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As Ireland's presidency of the European Union draws to a close, a series of events are being held in Dublin next month related to the Digital Agenda for Europe. W3C is pleased to be involved in two collocated conferences that are shaping its future work in eGov and open data.
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How the Web, open data, social media and more is affecting the way governments make decisions. And a look ahead to the international conference on 'Policy Making 2.0' in Dublin just ahead of the European Commission's Digital Agenda Assembly.
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Reflections and observations on a week of meetings about open data in Washington DC.
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W3C (and friends, like Nigel Shadbolt) will participate in the first edition of the Open Data Conference taking place on September 27, 2012 in Paris, France. This conference brings together an international set of experts to discuss current challenges as...
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How do you assess conformance to a vocabulary when the use of all terms is optional?
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The European Commission has been funding work on developing a number of vocabularies designed to help improve data interoperability, particularly in the public sector. Time to see those vocabularies in action and, in the vernacular of the day, eat some dog food.
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The W3C has formally submitted its response to the UK Government's consultation on the use of Open Standards for software interoperability, data and document formats. In essence, we believe that the Web proves that in the areas of direct interest to this consultation, the use of open standards, published under royalty free terms, is an enormous engine for innovation.
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Work being undertaken under the direction of the The European Commission's ISA Programme is close to completion. The output is a set of 4 vocabularies that are designed to improve interoperability of public sector data. Developed initially in a European context, these vocabularies match deliverables of the W3C Government Linked Data Working Group which will develop them further to create globally recognized, stable standards that can be used with confidence by governments around the world.
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HTML5 was announced as a W3C Last Call Working Draft on 25 May 2011. The W3C press release invites broad review to determine to what extent HTML5 has met its technical requirements and dependencies. The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) encourages your comments and participation.
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Last October, the European Commission invited to an unlikely unconference: What ideas did the larger community have that would help to drive the Digital Agenda for Europe forward? Our addition: Government Data Done Well.
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