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Web vision

A platform independent environment when everyone, independent of software and hardware, has access to the same information.
Tim Barnes-Lee, inventor of the Web

W3C World Wide Web Consortium - http://www.w3.org/

W3C's long term goals

1. Universal Access: To make the Web accessible to all by promoting technologies that take into account the vast differences in culture, languages, education, ability, material resources, and physical limitations of users on all continents
2. Semantic Web: To develop a software environment that permits each user to make the best use of the resources available on the Web.
3. Web of Trust: To guide the Web's development with careful consideration for the novel legal, commercial, and social issues raised by this technology.

W3C recommendations

HTML Validation Services - http://validator.w3.org/
CSS Validation Services - http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
WAI - Web Accessibility Initiative - http://www.w3.org/WAI/

"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 - http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/
AAA Validation Services - http://bobby.watchfire.com/

Public Sector directives

USA
Section 508 - Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) of the U.S. Federal Government. - http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/508standards.htm

Section 508 Validation Services - http://bobby.watchfire.com/

EU directive
An information society for all - To provide favorable environment for private investment and for the creation of new jobs, to boost productivity, to modernize public services, and to give everyone opportunity to participate in the global information society.

an action plan for eEurope 2005, Sevilla, 21-22 June 2002 http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/ news_library/documents/eeurope2005/eeurope2005_en.pdf

OSI - Open Source Initiative

The Open Source Definition - http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php

Open source applications in German and French public sector
Ongoing Swedish studies designed to examine usage of open source applications.