1. Web Open Standards May 30th 2007 U.S. – China Symposium on Active Industry Participation in Standardization Beijing, China Daniel DARDAILLER W3C Associate Chair, Europe Head of Offices These slides: http://www.w3.org/2007/05/dd-ansisac.htm May 30th 2007 Daniel DARDAILLERhttp://www.w3.org/2007/05/dd-ansisac.htm

2. W3C Executive Summary The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) 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 GroupBeijingHong Kong Liaisons with 40+ other standards bodies, Accountable to the global Public40+ other standards bodiesPublic

3. 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 W3C Patent Policy for Web Technologies

4. W3C Standards Track

5. W3C Results

6. W3C 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: W3C Patent licensing definition Disclosure rules Exception Handling: Patent Advisory Group (PAG)

7. Official Standard Liaisons With ISO/IEC/JTC1, ITU, ETSI/CEN, Nationals recent ISO ARO approval several ISO TC/W3C WG technical liaisons more and more national activities (ANSI, RGI, eGov) difficult for W3C to track all the policy development participation in UN/IGF Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards participation in ICTSB