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Ethical Web Principles: Building a better web

The Ethical Web Principles are a manifesto of W3C’s core values and principles. In this post, W3C Technical Architecture co-chair Dan Appelquist outlines how to go from words to action.

W3C Statement on Ethical Web Principles guides the community to build a better web

The Ethical Web Principles, which build on W3C’s core values and principles in the web and its architecture, are a call to action for the web industry and for W3C itself, aiming to deliver positive social outcomes. As we expand the web platform, we must consider the consequences of our work. As members of the web community, we each play a part in shaping its future.

AIOTI Workshop on Semantic Interoperability for Digital Twins at ERCIM

the workshop will discuss Semantic interoperability - key to open ecosystems on the Web

Sustainable Web Interest Group is formed

Announcement of the formation of the W3C Sustainable Web Interest Group.

W3C 30th anniversary & impressions on my first TPAC

In this blog post, W3C CEO Seth Dobbs describes W3C’s 30th anniversary event, and shares his impressions after attending for the first time a W3C TPAC which attracts in a week several hundreds from the W3C community in order to coordinate solutions to web problems.

Reflections on TPAC 2024 Breakouts

In this post, the staff who organize TPAC breakout sessions share thoughts on the topics covered this year and some feedback received so far.

On the 55th World Standards Day, my history of the Web and relationship with W3C

In this blog post, W3C's Head of Marketing and Communications Coralie Mercier shares a recent filmed interview for W3C Member Igalia on the history of the Web, and reflects on the importance of standards and how they are done in the very long run.

Accessibility education and outreach: Another milestone in W3C's 30-year history and evolution

As W3C celebrates 30 years, we also celebrate the success of the Accessibility Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG), share news of its closure, and look forward to a new chapter in W3C accessibility work.

Web Security: shaping the secure Web

In this blog post, W3C CEO Seth Dobbs explains why and how Web Security as a requirement for humanity is central to W3C’s mission, mentions digital identities and credentials as a high-stake current focus, and invites all to participate.

Societal, ethical, and technical impacts of digital identities

This blog post introduces an analysis of Digital Identities and their various architectural models. The paper focuses on the impact of identities on the Web and users, particularly on privacy, security, and human rights, the role that Web standardization may play in managing that impact and how collaboration among various stakeholders can mitigate these threats.