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THE W3C MISSION IS TO LEAD THE WORLD WIDE WEB TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL BY DEVELOPING PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES THAT ENSURE THE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF THE WEB. BELOW WE DISCUSS IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THIS MISSION, ALL OF WHICH FURTHER W3C'S VISION OF ONE WEB. TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION TO MAKE THE WEB WORK, FOR EVERYONE, WE UPHOLD THE FOLLOWING CORE VALUES:-THE WEB IS FOR ALL HUMANITY.-THE WEB IS DESIGNED FOR THE GOOD OF ITS USERS.-THE WEB MUST BE SAFE FOR ITS USERS.-THERE IS ONE INTEROPERABLE WORLD-WIDE WEB. WE ARE AN OPEN FORUM WHERE DIVERSE VOICES FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND INDUSTRIES COME TOGETHER, INCUBATE AND BUILD CONSENSUS FOR GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR WEB TECHNOLOGIES.WE ARE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND COMMITTED TO ENSURE THAT THE WEB IS FOR EVERYONE; WE GREATLY EMPHASIZE ACCESSIBILITY, INTERNATIONALIZATION, PRIVACY, AND SECURITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING OPEN AND ROYALTY-FREE STANDARDS WITH HIGH FOCUS ON INTEROPERABILITY AND COLLECTIVE EMPOWERMENT.

DEVELOPMENT OF WEB STANDARDS: STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE CONSORTIUM ARE ADOPTED VOLUNTARILY. THEY MUST THEREFORE BE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. IN ADDITION, THEY MUST MEET REALWORLD NEEDS, INCLUDING THE MANY BARRIERS FACED BY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. WEB STANDARDS MUST BALANCE THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND TECHNOLOGISTS, FOR THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE OF SERVING ALL OF HUMANITY. FURTHER, BECAUSE THE WEB IS A GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE, THE CONSORTIUM MUST FIND SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS A RANGE OF REGIONAL AND CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS. THE CONSORTIUM CONDUCTS ITS WORK IN PUBLIC AND SEEKS WIDE REVIEW ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO HELP ENSURE THAT A WIDE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES INFORM CONSENSUS DECISIONS ABOUT FUTURE WEB TECHNOLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE CONSORTIUM'S PROCESS REQUIRES THAT ALL STANDARDS UNDERGO REVIEW BY CHARTERED GROUPS WITH EXPERTISE IN ACCESSIBILITY, INTERNATIONALIZATION, PRIVACY, AND SECURITY; THESE GROUPS HELP ENSURE THAT THE STANDARDS MEET THE SOCIETAL NEEDS THAT MOTIVATE THE CONSORTIUM'S MISSION. THIS IS KNOWN IN THE CONSORTIUM AS "HORIZONTAL REVIEW," BECAUSE IT IS APPLIED ACROSS STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES. APPROXIMATELY 59% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S TIME AND 59% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S OVERALL RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.RESEARCH: THE CONSORTIUM, WITH PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS, CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO NEW TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO THE WEB. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE FIELD OF WEB PRIVACY, THE CONSORTIUM'S COORDINATION OF STANDARDIZATION WORK IMPROVES SUPPORT FOR USER PRIVACY ON THE WEB AND DEVELOPS GENERAL EXPERTISE IN PRIVACY-BY-DESIGN FOR WEB STANDARDS. APPROXIMATELY 24% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S TIME AND 24% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S OVERALL RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS/RESOURCES: THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE CONSORTIUM'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS (INCLUDING THE W3C MEMBERS), THE CONSORTIUM PRODUCES WRITTEN DELIVERABLES THAT INCLUDE STANDARDS, GUIDELINES, AND TOOLS THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE AND HELP WEB DEVELOPERS WORLDWIDE IMPROVE THEIR SITES IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY AND INTERNATIONALIZATION. THE CONSORTIUM'S STANDARDS HAVE BEEN GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, INCLUDING THROUGH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO ACCESSIBLE WEB SITES, AND WITH AN EMMY AWARD FOR THE CONSORTIUM'S STANDARDS TO MAKE VIDEO CONTENT MORE ACCESSIBLE WITH TEXT CAPTIONING AND SUBTITLES. APPROXIMATELY 12% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S TIME AND 12% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S OVERALL RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.EDUCATIONAL COURSES: THE CONSORTIUM DEVELOPS FREE EDUCATIONAL COURSES ("W3CX") TO INFORM DEVELOPERS ABOUT WEB BEST PRACTICES, INCLUDING WEB ACCESSIBILITY. APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S TIME AND 5% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S OVERALL RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.