We just had our first hybrid meeting of the Django project website working group.
Sarah and I joined the meeting from the DjangoCon Europe venue, and we hosted Tobias from the Django Ops Team.
We just had our first hybrid meeting of the Django project website working group.
Sarah and I joined the meeting from the DjangoCon Europe venue, and we hosted Tobias from the Django Ops Team.
With version 3.4, the @w3c Publishing Maintenance #WorkingGroup is planning to enhance #EPUB3.3 by standardizing Webtoons, annotations, and #accessibility.
New technical features are added to: EPUB 3.4: https://www.w3.org/TR/epub-34/
EPUB Reading Systems 3.4: https://www.w3.org/TR/epub-rs-34/
EPUB Accessibility 1.1.1: https://www.w3.org/TR/epub-a11y-111/
Feedback welcome: https://github.com/w3c/epub-specs/
The @w3c Timed Text #WorkingGroup invites implementations of the "Dubbing and Audio Description Profiles of TTML2 (DAPT)" specification for exchanging timed text content in #dubbing and #audio description workflows #timetoimplement
DAPT enables scripting, voicing, and mixing for dubbing and audio descriptions, supporting video #localization and #accessibility.
Feedback welcome in https://github.com/w3c/dapt/
Trump Will Host Crypto Summit at the White House Next Friday https://www.byteseu.com/788183/ #Bloomberg #Crypto #CryptoCurrency #DavidSacks #DigitalAssets #DonaldTrump #TrumpSigns #VentureCapitalist #WhiteHouse #WorkingGroup
The @w3c Federated Identity #WorkingGroup aims to create specs for secure, #privacy friendly, and user-controlled #authentication and credential presentation https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/fedid/
Their updated charter introduces the Digital Credentials #API, which facilitates user agents in managing access to and presenting digital #credentials, such as a driver's license, government-issued ID, or other forms of digital credentials.
Find out more about this work by @sphcow: https://youtu.be/GI3UTZJ0Ue4
Creation of the @w3c Data Shapes #WorkingGroup which mission is to align data shapes standards with the latest versions of core Semantic Web standards, including support for #RDFstar
https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/data-shapes/
This group aims to update SHACL to align with #RDF & #SPARQL 1.2 versions, extend #SHACL specifications and develop new SHACL-based specs.
More info in the group's charter: https://www.w3.org/2024/12/data-shapes.html
@w3c launches the Private Advertising Technology (PAT) #WorkingGroup
https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/pat/
Motivated by the @tag's Ethical Web Principles, this group aims to define web features and #APIs that support advertising without compromising user #privacy. The group will produce specifications for user agents, building on work incubated in the #CommunityGroup.
Watch @Chronotope giving an excellent overview of the PAT work, back in 2022 at #w3cdevs2022, Vancouver
: https://www.w3.org/2022/09/meetup/speaker-aram.html
#w3cTPAC
Several @w3c groups have created videos showcasing work updates and demos.
Check out what's happening in the WebDX, WoT and #Solid #CommunityGroups, as well as in the #Accessibility Guidelines and #CSS #WorkingGroups!
The @w3c Privacy #WorkingGroup is now live:
https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/privacy/
Chaired by Christine Runnegar, @npdoty and Peter Snyder, the group's mission is to enhance Web #privacy by advising on standards development and standardizing mechanisms to protect user #privacy
The @w3c CSS #WorkingGroup publishes #CSS Grid Layout Module Level 3 as #FPWD https://www.w3.org/TR/css-grid-3/ #timetogiveinput
This module adds #masonry layout as a new option for CSS Grid containers. In a masonry layout, one axis, typically columns, follows a strict grid, while the other axis lets items shift upward to fill gaps left by shorter items.
We welcome feedback!
https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/labels/css-grid-3
Newly created @w3c #WorkingGroup: "Linked Web Storage"!
The group's mission is to create #WebApps with loosely coupled data storage, #authentication, and access control by standardizing a #protocol between apps and identity/storage servers. https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/lws/
The group will deliver the Linked Web Storage Protocol specification, based among other input on the the #Solid Protocol developed by the Solid #CommunityGroup
#w3cTPAC Watch the @wai Accessibility Guidelines (AG) #WorkingGroup update: https://youtu.be/18dVD2FeOd4
In this video, the co-chairs Charles (Chuck Adams, @rachael and @alastc notably present #WCAG3 goals, including updating guidelines for new technologies, addressing user needs, providing guidance, defining clear testing, supporting flexible conformance, and emphasizing research.
The @w3c CSS #WorkingGroup publishes "CSS Scroll snap Module 2" as #FPWD https://www.w3.org/TR/css-scroll-snap-2/
#timetogiveinput
Scrolling is a natural way to navigate web content, especially on #mobile. This module contains features to control panning and scrolling behavior with “snap positions”, setting precise scroll boundaries, ensuring smooth and accurate scrolling.
Comments are welcome in the #GitHub repo: https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/labels/css-scroll-snap-2
The @w3c SVG #WorkingGroup has been chartered until 30 June 2026 with the mission to maintain the #SVG specification. https://www.w3.org/2024/04/svg-wg.html
The SVG group will also focus on testing the core SVG spec. to ensure quality and completeness, making necessary changes for better integration with #CSS and #HTML.
No new features or proposals will be introduced; these will be handled by forums like the SVG #CommunityGroup or the Web Incubator #CommunityGroup.
https://www.w3.org/community/groups/
#WorkingGroup of #trans #experts – including #clinicians – finds #CassReport ‘#deeplyflawed’ after indepth review
The report “Critically Appraising the Cass Report: Methodological Flaws and Unsupported Claims”.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #NHS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #TERFIsland
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/24/cass-review-working-group-flaws-trans/
In the evolving digital landscape, "Identity on the Web" is crucial for online interaction, #privacy and #security.
At the @w3c member meeting in #Hiroshima , Heather Flanagan, co-chair of the newly created W3C Federated Identity #WorkingGroup discussed challenges in establishing a common understanding of #identity and explored this topic's technological, social, and #ethical dimensions in relation to the W3C’s mission.
https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/fedid/
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/GI3UTZJ0Ue4
The @w3c RCH #WorkingGroup publishes "RDF Dataset Canonicalization" as Proposed Recommendation. This document outlines an algorithm for generating a canonical serialization of an #RDF dataset (a collection of RDF graphs). https://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-canon/
Feedback is welcome in the #GitHub repo: https://github.com/w3c/rdf-canon/
Jade Matos Carew, Head of Digital Accessibility and Usability at The Open University, and member of the W3C Accessibility Education and Outreach #WorkingGroup, presents @wai resources developed to support the adoption of #accessibility standards, particularly relevant to #Europe.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/N8FcgCljSjY
See also the slides and transcript: https://www.w3.org/2024/Talks/w3c-in-europe/eowg.html
Jean-Luc di Manno, digital #payment and #authentication solution architect at Fime, and member of the W3C Web Payments #WorkingGroup, presents how Secure Payment Confirmation (SPC) addresses a key issue in the #European payment ecosystem.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/lq9t0ZUJdsw
See also the slides and transcript: https://www.w3.org/2024/Talks/w3c-in-europe/spc.html
Sebastian Käbisch (Siemens), co-chair of the @wot #InterestGroup and #WorkingGroup, showcases how Web of Things #WoT technologies aid in developing #IoT apps and their adoption in the #European ecosystem.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/pBuDoLG6M6I
See also the slides and transcript: https://www.w3.org/2024/Talks/w3c-in-europe/wot.html