What is the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an
international consortium where Member organizations, a full-time staff,
and the public work together to develop Web standards.
W3C's mission is:
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To lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols
and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web.
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W3C Develops
Web Standards and Guidelines
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W3C primarily pursues its mission through
the creation of Web standards and guidelines.
Since 1994, W3C has
published more than 110 such standards, called
W3C Recommendations. W3C also
engages in education and outreach, develops software, and serves as an
open forum for discussion about the Web. In order for the Web to reach
its full potential, the most fundamental Web technologies must be
compatible with one another and allow any hardware and software used to
access the Web to work together. W3C refers to this goal as “Web
interoperability.” By publishing open (non-proprietary) standards for
Web languages and protocols, W3C seeks to avoid market fragmentation and
thus Web fragmentation.
Tim Berners-Lee, W3C
Director and inventor of the World Wide Web
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