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26 awardees in W3C's TPAC Inclusion and Invited Expert Support funds
Corporate
Published: 27 August 2025
By: Seth Dobbs, W3C CEO and President
In this blog post, W3C CEO Seth Dobbs reports on the selection of 26 recipients in a funding program related to W3C's stakeholder strategy and Community Engagement support.
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Vision for W3C to reach durable and sustainable success
Corporate
Published: 31 July 2025
By: Seth Dobbs, W3C CEO and President
In this blog post about the newly published W3C Statement “Vision for W3C”, W3C CEO Seth Dobbs emphasizes the importance of principle-driven leadership and how vision gives clarity to move towards meaningful goals.
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W3C Statement
Vision for W3C: a manifesto for our operations and decision making
Published: 29 July 2025
By: Coralie Mercier, W3C Marketing & Communications Director and Max Gendler, W3C AB and chair of the Vision Task Force
Today, W3C is pleased to announce the publication as a W3C Statement of Vision for W3C. W3C Statements provide a stable reference for documents not intended to be formal standards but that have been formally reviewed and are endorsed by W3C.
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W3C Digital Credentials API publication: the next step to privacy-preserving identities on the web
Privacy and Security
Published: 1 July 2025
By: Simone Onofri, W3C Security Lead
W3C recently published specifications will build foundations for new ways to represent identity on the web. Verifiable Credentials 2.0 and the first draft of Digital Credentials API enable the secure, seamless exchange of digital credentials on the web, emphasizing flexibility, emerging cryptography, compliance with regulation, and W3C principles related to privacy and security. All of these topics will be on the agenda of the Global Digital Collaboration, co-organized by W3C.
Public release of W3C’s 2025-2028 strategic objectives initiatives
Corporate
Published: 30 June 2025
By: Seth Dobbs, W3C CEO and President
In this blog post, W3C President and CEO Seth Dobbs introduces the initiatives for 2025-2028 that will support W3C’s strategic objectives.
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W3C seeks community input for Board of Directors appointments
Corporate
Published: 17 June 2025
By: Chris Wilson, W3C Board of Directors Development Committee Chair
The W3C Board of Directors has open seats that can be appointed by the Board of Directors itself for two-year terms. W3C is seeking community input to identify Board Director candidates with financial skills, legal acumen, and fundraising experience, as well as with connections to other SDOs, who might improve the collective skills of the existing W3C Board of Directors.
Privacy on the web: creating a more trustworthy web
Privacy
Published: 28 May 2025
By: Seth Dobbs, W3C CEO and President
In this blog post, W3C CEO Seth Dobbs explains why and how privacy on the web as a requirement for humanity is central to W3C’s mission, mentions current focus on Global Privacy Control (GPC), private advertising, and the recent W3C Statement on privacy principles.
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New Privacy Principles for a more trustworthy web
Privacy
Published: 22 May 2025
By: Tara Whalen, W3C Privacy Lead
Protecting user privacy is fundamental to creating a web that works for everyone. Last week, W3C published its Statement on Privacy Principles, which provides definitions for privacy concepts plus privacy principles to guide web development. Learn more about this guide and how it can help us all to create a more trustworthy web for users around the world by “levelling up” privacy.
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Educational and Cultural Exchange on Digital Accessibility — Highlights from Hong Kong
Accessibility
Published: 15 May 2025
By: Shawn Henry
Shawn Henry shares her thoughts about a recent trip as part of the Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange Program in Hong Kong on Digital Accessibility
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EPUB3.3 Recommendations published, work begins on new features
Published: 23 April 2025
By: Susan Neuhaus, co-Chair of the Publishing Maintenance Working Group
The Publishing Maintenance Working Group (PMWG) has finalized the EPUB 3.3 specification, clarifying language and aligning it with related specifications. The group is now working on the next major revision, EPUB 3.4. This revision will include new features such as dark mode support and standardized footnote/endnote practices. Additionally, new task forces are exploring digital comics support and EPUB annotations.