The World Wide Web Foundation acts as a management institution for World Wide Web. It looks after the growth and development of WWW. The start up of the foundation was declared on September 24, 2008 but it was officially launched on November 15, 2009. It was started by Tim-Berners Lee. The main aim of this foundation was to “achieve the web which is open to each and every user”, “to enhance the capabilities of the web”. It includes “Web Science and Research”, “Web Technology and Practice” and “Web for Society” programs to reach its destination.
The World Wide Web Foundation’s site says: The World Wide Web Foundation was established in 2009 by Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to tackle the fundamental obstacles to realizing his vision of an open Web available, usable, and valuable for everyone.
The Web is the most powerful tool for communication in the history of humanity, creating the potential for all people to participate in building a more peaceful and equitable world.
However, only a small minority of people – mainly urban, male, and affluent – are part of the Web’s global conversation. Despite the recent surge in mobile internet access, nearly two-thirds of the world’s people (mostly in the developing world) are still not connected at all. And once connected, what people are able to do on and with the Web is increasingly threatened by government controls, as well as by certain commercial practices.
We seek to establish the open Web as a global public good and a basic right, ensuring that everyone can access and use it freely.
The World Wide Web Foundation acts as a management institution for World Wide Web. It looks after the growth and development of WWW. The start up of the foundation was declared on September 24, 2008 but it was officially launched on November 15, 2009. It was started by Tim-Berners Lee. The main aim of this foundation was to “achieve the web which is open to each and every user”, “to enhance the capabilities of the web”. It includes “Web Science and Research”, “Web Technology and Practice” and “Web for Society” programs to reach its destination.
The World Wide Web Foundation’s site says: The World Wide Web Foundation was established in 2009 by Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to tackle the fundamental obstacles to realizing his vision of an open Web available, usable, and valuable for everyone.
The Web is the most powerful tool for communication in the history of humanity, creating the potential for all people to participate in building a more peaceful and equitable world.
However, only a small minority of people – mainly urban, male, and affluent – are part of the Web’s global conversation. Despite the recent surge in mobile internet access, nearly two-thirds of the world’s people (mostly in the developing world) are still not connected at all. And once connected, what people are able to do on and with the Web is increasingly threatened by government controls, as well as by certain commercial practices.
We seek to establish the open Web as a global public good and a basic right, ensuring that everyone can access and use it freely.