19 June, Baltimore, Maryland, USA: How New Web Accessibility Standards Impact User Experience DesignShawn Henry presents at Usability Professionals' Association International Conference 2008.
- 26 June, Frankfurt, Germany: Mobile Internet – the Way ForwardSteve Bratt participates in a panel at 2nd NGMN Industry Conference 2008.
- 16 August, Honolulu, HI, USA: Hot and Spicy Style with CSSMolly E Holzschlag gives a tutorial at Hot and Spicy Style with CSS.
- 20 August, New York, USA: Multimodal Standards and ApplicationsDeborah Dahl, Ingmar Kliche, Raj Tumuluri present at SpeechTEK.
- 17 October, Poznan, Poland: The Policy-Aware Web meets Virtual GoodsRenato Iannella gives a keynote at 6th International Workshop for Technical, Economic and Legal Aspects of Business Models for Virtual Goods.
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