Web Open Standards May 30 th 2007 U

Web Open Standards May 30 th 2007 U. S. – China Symposium on Active Industry Participation in Standardization Beijing, China Daniel DARDAILLER W 3 C Associate Chair, Europe Head of Offices These slides: http: //www. w 3. org/2007/05/dd-ansisac. htm

W 3 C Executive Summary The World Wide Web Consortium (W 3 C) is an International Consortium where Member and External organizations, a full-time technical staff, and the public work together to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing Web standards such as protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web. • Goals: Interoperability, Universality, Functionalities • Neutral/nonforprofit, consensus based, open participation, open results • ~450 members, ~70 staff, • ~50 Working Groups ~20 Coordination Groups and Interest Groups • Hosting: MIT (America), ERCIM (Europe) and Keio University (Japan) + 17 Offices (Beijing and Hong Kong) Advisory Board, Technical Architecture Group • Liaisons with 40+ other standards bodies, Accountable to the global Public

What Open Standards Means A lot of debates nowadays for a common definition of Open Standards(IGF, EC, etc) • Transparent process • Open participation • Technical Consensus • Running code • Free and Persistent Specification • W 3 C Patent Policy for Web Technologies

W 3 C Standards Track

W 3 C Results

W 3 C Patent Policy Director's Decision May 2003: The availability of an interoperable, unencumbered Web infrastructure provides an expanding foundation for innovative applications, profitable commerce, and the free flow of information and ideas on a commercial and non-commercial basis • • Method: W 3 C Patent licensing definition Disclosure rules Exception Handling: Patent Advisory Group (PAG)

Official Standard Liaisons With ISO/IEC/JTC 1, ITU, ETSI/CEN, Nationals • recent ISO ARO approval • several ISO TC/W 3 C WG technical liaisons • more and more national activities (ANSI, RGI, e. Gov) • difficult for W 3 C to track all the policy development • participation in UN/IGF Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards • participation in ICTSB