World Wide Web Consortium
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international organization dedicated to the development of open web standards with the goal of ensuring the long-term growth of the web. The consortium was founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, and is based in Massachusetts, USA. The mission of the W3C is to develop protocols and guidelines to ensure that new technologies are compatible with existing web standards and standards-compliant. This is done through the work of its members. The consortium is composed of member organizations from the private, public, and academic sectors.
The W3C's work is critical in ensuring that the web remains a safe, secure, and open platform for innovation and creativity. By setting standards for web accessibility, security, and internationalization, the W3C is helping to ensure that the web remains a reliable and secure platform for the future.