Community & Business Groups -- Relationships Map StratML Part 2 companion document to https://stratml.us/docs/W3CCBG.xml encoding relationships among W3C Community and Business Groups as identified through AI-assisted analysis using the https://stratml.us/docs/stratml_W3C_Relationships.xsl stylesheet as well as additional analysis by Claude.ai. This document serves as a machine-readable relationship registry for the W3C Community and Business Groups strategic compendium at https://stratml.us/docs/W3CCBG.xml. Relationships were initially surfaced by Gemini AI and supplemented by Claude.ai. ^^ RelationshipType values follow the StratML Part 2 controlled vocabulary: Broader_Than (source concept is broader or foundational relative to target), Narrower_Than (source is more specific or dependent relative to target), Peer_To (concepts are at the same level or mutually related). ReferentIdentifier values correspond to Identifier elements in W3CCBG.xml. ^^ Performance indicators are designated as To Be Determined pending specification by each group. ^^ Submitter's Note: This document has been lightly edited in the form at https://stratml.us/forms/Claude/Part2.html World Wide Web Consortium W3C _5c959492-3380-11f0-b379-5c200983ea00 The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web. The World Wide Web realizes its full potential _5c9598de-3380-11f0-b379-5c200983ea00 To develop protocols and guidelines that ensure the long-term growth of the Web, making it accessible, interoperable, and innovative for everyone, everywhere. _5c959b72-3380-11f0-b379-5c200983ea00 Web Standards & Core Technologies Advance the development, extension, and maintenance of core web technologies and standards to ensure the web remains an open, interoperable platform. 9995e554-43e6-4982-880e-f4d8830ef7cf 1 WebAssembly Promote early-stage cross-browser collaboration on a new, portable, size- and load-time-efficient format suitable for compilation to the web. 2b8bf207-ea20-44d8-8e8b-d2700e3c51bb 1.1 To be Specified Number Status _18045df6-de25-4e30-8cee-1da206841694 _dda4587c-7117-485c-ac89-4071d41d9186 31972456-f24e-44d2-a775-4cfcea6fe601 Foundational Technology 1.1 WebAssembly broader than 6.2 Machine Learning: WebAssembly provides the high-performance execution environment essential for running machine learning models efficiently in the browser. _1d6262fa-a435-423c-9248-beaf121b3165 1ec0c5db-f1a7-4882-9a08-879e26f15072 High-Performance Web Compute 1.1 WebAssembly peer to 1.3 Web GPU: WebAssembly and WebGPU are complementary high-performance web technologies: WebAssembly provides the computation substrate while WebGPU provides GPU-accelerated graphics and compute. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web Platform Incubator Provide a lightweight venue for proposing and discussing new web platform features. 39f0fcce-c9c7-4a29-a93e-0204c52f2f37 1.2 To be Specified Number Status _f55e9500-3758-4b05-9758-c90b0af887bd _518d6428-ae43-4893-a291-78d964ae6741 c98ec86e-80ac-4d6e-8694-03ef30281c83 Innovation Driver 1.2 Web Platform Incubator broader than 6.1 Immersive Web: The Web Platform Incubator serves as the sandbox for exploring nascent features required for the Immersive Web before formal standardization. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web GPU Provide an interface between the Web Platform and modern 3D graphics and computation capabilities present in native system platforms. 1ec0c5db-f1a7-4882-9a08-879e26f15072 1.3 To be Specified Number Status _3b2d968f-f52b-4e12-a97e-b24dca114c60 _aa4c4f11-4b31-4799-ab45-10f977a6dbaa c98ec86e-80ac-4d6e-8694-03ef30281c83 Core Capability 1.3 Web GPU broader than 6.1 Immersive Web: WebGPU offers low-level GPU access fundamental for rendering complex 3D graphics and experiences in the Immersive Web. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined WebDX Facilitate coordinated approaches to improve the overall experience of developing for the Web platform when such coordination provides unique opportunities for these improvements. a3e5a7d1-f41f-4667-9a50-86c7a17e2fa1 1.4 To be Specified Number Status _136e6452-b80c-4602-85fc-535ba1a1e6d0 _fc16723d-e52b-4969-a24c-55725c937a96 8e7ee7fb-e2c5-4156-830f-540417b27ede Enhancement & Application 1.4 WebDX peer to 7.5 Documentation: WebDX aims to improve the developer experience, directly influencing the quality and usability of documentation for web technologies. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Open UI Research components and controls across the web and also looking to native paradigms to bring interoperability for design systems, frameworks and the web platform. ad10434c-e3ae-4b1b-a352-3b8786ba57b4 1.5 To be Specified Number Status _fae9bc10-6260-4a42-8e09-240836c3844c _e027303c-aac9-4192-a9c7-dc33a62f2793 d9c69636-d25c-4cae-9e4d-de1b4e20031d Semantic Alignment 1.5 Open UI peer to 3.1 WAI-ARIA: Open UI's goal of standardizing UI components directly informs and benefits from WAI-ARIA for providing robust accessibility semantics. _2ba346e5-e894-4c91-aaa2-90506acc6ac2 23d5bc32-601a-4b5d-8c92-e2f6f1ecdd19 Component Standard Alignment 1.5 Open UI peer to 1.11 Web Components: Open UI's standardization of UI component APIs directly informs Web Components implementations, enabling interoperability across design systems and frameworks. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web Bluetooth Develop a specification for Bluetooth APIs to allow websites to communicate with devices in a secure and privacy-preserving way. ea3e3085-8116-4a10-ad6b-98f39e533aa3 1.6 To be Specified Number Status _5d7e5cef-fe25-4605-84f5-d2d796ceb396 _dbbadf51-72cc-40ea-948c-2120c83782fe 5bd1d82a-4f3b-4621-ac40-0538e513a968 Connectivity Protocol 1.6 Web Bluetooth narrower than 5.10 Web of Things: Web Bluetooth provides a key communication API for web applications to interact with physical devices, directly enabling the Web of Things. _46e05bef-831f-4449-b0fd-a427746cc544 57d22ba5-0ba0-495a-bfa3-49b060e8d2ea Wireless Web APIs 1.6 Web Bluetooth peer to 6.15 Web NFC: Web Bluetooth and Web NFC are both short-range wireless communication APIs for the web, sharing security model, permission framework, and device interaction concerns. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined WebExtensions Specify a model, permissions, and a common core of APIs for web browser extensions. 99d24d1c-2566-4de1-ac6b-5cd322c4f810 1.7 To be Specified Number Status _ee96293e-4b44-4837-aac3-bb918f59ae77 _ec148e67-f858-4fdd-8eb8-3858d3d909ec c20f1650-6b2c-4c4f-a008-1d25b82f88ed Security Implications 1.7 WebExtensions peer to 4.10 Web Application Security: Standardizing WebExtensions is crucial for establishing consistent security models and mitigating risks associated with browser add-ons. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined WebView Identify, understand and reduce the issues arising from the use of software components that are used to render Web technology-based content outside of a Web browser. e8dd75fb-36c6-4303-8f84-294d6c040301 1.8 To be Specified Number Status _a715d779-bcf4-4866-bc9c-968de52216ee _2cbbf3b9-6a5e-40f4-b308-7d807ac56777 49cef804-ed4a-4b2d-8db9-5acf6e930d57 Runtime Environment 1.8 WebView broader than 6.12 MiniApps: WebView environments are often the underlying technology used to render and execute MiniApps within native applications. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Audio Gather and incubate new features and requirements for the Web Audio API. 65491aee-95b7-4a92-8f3a-b3c69e257fe7 1.9 To be Specified Number Status _8f40eaae-b6d9-4455-8e76-680013ad1e07 _d5f9e4ea-0183-413a-8702-4a6cc74cb341 6bf704ad-d24c-4200-8388-b1e21608e70a Media Foundation 1.9 Audio narrower than 6.18 Audiovisual Media: The Audio group develops core audio capabilities that are essential components of broader audiovisual media experiences and processing. _5de962d0-ba0f-4fd6-bd66-d5e47a97d3b3 aaad75c3-eda2-492e-9e25-4ff492ba3947 Audio API Scope 1.9 Audio narrower than 1.10 Web Media API: The Web Audio API developed by the Audio group is a specialized component within the broader Web Media API specification for media handling on the web. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web Media API Specify a minimum set of Web technologies that media web application developers can rely on being supported across devices. aaad75c3-eda2-492e-9e25-4ff492ba3947 1.10 To be Specified Number Status _1394ec57-3932-4084-9665-063f9b34a7de _b9e23ae5-45d2-4d14-a307-e2519a69666d 6bf704ad-d24c-4200-8388-b1e21608e70a API Development 1.10 Web Media API narrower than 6.18 Audiovisual Media: Web Media API focuses on foundational APIs for handling and presenting media, directly supporting advanced audiovisual media applications. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web Components Collaborate between people working on web components libraries, tools, documentation and standards to enhance interoperability. 23d5bc32-601a-4b5d-8c92-e2f6f1ecdd19 1.11 To be Specified Number Status _1c880c44-6408-4867-9083-b6fc88ee776d _778d8741-a756-4364-8757-7796312fb759 d9c69636-d25c-4cae-9e4d-de1b4e20031d Component Semantics 1.11 Web Components peer to 3.1 WAI-ARIA: Web Components provide reusable UI building blocks, and WAI-ARIA is critical for ensuring these custom elements convey proper accessibility semantics. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined CSS4 Debate and define CSS4 to help increase adoption and make it easier to teach. 1e0c0246-c187-4c34-8ba7-a9e0a4aaf230 1.12 To be Specified Number Status _d5b91d77-dd3a-4444-81bf-7557c4ac9cc9 _c68dea86-0cbd-4468-82a9-6814bf86cd23 879b80fa-a432-4907-bcf0-58b1d2ca8ad6 Presentation & Structure 1.12 CSS4 broader than 8.8 Information Architecture: New CSS features directly influence visual presentation, layout, and perceived structure of web content, impacting information architecture. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Design Tokens Provide standards upon which products and design tools can rely for sharing stylistic pieces of a design system at scale. 97f23934-79a8-42a1-a2a3-b45cd7d93ee6 1.13 To be Specified Number Status _04808f55-49e3-44b6-ac18-1de605a30e45 _aaa006dd-4c4e-46ff-9181-dda10fde1541 d1574e01-6534-4a83-9920-21947f964ee4 Design System Definition 1.13 Design Tokens broader than 8.3 Color: Design Tokens provide a standardized way to define and share design system values, with color being a fundamental direct application. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web Agents Enhance the ecosystem of Web user agents by enabling a baseline or subset of standards to increase efficiency and optimize user experience. 26ed2ec6-293e-4089-acb3-5b7cd4121c12 1.14 To be Specified Number Status _6f4cac4e-f0af-49b4-a0f7-0cc3e2fed3ba _b7a00894-c182-44ee-8db8-78431bb37196 afe141c9-4341-4068-9b60-162ac78aad9c Conceptual Overlap 1.14 Web Agents peer to 6.7 AI Agents: Web Agents are inherently aligned with the concept of autonomous AI agents performing tasks and interacting within the web environment. _424e6577-9044-4202-952c-6cc815c6b873 f3091b42-ced8-4acb-83d3-ede67fe5c8c0 Agent Standards Alignment 1.14 Web Agents peer to 6.6 Autonomous Agents: Web Agents and Autonomous Agents both address software entities operating on behalf of users on the web, with substantially overlapping standardization concerns. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined XQuery & XSLT Extensions Agree extensions to the XSLT 3.0 Recommendation along with supporting changes to the other specifications on which it depends. f75142ec-21e0-4290-8ded-a70dde717af6 1.15 To be Specified Number Status _f089be43-d48a-42b4-86e1-105680e4068d _00ded254-1d29-4607-870d-222494fbeebd f0d6e204-475a-4757-bf94-eeaea06b1153 Content Processing Tooling 1.15 XQuery & XSLT Extensions broader than 5.5 Publishing: XQuery and XSLT are fundamental for transforming and querying XML content widely used in publishing workflows. _45567fa5-f82f-46d0-afd7-98fcc1e97100 ddd75161-c0a7-4e60-b609-aedb972d3047 XML Processing Extension 1.15 XQuery & XSLT Extensions peer to 1.18 EXPath: XQuery/XSLT Extensions and EXPath both extend XML processing technologies and are developed collaboratively within the XML community. _25c28e8a-4bce-44a7-91f0-ae5eb917fcc9 74e8c6c4-d260-4726-9b8a-53977c6446e0 XSLT in Pipelines 1.15 XQuery & XSLT Extensions peer to 1.19 XProc Next: XProc pipelines use XSLT and XQuery as processing steps, making these groups natural collaborators on XML transformation tooling. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web Things Define a common protocol for communicating with connected devices over the web, to enable ad-hoc interoperability on the Web of Things. 4bc543ac-a1d6-4766-b14b-4aac36e22bf5 1.16 To be Specified Number Status _d8d2e014-4872-4e6f-a619-417d1fdbfbb4 _49e607bc-0963-44d3-857e-4551eaa2e0ad 5bd1d82a-4f3b-4621-ac40-0538e513a968 Protocol Development 1.16 Web Things peer to 5.10 Web of Things: Web Things defines device communication protocols that directly realize the interoperability goals of the Web of Things initiative. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined HTML Maps Establish at least one hypermedia type which can be considered to be consumed by a (new) map element for HTML. 1b078424-e816-44cb-98b0-85eb267084e7 1.17 To be Specified Number Status _2b6bb312-a4f8-4e8a-8695-9ce086c9bc4e _30c4b5a4-3b84-43a8-bf62-ff5929adef32 655f6d5e-7a74-427e-a485-b3f8ab30ec34 Domain Application 1.17 HTML Maps broader than 5.17 Tourism Data: HTML Maps provide the web-native capability to visualize geospatial information, a core component of tourism data applications. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined EXPath Lead to extension of XPath and all related technologies (XSLT, XQuery, XProc, XForms, XML Schema). ddd75161-c0a7-4e60-b609-aedb972d3047 1.18 To be Specified Number Status _4d2ea4ac-fd1c-48a5-99e0-ee911bc18c14 _25bbcfce-aea6-4aac-a2c5-6501fe343f11 f0d6e204-475a-4757-bf94-eeaea06b1153 XML Utility Enhancement 1.18 EXPath broader than 5.5 Publishing: EXPath extends XPath and XQuery capabilities, making them more powerful for complex data manipulation crucial in publishing environments. _d69a3ae3-9a51-48dc-9a5c-f3296d584696 f3fbd6b2-be91-4861-af55-10ee4593e6fc XPath Ecosystem 1.18 EXPath peer to 1.20 XForms Users: EXPath extends XPath capabilities that are directly used by XForms for data binding and validation, linking these two XML technology groups. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined XProc Next Create a place for gathering requirements from existing and potential users of XProc, research in this area, and for supporting and writing the community-driven effort to define an XProc 3.0 specification. 74e8c6c4-d260-4726-9b8a-53977c6446e0 1.19 To be Specified Number Status _ab48b182-d782-43a7-9567-9afe1fff274a _86bff4a0-5fb5-4b49-8e6d-dca1aa37967f f0d6e204-475a-4757-bf94-eeaea06b1153 Workflow Automation 1.19 XProc Next broader than 5.5 Publishing: XProc defines XML pipelines for automated processing, a vital tool for content creation and distribution in publishing. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined XForms Users Discuss the use of XForms and propose changes and additions to the markup. f3fbd6b2-be91-4861-af55-10ee4593e6fc 1.20 To be Specified Number Status _be7a248a-a816-43aa-ba84-252fd2069f5f _d73d362c-a585-42d5-9d1f-8e9443138236 1b521500-3337-4094-8a82-c3e73adbf17a Inclusive Data Input 1.20 XForms Users peer to 3.7 Accessibility: XForms provides a robust data collection mechanism that directly addresses user needs for accessible and interactive input forms. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Invisible Markup Support the promotion of Invisible XML (ixml) as a method for treating non-XML documents as if they were XML. 87044cf4-b003-4bbe-ad40-9883c55d804c 1.21 To be Specified Number Status _76d48fc7-7b9f-426b-9601-9f8a2445904f _b2b2efda-c840-470d-ae8d-cbb91b913612 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Semantic Annotation 1.21 Invisible Markup narrower than 2.5 Schema.org: Invisible Markup such as microdata or RDFa provides machine-readable semantics, with Schema.org being a prime application for web content. _79106ab8-0752-4418-9cf9-027dfcbd26fc f75142ec-21e0-4290-8ded-a70dde717af6 Invisible XML Processing 1.21 Invisible Markup peer to 1.15 XQuery & XSLT Extensions: Invisible XML parses non-XML formats into XML structures that can then be processed by XQuery, XSLT, and related technologies. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined User Journey Graph Define an interoperable, machine-readable representation of user journeys so that design, product management, and engineering can share the same explicit source of truth and verify implementation alignment over time. 0088ea1b-e0da-49e1-a054-270667451910 1.22 To be Specified Number Status _cb785a42-20a7-4ff4-9bdc-d8ba76f869ba _ea5ee8d5-3370-441a-8f18-9ed55ff33635 38fdf585-29b0-4090-ad35-656ae6838b1a Analytics & Insight 1.22 User Journey Graph peer to 8.1 User Monitoring: A User Journey Graph provides structured data to understand and visualize user behavior, directly supporting user monitoring and analytics. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Data & Semantic Web Advance technologies for data representation, linked data, and semantic web to enhance data interoperability, discoverability, and utility across the web. 8bc63807-c6f5-44b5-9da1-4fe2de3ead20 2 FAIR Data Point Guide application and data source developers in providing metadata about their available resources conforming to the FAIR principles. 0c882ff2-e5e9-497f-8c2a-b143bf7e1e58 2.1 To be Specified Number Status _9614c6d1-04ea-419b-93aa-0688e44b32c3 _03a2747e-6cd7-41da-8ef7-c6830622a43d 70125c8e-4a23-4403-82a0-a9df060b5175 Data Principle Application 2.1 FAIR Data Point broader than 5.23 Datasets: FAIR Data Point provides FAIR principles essential for managing practical datasets across various industries. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Permanent Identifiers Maintain a secure, permanent URL re-direction service for the Web located at w3id.org. 7ec4778d-4c09-47cb-803b-13e157ae3303 2.2 To be Specified Number Status _4075899f-42c0-482a-ad7f-b65370400676 _62513bae-58ab-476b-b8fe-a2b657d8ca11 39f0fcce-c9c7-4a29-a93e-0204c52f2f37 Foundational Web Infrastructure 2.2 Permanent Identifiers narrower than 1.2 Web Platform Incubator: Permanent Identifiers are fundamental for stable, long-term referencability of resources, a core concern for the evolving web platform. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Credentials Explore the creation, storage, presentation, verification, and user control of credentials. 381e4edd-f1ee-49cf-86fc-aaae4a324fa2 2.3 To be Specified Number Status _86cc6724-c62f-4c95-aaa2-1afaa42d273f _0871b226-ae0a-4c6f-8adc-a66ffb318e46 be8b3853-ee4c-476c-bd57-9c6185e5009c Trust & Identity Mechanism 2.3 Credentials peer to 4.2 Federated Identity: Digital credentials are key components of federated identity systems, enabling secure and interoperable assertion of attributes across domains. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined RDF-DEV Foster developments relating to W3C RDF, including collaboration around applications, schemas, and past/present/future related standards. e9dc7ff6-b66c-4af9-83ad-700e2366bda1 2.4 To be Specified Number Status _bb834769-2ae5-4ad2-a32f-1c645f339531 _aea2b90a-b30e-46d2-b7ce-f3ed638f1d6c a3e5a7d1-f41f-4667-9a50-86c7a17e2fa1 Developer Experience Enhancement 2.4 RDF-DEV peer to 1.4 WebDX: RDF-DEV focuses on improving developer experience for working with RDF, directly aligning with WebDX's goal of better web development tools. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Schema.org Provide a forum for discussing all changes, additions and extensions to schema.org. ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 2.5 To be Specified Number Status _495db967-06ef-4134-8ecc-a920ae046f8d _e1df59ce-ba03-4a40-bb3e-844843f84187 07e61b1a-d6d8-4b8a-92dc-b8b8ad11b4e7 Structured Data Integration 2.5 Schema.org broader than 5.12 Semantic HTML: Schema.org provides structured data vocabularies that enhance the semantic meaning of HTML content, contributing to Semantic HTML goals. _57874845-764e-4c83-be77-a344e2b4b131 3aa94687-f066-42dd-ad2c-bd0242a81a5d Structured Data Ecosystem 2.5 Schema.org peer to 2.6 JSON & Linked Data: Schema.org vocabulary is the most widely deployed application of JSON-LD structured data, making these two groups deeply and practically interrelated. _5f4d16df-4f1a-4562-a8c6-1576be5ecd6a b96efe79-8689-4548-bccd-0dc57d52b40c Vocabulary for Knowledge Graphs 2.5 Schema.org peer to 2.9 Knowledge Graphs: Schema.org provides core vocabulary that many web-scale knowledge graphs are built upon, serving as a shared foundation for knowledge graph construction. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined JSON & Linked Data Develop and maintain the JSON-LD format as a lightweight Linked Data format that gives data context. 3aa94687-f066-42dd-ad2c-bd0242a81a5d 2.6 To be Specified Number Status _05d59ea5-5781-423f-b81c-1851bf1ba309 _5d4c4d25-d018-4fcd-b860-eec8473dbfee 39f0fcce-c9c7-4a29-a93e-0204c52f2f37 Web Data Format Integration 2.6 JSON & Linked Data peer to 1.2 Web Platform Incubator: JSON-LD integrates JSON with Linked Data principles, providing a crucial format for data exchange and APIs on the evolving web platform. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Entity Reconciliation Develop a web API that data providers can expose, which eases the reconciliation of third-party data to their own identifiers. 58e334a9-e035-455f-9b6c-cf0554e93435 2.7 To be Specified Number Status _bff28e82-3d7f-4444-90dd-7ce6e2209f64 _36f7be83-3760-4a0c-a462-63c61a725242 31972456-f24e-44d2-a775-4cfcea6fe601 AI-Driven Data Integration 2.7 Entity Reconciliation peer to 6.2 Machine Learning: Machine Learning techniques are increasingly vital for automating and improving accuracy of entity reconciliation across large datasets. _20001111-5a4f-4009-9796-c4b70338119c b96efe79-8689-4548-bccd-0dc57d52b40c Knowledge Graph Construction 2.7 Entity Reconciliation narrower than 2.9 Knowledge Graphs: Entity reconciliation is a core prerequisite task for building and maintaining accurate, deduplicated knowledge graphs. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Ontology-Lexica Develop models for the representation of lexica relative to ontologies. 55d73e6b-eb56-409b-8949-d27da5464b88 2.8 To be Specified Number Status _dfbaab01-4d08-4e34-b61e-8f34574b909c _58b01a87-5ac8-4271-b44d-aa2d5553be57 2a41a8bf-1597-4552-9919-82455dd4eba2 Semantic Language Processing 2.8 Ontology-Lexica narrower than 6.3 AI Knowledge Representation: Ontology-Lexica bridge formal ontologies with natural language, essential for AI systems to understand and process human language semantically. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Knowledge Graphs Support participants in developing better methods for Knowledge Graphs construction. b96efe79-8689-4548-bccd-0dc57d52b40c 2.9 To be Specified Number Status _20d91edf-811d-41a9-ba60-eef13fdca4fe _2a3b906d-c1ef-4e94-b964-3bc605533a59 2a41a8bf-1597-4552-9919-82455dd4eba2 Foundational AI Structure 2.9 Knowledge Graphs peer to 6.3 AI Knowledge Representation: Knowledge Graphs are a primary method for structuring and representing factual information for AI systems, enabling reasoning and intelligent applications. _18c9bf08-948e-40b8-b5d3-67923ea88e05 f73a5cd0-9d15-49bb-a1a6-17f76f023145 Democratic Knowledge Graphs 2.9 Knowledge Graphs peer to 6.20 Democracy AI: Democracy AI explicitly builds knowledge graphs for democratic institutions and disinformation detection, directly applying Knowledge Graphs group methods to civic governance. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined ODRL Support the promotion and future development of the W3C ODRL recommendations for rights expression. 2c158d55-dbea-498e-957e-7ffc54587557 2.10 To be Specified Number Status _b07c1aa1-c1d7-46c9-8180-df325ced79dc _663616d4-8e17-456a-9b1d-e79a866005d1 b619eeda-d4f7-4b28-908d-55b7c4beb963 Data Policy Enforcement 2.10 ODRL broader than 4.6 Consent: ODRL provides a language for expressing data usage policies and rights, critical for implementing and enforcing user consent mechanisms. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Hypermedia Discuss materializable hypermedia interfaces and evolve the TREE hypermedia specification. 4b729d72-5438-4edf-9f65-b3a9d3047644 2.11 To be Specified Number Status _c7ba6488-8f84-4307-bd22-47f8a563f6d6 _95b26505-7539-4b9d-8121-9bae0de4d48f 39f0fcce-c9c7-4a29-a93e-0204c52f2f37 Web Architecture Principle 2.11 Hypermedia narrower than 1.2 Web Platform Incubator: Hypermedia principles are fundamental to the architectural style of the Web, informing how resources are linked and discovered within the web platform. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined RDF JavaScript Libraries Discuss implementations of libraries for working with RDF and Linked Data in ECMAScript platforms like Web browsers and Node.js. 19c21a34-60c4-4f0a-9f5a-efa65e19174a 2.12 To be Specified Number Status _7909a919-f2d3-48fa-8b14-d9f39aab1e6e _714f16cb-d593-4ef9-8fdd-2a06adcd8134 a3e5a7d1-f41f-4667-9a50-86c7a17e2fa1 Client-Side Tooling 2.12 RDF JavaScript Libraries narrower than 1.4 WebDX: Developing robust RDF JavaScript libraries directly supports web developers, aligning with WebDX's focus on enhancing developer experience. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Dataspaces Collect scenarios from dataspaces built by members and manage best practices for implementing them with W3C specifications. b296b718-a886-4fb3-9aa9-d09ae0b733bb 2.13 To be Specified Number Status _164dbb4f-5f22-4495-a73d-3076c8e5de2e _42b77649-27d4-484f-8511-b83b94d1032d 76325593-c428-4c88-b043-ca5764ce6b26 Distributed Data Management 2.13 Dataspaces peer to 6.13 Data Synchronization: Dataspaces deal with managing diverse distributed datasets, closely related to challenges and solutions for data synchronization in complex environments. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Rust Crates Develop common crates for working with RDF in Rust to improve the interoperability of the RDF ecosystem in Rust. 254dddeb-1294-451e-a33c-222528ff7fd4 2.14 To be Specified Number Status _d0449cb6-8b49-41f4-ae9b-c0d67fb07c50 _abeedb81-0361-4893-82c1-e6dfc38f467b 2b8bf207-ea20-44d8-8e8b-d2700e3c51bb Performance-Oriented Development 2.14 Rust Crates peer to 1.1 WebAssembly: Rust crates are a popular vehicle for developing high-performance WebAssembly modules that enhance web applications. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined RDF Test Suites Provide a home for the test suites and implementation reports of various Semantic Web/Linked Data specifications. 3c4aee8c-56e6-435f-a525-ee94c0a84632 2.15 To be Specified Number Status _3ac944bf-f3e8-4c83-972f-149405fa400f _fe467416-e638-463e-a822-88c3ad15d2d7 ded7defd-72dd-4350-b488-f9292dd68468 Specification Conformance 2.15 RDF Test Suites peer to 7.2 Spec Editors: RDF Test Suites are crucial tools for spec editors to ensure implementations conform to W3C RDF specifications, promoting interoperability. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined RDF Notes Help maintain Notes originally published by the W3C Semantic Web Interest Group and account for changes to RDF and related standards. 69d30959-a16f-41ff-b3d5-2b206076a67f 2.16 To be Specified Number Status _9ee282c8-281f-49ac-b43a-29690de6a7f2 _da50ba5b-2cc4-4ca4-9ee7-f445b3a8dede 8e7ee7fb-e2c5-4156-830f-540417b27ede Community Knowledge Sharing 2.16 RDF Notes peer to 7.5 Documentation: RDF Notes serve as community-driven documentation and best practices, directly supporting broader documentation efforts across W3C. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined N3 Further the development, implementation, and standardization of Notation 3 - an assertion and logic language. 0761c64e-e851-45c4-8c3b-6588c9352060 2.17 To be Specified Number Status _f3fab5cd-b771-4761-82fc-5113b3369be3 _5a649a66-1d9f-4858-ac66-3e40ffa63c03 2a41a8bf-1597-4552-9919-82455dd4eba2 Declarative Reasoning Language 2.17 N3 narrower than 6.3 AI Knowledge Representation: N3 is a powerful language for representing knowledge and rules, making it highly relevant for AI systems requiring declarative reasoning capabilities. _84441d4c-9850-43bc-9ce5-a2334b46fed5 99cc37dc-95bc-4820-9dd8-3996253ab336 Notation3 Sublanguage 2.17 N3 broader than 2.21 RDF Surfaces: RDF Surfaces is explicitly defined as a sublanguage of Notation3, making N3 the parent language and development context for RDF Surfaces work. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined SPARQL-dev Provide a forum for discussion and refinement of SPARQL to document features and common needs from the user community. 39ce600f-58f9-4942-a078-9a715dce484a 2.18 To be Specified Number Status _762217e3-c104-4a5c-a0b6-bcb551c29cca _f0860cad-5cd5-4c82-99f7-d9f86e9712af a3e5a7d1-f41f-4667-9a50-86c7a17e2fa1 Query Language Tooling 2.18 SPARQL-dev peer to 1.4 WebDX: SPARQL-dev focuses on improving tools and practices around SPARQL, enhancing developer experience for querying RDF data on the web. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Shape Expressions Promote and expand ShEx - Shape Expressions, a grammar for RDF graphs which can be used for description, validation, parsing and transformation. b86344d6-149f-4697-90ee-7e4fe4b40c13 2.19 To be Specified Number Status _dee34a74-f2a5-481d-896b-c752d0c3917e _97bf0583-c9a2-4f0f-a1fa-227debfe745e c20f1650-6b2c-4c4f-a008-1d25b82f88ed Data Validation for Security 2.19 Shape Expressions peer to 4.10 Web Application Security: Shape Expressions enable validation of RDF data, essential for ensuring data integrity and preventing malformed inputs in web applications. _4a4e7aea-e6c5-48a9-88b9-36c05be8edec 381e4edd-f1ee-49cf-86fc-aaae4a324fa2 Credential Validation 2.19 Shape Expressions peer to 2.3 Credentials: Shape Expressions provide the grammar for validating the structure and content of RDF-based verifiable credential schemas. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined CRDT Coordinate efforts to specify Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types for RDF to enable local-first approaches. 33b59227-4854-462e-98cf-9a71c7088f5b 2.20 To be Specified Number Status _29c9dd07-8065-446c-bab1-978f9d830893 _97c9aafb-24aa-4278-b8dd-e4a9ce9f2665 76325593-c428-4c88-b043-ca5764ce6b26 Distributed Collaboration Primitives 2.20 CRDT narrower than 6.13 Data Synchronization: CRDTs are fundamental for enabling robust real-time data synchronization and collaborative editing in distributed environments. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined RDF Surfaces Create a sublanguage of Notation3 to implement classical first-order logic with negation in RDF. 99cc37dc-95bc-4820-9dd8-3996253ab336 2.21 To be Specified Number Status _8eb1ee08-d115-4642-ace1-8c824173c4e3 _f4693f96-fa3f-4b6b-9eff-821d1607b912 2a41a8bf-1597-4552-9919-82455dd4eba2 Abstract Data Modeling 2.21 RDF Surfaces peer to 6.3 AI Knowledge Representation: RDF Surfaces explore abstract representations of RDF, informing how AI systems conceptualize and interact with semantic data structures. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined CSV Support implementers, publishers, and spec developers of the technologies developed by the CSV on the Web Working Group. a82492fb-efc4-45d2-8a65-2897fa42ff00 2.22 To be Specified Number Status _b1a0d1cb-2fff-4f37-bc6c-122a89e95434 _d32b7f79-90c7-45a3-b2d6-3365bc2119c4 70125c8e-4a23-4403-82a0-a9df060b5175 Common Data Exchange Format 2.22 CSV peer to 5.23 Datasets: CSV is a pervasive format for exchanging tabular data, making its integration with semantic web technologies crucial for dataset interoperability. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined RDF Streams Define a common model for producing, transmitting and continuously querying RDF Streams. f5609f0a-772d-4593-9b5e-7e01b22c884d 2.23 To be Specified Number Status _8a4088b2-5d3d-4ee1-9199-e4c07b5292e3 _c2db7b90-3b0a-468b-aef0-abf96179eb2d b7007a54-5d7c-4368-aa2a-b200e27b48d1 Real-Time Data Processing 2.23 RDF Streams peer to 6.8 Time Series: RDF Streams deal with continuous flows of RDF data, directly applicable to processing and analyzing real-time time-series data from various sources. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Accessibility & Inclusion Ensure the web is accessible and usable by all people regardless of abilities, location, language, or other factors. 792b3080-b98a-44f2-a37f-bb5722094543 3 WAI-ARIA Help assistive technology developers converge on a set of clear norms for baseline support of WAI-ARIA and help web developers understand the current state of support. d9c69636-d25c-4cae-9e4d-de1b4e20031d 3.1 To be Specified Number Status _6b125923-55fc-43b7-8e8e-28f5b4f6d7ba _57f510f1-3c82-4e7d-8e6c-8c0657454939 23d5bc32-601a-4b5d-8c92-e2f6f1ecdd19 Standard Definition 3.1 WAI-ARIA peer to 1.11 Web Components: WAI-ARIA defines the semantic roles, states, and properties necessary to make custom web components accessible to assistive technologies. _7ba6365b-fb51-42ae-bc58-d3ad3d25c4aa 8dd1912b-a71f-4370-941d-82d447d86321 WCAG Evolution 3.1 WAI-ARIA peer to 3.4 Silver: Silver/WCAG 3.0 updates and expands the accessibility semantics that WAI-ARIA implementations must support across assistive technologies. _cd3cee86-10fa-4ba9-b362-44a8f825145a 06730ece-012c-468e-b2cd-ee96f4e56414 Accessibility Testing 3.1 WAI-ARIA peer to 3.5 ACT Rules: ACT Rules provide the standardized testing methodology for verifying correct WAI-ARIA implementations in browsers and assistive technologies. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Accessibility Discoverability Maintain and develop the vocabularies for the accessibility discoverability properties in schema.org, that enable discovery of accessible content. 9257a219-4aa3-4be3-a934-c842c51e3cce 3.2 To be Specified Number Status _6fb1375f-d370-469c-b349-5bad4816358a _2c018559-345a-4adf-b71f-7674acd171f0 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Metadata Integration 3.2 Accessibility Discoverability peer to 2.5 Schema.org: Accessibility Discoverability relies on Schema.org structured data to mark up and expose accessibility features of content and services. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Cognitive Accessibility Support the Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Accessibility (COGA) Task Force to improve web accessibility for people with cognitive and learning disabilities. 421d1c00-8342-4466-8fd9-be6b0120aa60 3.3 To be Specified Number Status _b3d261bd-8fbe-49fe-97cc-f93e1f0f0495 _dcd9fd31-03dc-450d-9362-1db673efc4d4 49751dd8-904c-45c0-84d4-b806e778716a User-Centered Design 3.3 Cognitive Accessibility peer to 6.5 Human Centric AI: Human-centric AI can develop adaptive interfaces and personalized content strategies crucial for supporting cognitive accessibility. _d3377520-7284-4e66-bcb5-b54b379d5c5b 8dd1912b-a71f-4370-941d-82d447d86321 WCAG Cognitive Scope 3.3 Cognitive Accessibility narrower than 3.4 Silver: Cognitive and learning disability accessibility requirements are a core component of the broader WCAG 3.0 guidelines being developed by the Silver group. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Silver Support the research and prototyping of the next major version of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). 8dd1912b-a71f-4370-941d-82d447d86321 3.4 To be Specified Number Status _8f7095c3-7c57-478f-a601-0b5709b096a9 _0f775e7a-8dcb-4698-baa5-c9d14853cece 895d2ad3-e3be-40fd-a46e-09eb5144ac8d Standard Evolution 3.4 Silver peer to 7.1 W3C Process: The Silver group is developing WCAG 3.0, fundamentally impacting the W3C standard-setting process. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined ACT Rules Document and harmonise the interpretation of W3C accessibility standards for testing purposes. 06730ece-012c-468e-b2cd-ee96f4e56414 3.5 To be Specified Number Status _34e457b1-dedb-44a5-af12-1ed752f60134 _d564e4d4-e5ca-4083-8ff8-513d41187a7d a3e5a7d1-f41f-4667-9a50-86c7a17e2fa1 Developer Tooling 3.5 ACT Rules peer to 1.4 WebDX: ACT Rules provide a standardized framework for accessibility testing, essential for improving developer experience in building accessible web content. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Edge Computing Examine improvements to internet accessibility via edge computing. 8416b498-f9d2-41eb-a566-cbb75ff37164 3.6 To be Specified Number Status _0a7c52b0-c5b2-4436-b215-5094cbcf87ff _0909a020-3e37-408b-a788-f0157b991b40 3b803cb5-d71b-4d7f-885c-b2b11a494727 Architectural Alignment 3.6 Edge Computing peer to 6.17 Cloud-Edge-Client Coordination: Edge computing solutions for accessibility leverage the distributed processing and low latency of cloud-edge-client architectures. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Accessibility Discuss accessibility adapted for children (age appropriate, literacy relevant). 1b521500-3337-4094-8a82-c3e73adbf17a 3.7 To be Specified Number Status _956f786d-b437-44b1-9413-a1a6bd5aa3da _bf762f56-2388-4b5d-9493-9df88e63bf22 39f0fcce-c9c7-4a29-a93e-0204c52f2f37 Foundational Integration 3.7 Accessibility peer to 1.2 Web Platform Incubator: The Accessibility group provides essential requirements to the Web Platform Incubator, ensuring new web platform features are accessible from inception. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Accessibility Roles Guide web teams and subject matter experts in successfully distributing accessibility responsibilities by roles in a web development lifecycle. 5c758b58-3e6b-4b2a-a856-a3b7ce3b7400 3.8 To be Specified Number Status _287fdc4a-fad4-4582-a1e0-e466b2e7459d _7a491e0f-2ca2-42e1-8364-0d31061f2344 ad10434c-e3ae-4b1b-a352-3b8786ba57b4 Semantic Definition 3.8 Accessibility Roles peer to 1.5 Open UI: Accessibility Roles are critical for defining how UI patterns, as explored by Open UI, expose their functionality to assistive technologies. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Accessibility Internationalization Improve the internationalization of accessibility guidelines and specifications. f827df2a-8404-4588-803c-51abc856e1fe 3.9 To be Specified Number Status _08f85ded-2171-4669-8b44-0c43b06e32c6 _b26e7186-a94b-4d9d-ae98-dd59a11e4bd8 3e6586bb-6c0d-4fdd-9b28-04f8c010888f Multilingual Content 3.9 Accessibility Internationalization peer to 8.5 Text Tracks: Accessibility internationalization addresses how captions and audio descriptions function across different languages, directly relating to media text tracks. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Accessibility Resources Engage and empower accessibility professionals to advance the W3C WAI mission through community driven initiatives. 9256b2ac-3fd5-4648-bfc3-145e6a8c4e7e 3.10 To be Specified Number Status _c3ecc7ff-d2d2-420e-9e80-abf6a859b958 _72bf36f7-c04c-4d9a-997a-139daf63e0ad 8e7ee7fb-e2c5-4156-830f-540417b27ede Information Dissemination 3.10 Accessibility Resources peer to 7.5 Documentation: Accessibility Resources develops and curates guides and best practices, directly supporting documentation efforts for web standards. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Nordic Accessibility Discuss challenges, network with accessibility professionals, and promote inclusive design in the Nordic countries. b64ce3e8-ea99-4b4a-b01b-f7c3b350e062 3.11 To be Specified Number Status _d2cf85b7-bb97-4eef-8648-5b70d6ee8632 _2ef6289a-ba7f-49d9-88e6-7a42ce7a8dab 895d2ad3-e3be-40fd-a46e-09eb5144ac8d Regional Contribution 3.11 Nordic Accessibility narrower than 7.1 W3C Process: Nordic Accessibility brings specific regional requirements to influence the overarching W3C standard development process. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Audio Description Create an open standard file format to support audio description all the way from scripting to mixing. d10f2270-6218-43fa-a8a7-4b5fbb42a915 3.12 To be Specified Number Status _f52b1df9-ddef-4bb2-9411-6dbf78914bd8 _abd1f58b-922e-4e1e-b989-6f22ed9d487f 6bf704ad-d24c-4200-8388-b1e21608e70a Media Enhancement 3.12 Audio Description narrower than 6.18 Audiovisual Media: Audio Description is a key accessibility feature for audiovisual media, providing spoken narration of visual content for people with visual disabilities. _9990526d-3a85-48fc-b152-e01f0bc7d45b 1a144c21-c826-4b4c-b909-13da7bdd968b Media Accessibility Features 3.12 Audio Description peer to 3.13 Immersive Captions: Audio Description and Immersive Captions are complementary media accessibility features addressing different sensory needs within audiovisual and immersive content. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Immersive Captions Determine and publish best practices for access, activation, and display settings for captions with different types of Immersive Media. 1a144c21-c826-4b4c-b909-13da7bdd968b 3.13 To be Specified Number Status _716cceaa-3a70-485e-9f05-967637ce845d _4b182fb3-bc33-446a-a41a-dc130cf07919 c98ec86e-80ac-4d6e-8694-03ef30281c83 Spatial Text Implementation 3.13 Immersive Captions narrower than 6.1 Immersive Web: Immersive Captions develops standards for displaying accessible text within virtual and augmented reality environments. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Equity Enable equity in W3C processes, specifications, and expertise. d24b8e0b-bee3-4a9b-b51f-7051b3c10f1c 3.14 To be Specified Number Status _6e4f1b26-8632-45da-9628-530f0260b89b _0beaebb8-2605-4dda-bc1c-aea649132966 895d2ad3-e3be-40fd-a46e-09eb5144ac8d Ethical Governance 3.14 Equity peer to 7.1 W3C Process: The Equity group informs the W3C Process by advocating for inclusive design principles and fair access throughout web standards development. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Digital Accessibility Foster an inclusive digital landscape in India by promoting web accessibility standards, best practices, and innovative solutions. 36514759-c97a-412a-95b3-bb10b2325a47 3.15 To be Specified Number Status _2201d081-984c-42e4-8375-771a48beddf9 _bb2486bf-dd49-4a12-a14f-73f81de2505e 07e61b1a-d6d8-4b8a-92dc-b8b8ad11b4e7 Foundational Semantics 3.15 Digital Accessibility peer to 5.12 Semantic HTML: Digital Accessibility relies on proper use of semantic HTML, a core principle for making web content meaningful and accessible across all applications. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Privacy, Security & Trust Enhance web security, privacy protections, and trust mechanisms to create a safer online environment. b2d6cc3b-9b64-4c04-89ea-9b4fc47c4df6 4 Privacy Develop privacy-focused web standards and APIs to improve user privacy on the web through enhanced browser behavior. f3cc1f87-8247-47a2-8cb1-9f2ff9e667e0 4.1 To be Specified Number Status _08462451-39c2-472d-a489-7896fa33fbea _1cdeabd7-c91e-494a-90c3-8084030d500e 3428bd1f-3fd0-4741-b831-db3863c5121f Interdependence 4.1 Privacy peer to 8.4 Advertising & Privacy: The Privacy group directly addresses the intersection of advertising practices and user privacy, a core area for privacy implementation on the web. _6c0e8963-adad-42b4-bd2c-2db84f538575 b619eeda-d4f7-4b28-908d-55b7c4beb963 Privacy-Consent Link 4.1 Privacy peer to 4.6 Consent: Privacy and consent are directly coupled: meaningful privacy protection requires robust, enforceable, and user-controlled consent mechanisms. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Federated Identity Provide a forum focused on incubating web features that will both support federated identity and prevent untransparent, uncontrollable tracking of users across the web. be8b3853-ee4c-476c-bd57-9c6185e5009c 4.2 To be Specified Number Status _182ac81e-c230-41b5-9ee1-f15db20b4e00 _84026b5e-e060-4295-906c-07faa0f4d34e 381e4edd-f1ee-49cf-86fc-aaae4a324fa2 Trust & Identity Mechanism 4.2 Federated Identity peer to 2.3 Credentials: Federated identity systems rely on verifiable credentials to assert and exchange identity information across different domains. _f8282cbe-e6fc-4032-8d60-770191b9f950 1ea5bea7-26f2-4e09-883f-8239608180ce Authentication Infrastructure 4.2 Federated Identity peer to 4.3 WebAuthn: WebAuthn provides the cryptographic authentication mechanism that federated identity systems depend upon for secure, phishing-resistant cross-domain login. _0468b997-2f9f-4dd1-9442-959c9cde4a5f c2163c61-4605-4c86-99f1-955bbf33c5af Identity Foundation for Solid 4.2 Federated Identity broader than 5.2 Solid: Solid depends on federated identity mechanisms for authenticating users to their personal data pods and authorizing access across different services. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined WebAuthn Coordinate research and actions to help with broader adoption of the Web Authentication ecosystem. 1ea5bea7-26f2-4e09-883f-8239608180ce 4.3 To be Specified Number Status _567eabed-71b1-4f56-98a8-7da34261ce5d _383f6848-2d5c-4480-9ea9-eacb5e1e2af4 39f0fcce-c9c7-4a29-a93e-0204c52f2f37 Platform Integration 4.3 WebAuthn narrower than 1.2 Web Platform Incubator: WebAuthn is a crucial web platform API for strong authentication, and its development and integration occur within broader web platform standardization efforts. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Credible Web Help shift the Web toward more trustworthy content without increasing censorship or social division. b2dfd822-381b-4148-b5e7-458a6e64e539 4.4 To be Specified Number Status _62db4203-75dd-4eac-a389-fb865b98cc4f _eb7a74ca-b2f6-4741-b6d9-4590a6cf77c8 b96efe79-8689-4548-bccd-0dc57d52b40c Enabling Technology 4.4 Credible Web peer to 2.9 Knowledge Graphs: Knowledge Graphs provide structured representations of facts essential for identifying, verifying, and presenting credible information online. _2066ad55-c963-4af1-b919-fd8440deb22b 8a4d110e-e2cf-4fd8-895c-f4f375b07856 Content Trustworthiness 4.4 Credible Web peer to 4.12 Fact-Checking & Provenance: Credible Web and Fact-Checking & Provenance address complementary aspects of content trustworthiness: signaling credibility and verifying factual claims with provenance. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Anti-Fraud Identify and define scenarios involving fraud and unwanted traffic, and incubate web features and APIs to address those scenarios. 135625d5-4ed9-4784-8826-312dfa0c3ada 4.5 To be Specified Number Status _e4481cd5-6656-4a14-8554-5e50e635363f _e1b9692e-d4ec-4ba5-a475-fe503e313ca2 dc6222a0-b159-4eb3-a28b-20b76867534b Domain-Specific Application 4.5 Anti-Fraud peer to 5.16 Financial Ontology: Anti-fraud efforts in finance benefit from standardized financial ontologies to model and detect fraudulent transactions and behaviors. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Consent Improve the experience of digital consenting while ensuring it remains adherent to relevant standards and laws. b619eeda-d4f7-4b28-908d-55b7c4beb963 4.6 To be Specified Number Status _5d5f4955-3103-4c05-952e-5c6dfa39f835 _c18166bb-abed-4851-8c1c-e23ed11f90f6 2c158d55-dbea-498e-957e-7ffc54587557 Formalization 4.6 Consent peer to 2.10 ODRL: ODRL provides a formal framework to express permissions and prohibitions, which can capture and manage user consent for data usage. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Text & Data Mining Facilitate Text and Data Mining (TDM) Reservation Protocol by specifying a simple and practical machine-readable solution. f1e241c5-d812-4c5d-8dc3-60eacb3e70eb 4.7 To be Specified Number Status _6722b35d-13f2-4e41-a48a-ecf834aa8821 _7794c92e-7612-4b05-8a81-ba00f5c7937b 31972456-f24e-44d2-a775-4cfcea6fe601 Prerequisite 4.7 Text & Data Mining narrower than 6.2 Machine Learning: Text and Data Mining are fundamental techniques used to prepare and extract data for machine learning models and applications. _acd3169b-6c21-4488-b238-f84b94e5677c f73a5cd0-9d15-49bb-a1a6-17f76f023145 Disinformation Detection 4.7 Text & Data Mining peer to 6.20 Democracy AI: Text and Data Mining techniques are essential tools for Democracy AI's mission of detecting disinformation and analyzing content in democratic discourse. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Blockchain2 Incubate specifications for decentralized web applications, enhancing security, privacy, and efficiency through blockchain technologies. cc20a596-8fcb-4594-b9a7-6bde28676b72 4.8 To be Specified Number Status _95583db5-14df-4c72-b13e-9fca71185e4c _fb669067-32c4-4fe8-81f6-709bbfb12705 381e4edd-f1ee-49cf-86fc-aaae4a324fa2 Decentralized Infrastructure 4.8 Blockchain2 broader than 2.3 Credentials: Blockchain technology offers decentralized and immutable infrastructure for issuing, verifying, and managing digital credentials securely. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Unhosted Web Develop per-user cross-origin cloud storage to enable unhosted web applications. 2155cc2d-86c3-4f4c-a35c-7d9c0aeee3d8 4.9 To be Specified Number Status _4604e023-a085-4aee-8c21-a8b3f8019413 _fe0b1b98-8c5d-432d-abfa-48441a132ebe c2163c61-4605-4c86-99f1-955bbf33c5af Exemplar Project 4.9 Unhosted Web narrower than 5.2 Solid: The Solid project is a leading initiative realizing the vision of the unhosted web by empowering users with control over their personal data stores. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web Application Security Increase the overall security of web application development by writing web developers security best practices. c20f1650-6b2c-4c4f-a008-1d25b82f88ed 4.10 To be Specified Number Status _f19ae5f6-4605-4b76-96b8-a818fb006e58 _b911d367-17bc-4f42-8325-2d87419e4119 39f0fcce-c9c7-4a29-a93e-0204c52f2f37 Foundational Security 4.10 Web Application Security peer to 1.2 Web Platform Incubator: Web application security relies on security features and APIs provided by the web platform, many of which are explored in the Web Platform Incubator. _866d8f33-990c-4170-bf88-4b94cfe55421 76a85eed-1f3e-45a5-8f91-22ade03ce3e7 Security Practice Alignment 4.10 Web Application Security peer to 4.11 Threat Modeling: Threat modeling provides the systematic risk identification methodology from which web application security best practices are derived and validated. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Threat Modeling Provide a meeting point for Security, Privacy, and Human Rights experts to create Threat Models together. 76a85eed-1f3e-45a5-8f91-22ade03ce3e7 4.11 To be Specified Number Status _b2005ee0-14c2-4b42-bb68-886f6c287844 _8b267e12-dc3a-40ea-a9da-e0b2622bae72 3b803cb5-d71b-4d7f-885c-b2b11a494727 Critical Practice 4.11 Threat Modeling peer to 6.17 Cloud-Edge-Client Coordination: Distributed cloud-edge-client systems introduce complex attack surfaces, making threat modeling essential for identifying vulnerabilities. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Fact-Checking & Provenance Research and develop a decentralized fact-checking system and provenance standards for text-based content. 8a4d110e-e2cf-4fd8-895c-f4f375b07856 4.12 To be Specified Number Status _66941b9b-347d-4086-93fc-57a05fd8d6d9 _8bebf8d6-a5ce-47e0-a89b-31fe5aee238c ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Metadata Standard 4.12 Fact-Checking & Provenance peer to 2.5 Schema.org: Schema.org provides structured data markup that can embed provenance information and fact-checking metadata directly into web content. _0fba42c9-159f-4f0d-9de3-374e1d0ea171 552a44de-d803-47d8-bf55-55439af9b3b3 Trustworthy Deliberation 4.12 Fact-Checking & Provenance peer to 4.15 Deliberation Stack: The Deliberation Stack requires fact-checking and provenance standards to ensure the integrity of information used in governance and decision-making processes. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Automotive Privacy Create guiding principles specific to the automotive industry to better protect personal privacy in connected vehicles. c38ec45f-fcd2-4561-91ca-c15814031b81 4.13 To be Specified Number Status _9e92989d-09e3-48b3-a681-b15392c0fa3e _a8647079-d505-4cab-849f-7252712fcc28 5bd1d82a-4f3b-4621-ac40-0538e513a968 Domain-Specific Challenge 4.13 Automotive Privacy narrower than 5.10 Web of Things: Automotive privacy is a critical concern for connected vehicles, a major component of the broader Web of Things ecosystem. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Open Cloud Mesh Develop standardized interfaces for file sync and share services to connect with each other. 9a450881-6a84-4e6c-8498-480afc81be09 4.14 To be Specified Number Status _1355053e-3313-4090-9845-801a6454073b _bf64ba11-cac1-488b-8b6e-b769afe06304 3b803cb5-d71b-4d7f-885c-b2b11a494727 Architectural Alignment 4.14 Open Cloud Mesh peer to 6.17 Cloud-Edge-Client Coordination: Open Cloud Mesh aims to enable interoperable distributed cloud services, directly aligning with Cloud-Edge-Client Coordination architectural goals. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Deliberation Stack Develop protocol-agnostic technology for sovereign, interoperable, verifiable, and resilient deliberation, covering Plan, Collect, and Analyze lifecycle interoperability across decentralized protocols and governance systems. 552a44de-d803-47d8-bf55-55439af9b3b3 4.15 To be Specified Number Status _6814c544-d8ed-407e-bc83-3a40af212b75 _fe2c50c0-c137-467c-b3a3-fb5822b2d99e f73a5cd0-9d15-49bb-a1a6-17f76f023145 Supporting Framework 4.15 Deliberation Stack peer to 6.20 Democracy AI: A deliberation stack provides technical infrastructure for structured online discussions, crucial for supporting AI-driven democratic processes. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Industry & Domain-Specific Applications Apply web technologies to specific industries or domains to address their unique requirements and challenges. 7233452c-d2ac-470f-a6a7-6937dcf7eabe 5 Social Web Incubator Provide space to collaborate and coordinate for implementors building on specifications published by the Social Web WG and related technologies. 2fbe85b5-0881-4f50-87fb-f769be930c87 5.1 To be Specified Number Status _a682878a-555d-4c4c-bafd-14582bfaa02e TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Solid Describe the interoperability between different classes of products by using Web communication protocols, global identifiers, authentication and authorization mechanisms, data formats and shapes, notifications, and query interfaces. c2163c61-4605-4c86-99f1-955bbf33c5af 5.2 To be Specified Number Status _3605a2c5-878b-4ac3-a1f9-a3eee67a1c99 _37e9e701-09c0-4581-8de4-3271556d5dae 2155cc2d-86c3-4f4c-a35c-7d9c0aeee3d8 Exemplar Realization 5.2 Solid peer to 4.9 Unhosted Web: Solid realizes the Unhosted Web vision by giving users control over personal data stores through decentralized protocols. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined OpenActive Develop technical specifications and best practices that will support the use of open and shared data relating to sports and physical activities. b5bfee88-8613-4450-8d42-b39db1ae6fac 5.3 To be Specified Number Status _b41ac9b5-2879-4876-99ab-001b893ecb3a _77962413-e693-4ee2-a8b8-b2389d1c0d7f ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Vocabulary Extension 5.3 OpenActive narrower than 2.5 Schema.org: OpenActive extends Schema.org vocabulary to describe sports and physical activity opportunities in a standardized way. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Building Data Bring together experts in building information modelling (BIM) and Web of Data technologies to define use cases and requirements for linked data based applications. 656b887b-c170-4610-8bb5-7cb7cd2698eb 5.4 To be Specified Number Status _1cb32a16-3a3c-4b2a-8ede-e110c411d87c _1adef987-d831-4eb8-a7cc-0c30630f56fc 5bd1d82a-4f3b-4621-ac40-0538e513a968 IoT Data Modeling 5.4 Building Data peer to 5.10 Web of Things: Building Data brings BIM and Web of Data together, closely aligning with Web of Things device data standards. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Publishing Serve as an incubation zone for Publishing@W3C and bring experiments to the group. f0d6e204-475a-4757-bf94-eeaea06b1153 5.5 To be Specified Number Status _d07a82bb-c2c2-4156-96b7-9dad09c40ed6 _5773f2e4-f158-4bb3-b824-ccc43f1f02ea f75142ec-21e0-4290-8ded-a70dde717af6 XML Pipeline Integration 5.5 Publishing peer to 1.15 XQuery & XSLT Extensions: Publishing workflows rely on XQuery and XSLT Extensions for transforming and querying structured content through automated pipelines. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Music Notation Develop and maintain format and language specifications for notated music used by web, desktop, and mobile applications. e3123ff5-87dc-4d3a-8da9-8d31a77cfcd0 5.6 To be Specified Number Status _a8fba0cc-97b6-4ccb-ab94-120b9d197600 TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined nostr Foster the intersection of the Nostr Protocol with web standards, documenting existing patterns and bridges, and proposing further integration. 17381a85-b335-42c7-84eb-275e1b1c0f91 5.7 To be Specified Number Status _b0e8cd2c-f358-4f17-b257-b11d5c88f5e6 _6a51d373-18a7-470a-b881-fe99b08c6550 2fbe85b5-0881-4f50-87fb-f769be930c87 Decentralized Social Protocols 5.7 nostr peer to 5.1 Social Web Incubator: nostr and the Social Web Incubator both address decentralized social networking, making them natural points of comparison and potential integration. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Building Devices Develop a naming and labelling standard for connected devices in the built environment. 52f89a3a-91d8-427f-80a4-a035322980a3 5.8 To be Specified Number Status _05d55bcd-d9ba-425d-a1db-740dffeedc92 _0557c8eb-6167-4672-b317-0bb62d13a89a 5bd1d82a-4f3b-4621-ac40-0538e513a968 Built Environment Specialization 5.8 Building Devices narrower than 5.10 Web of Things: Building Devices is a specific application area contributing to and benefiting from the broader Web of Things framework for device interoperability. _49df7292-ce60-4a50-ac61-9effc07aefb9 656b887b-c170-4610-8bb5-7cb7cd2698eb Data Naming Complement 5.8 Building Devices peer to 5.4 Building Data: Building Devices naming standards complement Building Data linked data models for the built environment. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Bioschemas Improve data interoperability in life sciences by encouraging people to use schema.org markup consistently. d88fc4e2-8722-40c3-a49e-0a9548b5dfa0 5.9 To be Specified Number Status _27c83a71-9129-49e7-b541-9575fa8ada8a _32704d8a-b9f3-4596-9cdc-25fffa7695c3 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Life Sciences Extension 5.9 Bioschemas narrower than 2.5 Schema.org: Bioschemas explicitly builds upon and extends Schema.org core vocabulary for biological and life sciences data. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web of Things Facilitate coordinated approaches to improve the overall experience of developing for the Web platform. 5bd1d82a-4f3b-4621-ac40-0538e513a968 5.10 To be Specified Number Status _238e215d-5c38-4333-97f4-995e3561819b _c9693415-02e8-41af-9119-13b535464aac 4bc543ac-a1d6-4766-b14b-4aac36e22bf5 Protocol Realization 5.10 Web of Things peer to 1.16 Web Things: Web of Things provides the broader interoperability framework that Web Things protocols are designed to enable and support. _482817f3-4df3-46f8-9db2-f7b323fc18ae 3aa94687-f066-42dd-ad2c-bd0242a81a5d Semantic Description 5.10 Web of Things peer to 2.6 JSON & Linked Data: Web of Things relies on JSON-LD for describing device capabilities and data in a semantically rich, interoperable format. _7df4c321-4f52-424b-b9d3-f7a95463d161 3b803cb5-d71b-4d7f-885c-b2b11a494727 IoT Deployment Architecture 5.10 Web of Things peer to 6.17 Cloud-Edge-Client Coordination: Web of Things deployments typically rely on cloud-edge-client coordination for device management, data processing pipelines, and user-facing interfaces. _05f08b1a-c939-49c2-9acc-a2db86dd7482 76325593-c428-4c88-b043-ca5764ce6b26 IoT Data Synchronization 5.10 Web of Things peer to 6.13 Data Synchronization: Web of Things devices continuously generate data that requires synchronization across distributed systems, applications, and storage layers. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Rights Automation Develop and publish a market-data profile for ODRL to model complex licenses controlling financial market data use. c71a8c1d-3713-403f-a1a4-25f39db16b02 5.11 To be Specified Number Status _e9779648-ec58-409f-b4d0-f93aeb1708ed _659d3cc0-5de6-4887-8b7c-0035ba7fefc0 2c158d55-dbea-498e-957e-7ffc54587557 ODRL Profile 5.11 Rights Automation narrower than 2.10 ODRL: Rights Automation develops a market-data profile for ODRL, directly applying the ODRL rights expression framework to financial data licensing. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Semantic HTML Establish a draft standard for a RDF-based representation of the HTML-vocabulary. 07e61b1a-d6d8-4b8a-92dc-b8b8ad11b4e7 5.12 To be Specified Number Status _db61bcfa-cf6b-4259-aa12-466dd8085228 _dc13b127-e8cb-4391-8d2d-6fd588a03ee5 3aa94687-f066-42dd-ad2c-bd0242a81a5d RDF Representation 5.12 Semantic HTML peer to 2.6 JSON & Linked Data: Semantic HTML's goal of an RDF-based HTML vocabulary representation directly complements JSON-LD as a linked data format for web content. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Circular Economy & Digital Products Support the technical implementation of infrastructure and applications for the Circular Economy (CE), and Digital Product Passports (DPPs). fc02b986-4817-4d76-92dc-edbcedea65a7 5.13 To be Specified Number Status _df412de9-fabe-445d-9513-5d19e40ed693 _53d9eda8-7b6e-4550-a144-ce4caa10df6d ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Circular Economy Vocabulary 5.13 Circular Economy & Digital Products peer to 2.5 Schema.org: Modeling digital product information for circular economy principles benefits from and extends common data vocabularies like Schema.org. _d6c07c77-6afb-4f37-8b71-f62d10cc27d7 5bd1d82a-4f3b-4621-ac40-0538e513a968 Circular Economy IoT 5.13 Circular Economy & Digital Products peer to 5.10 Web of Things: Digital Product Passport implementations for circular economy tracking commonly rely on Web of Things device connectivity and data standards. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Biomass Develop interoperable data formats and protocols for tracking biomass materials from source to end-use. e15ec6b1-6716-4414-ba09-14ccc39734d8 5.14 To be Specified Number Status _c3841351-0b86-4592-9ba1-77c4a6708081 _f4f36efa-1fce-417f-ab81-f2d1e77be2a7 fc02b986-4817-4d76-92dc-edbcedea65a7 Supply Chain Specialization 5.14 Biomass narrower than 5.13 Circular Economy & Digital Products: Biomass tracking is a specific supply chain application within the broader circular economy and digital product passport framework. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Healthcare Schemas Provide medical, healthcare and life-science specialized web schemas and vocabulary through improving and extending schema.org. 94e9c502-ec27-4c15-98c9-2c1de80fa4d7 5.15 To be Specified Number Status _2550ed2d-b9bf-45d2-aa1f-62c2018253e7 _df38b347-e645-42d8-bcd0-b621f825d7e5 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Healthcare Vocabulary Extension 5.15 Healthcare Schemas narrower than 2.5 Schema.org: Healthcare Schemas extend Schema.org with medical and life-science specialized vocabulary, building on its core structure. _d75b385b-7e5d-4c47-aeca-33ef69325f4b d88fc4e2-8722-40c3-a49e-0a9548b5dfa0 Life Sciences Alignment 5.15 Healthcare Schemas peer to 5.9 Bioschemas: Healthcare Schemas and Bioschemas both extend Schema.org for life sciences, with healthcare focusing on clinical and patient data. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Financial Ontology Propose, discuss, create and maintain extensions to schema.org related to Financial Industries. dc6222a0-b159-4eb3-a28b-20b76867534b 5.16 To be Specified Number Status _db4b210b-510a-46ef-901b-90466e676b4a _5244da78-f347-49f8-9e7e-ac9c522468e0 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Financial Vocabulary Extension 5.16 Financial Ontology narrower than 2.5 Schema.org: Financial Ontology proposes and maintains Schema.org extensions for financial industries, building on its core vocabulary framework. _e87d2b6a-237c-43d1-958a-923bab289624 135625d5-4ed9-4784-8826-312dfa0c3ada Fraud Detection Foundation 5.16 Financial Ontology peer to 4.5 Anti-Fraud: Standardized financial ontologies provide data models that anti-fraud systems use to detect anomalous transactions and behaviors. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Tourism Data Discuss and prepare proposals for the sharing of structured data descriptions of resources associated with the tourism industry. 655f6d5e-7a74-427e-a485-b3f8ab30ec34 5.17 To be Specified Number Status _fe01eed8-1b4b-4c61-82f5-d2f2aa25a6be _d6e1c76c-768c-47f1-84b1-327e39db9199 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Tourism Vocabulary Extension 5.17 Tourism Data narrower than 2.5 Schema.org: Tourism data descriptions leverage and contribute to Schema.org vocabulary for places, events, and tourism businesses. _a6868258-70ff-4b8c-9db1-dadeacb5cf4f 1b078424-e816-44cb-98b0-85eb267084e7 Geospatial Application 5.17 Tourism Data peer to 1.17 HTML Maps: Tourism Data and HTML Maps are complementary: HTML Maps provides geospatial display while Tourism Data defines the structured content. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Credentials Show how educational and occupational credentials may be described with schema.org, and propose additional terms. 4b4ffaf0-bfc3-4978-ab51-67f41ad957fa 5.18 To be Specified Number Status _9c54962b-1189-41c9-8e63-e7ca7f6af2dc _948501bb-1175-4ae7-ae20-80ab0b08f846 381e4edd-f1ee-49cf-86fc-aaae4a324fa2 Credentials Application 5.18 Credentials peer to 2.3 Credentials: Educational and occupational credentials in Schema.org format complement the broader exploration of credential creation and verification. _a7e548cc-6353-44d5-9e2d-1f27dac9d0ce d06e016e-3a0f-477b-8bac-c34d1869b03e Talent Pipeline 5.18 Credentials peer to 5.25 Talent Marketplace: Educational credentials and talent marketplace schemas are complementary, describing the full arc from learning to employment. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Chemistry Move beyond simply providing images of Chemistry content on the web to a semantically rich form that works for everybody. d4ae18e6-1c55-46dd-b280-4c896009fe1a 5.19 To be Specified Number Status _28719293-4aa3-4770-8bf5-68b6930563db _6220d461-4cd6-423f-b13c-904b096a5c0e d88fc4e2-8722-40c3-a49e-0a9548b5dfa0 Scientific Data Alignment 5.19 Chemistry peer to 5.9 Bioschemas: Chemistry and Bioschemas both address scientific data on the web, with Chemistry focusing on molecular and chemical data representation. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Schema Bib Discuss and prepare proposals for extending Schema.org schemas for improved representation of bibliographic information. 7a086c2a-8868-43d5-a5c9-4347b8474326 5.20 To be Specified Number Status _c3248470-172b-48f2-abd9-a109165fb096 _7f5bfd79-7866-4c63-b798-45b1973af747 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Bibliographic Extension 5.20 Schema Bib narrower than 2.5 Schema.org: Schema Bib explicitly develops Schema.org extensions for bibliographic information, relying on its core structure and extension mechanisms. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Archives Develop and maintain an archive.schema.org extension for improved representation of digital and physical archives. 8aeafbbd-72b6-4e9d-a307-6d8ed0020e84 5.21 To be Specified Number Status _be30031c-9be0-481d-9699-8829e9c6da9b _8b2bc703-b32d-4edb-9f39-e65d3d47c02f ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Archive Vocabulary Extension 5.21 Archives peer to 2.5 Schema.org: The archive.schema.org extension improves representation of digital and physical archives using Schema.org patterns. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Educational Courses Develop an extension for schema.org concerning the discovery of educational courses. e6a643ee-64a1-46e2-85d6-ecaf94ea550d 5.22 To be Specified Number Status _763fbb64-5f21-49dc-aeb3-8f1be4b193f3 _737c730c-89eb-4d1f-9fe5-bd40df2389f2 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Educational Vocabulary Extension 5.22 Educational Courses narrower than 2.5 Schema.org: Educational Courses extends Schema.org for discovering and describing courses, leveraging its core vocabulary for educational content. _a492825b-0e1a-4053-9a6a-1db6173da58d 4b4ffaf0-bfc3-4978-ab51-67f41ad957fa Learning-Credential Link 5.22 Educational Courses peer to 5.18 Credentials: Educational course descriptions and credential schemas support the full learning and qualification lifecycle. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Datasets Improve interoperability between schema.org approach to dataset description and related approaches. 70125c8e-4a23-4403-82a0-a9df060b5175 5.23 To be Specified Number Status _84a27177-36a8-481e-befa-c19a37c885fd _b6e1b1e5-aab1-4307-9f2f-c6e468f29a18 0c882ff2-e5e9-497f-8c2a-b143bf7e1e58 FAIR Dataset Implementation 5.23 Datasets peer to 2.1 FAIR Data Point: Datasets improves interoperability of dataset descriptions, directly implementing FAIR principles in Schema.org-aligned dataset metadata. _bf2bbc63-64b8-409d-a31c-32dcd336a213 a82492fb-efc4-45d2-8a65-2897fa42ff00 Tabular Data Integration 5.23 Datasets peer to 2.22 CSV: CSV is a pervasive format for datasets; this group bridges CSV and schema.org descriptions to improve interoperability for tabular data. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Sports Propose an expanded vocabulary for describing sporting information within schema.org. e3b3adc7-644c-4fc3-9451-f55718c57a49 5.24 To be Specified Number Status _5fe54fe5-24c7-4392-9fd5-4be7d68b1b3e _93b98aed-4a3d-4e14-8e17-7403ada72119 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Sports Vocabulary Extension 5.24 Sports narrower than 2.5 Schema.org: Sports proposes expanded Schema.org vocabulary for sporting information, extending the core framework with domain-specific sports terminology. _9fdaf304-eca4-4e3b-9215-cd61414b211e b5bfee88-8613-4450-8d42-b39db1ae6fac Athletics Data Alignment 5.24 Sports peer to 5.3 OpenActive: Sports and OpenActive both address structured data for athletic activities, with OpenActive focusing on participation opportunities. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Talent Marketplace Assist Schema.org in improving workforce signaling by refining existing schema.org types serving the talent pipeline. d06e016e-3a0f-477b-8bac-c34d1869b03e 5.25 To be Specified Number Status _de5c9142-3663-4edb-b2b5-abdc7f946ec6 _c32ba299-2394-460f-8c94-6adce570d042 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Workforce Vocabulary Extension 5.25 Talent Marketplace narrower than 2.5 Schema.org: Talent Marketplace refines Schema.org types serving the talent pipeline, extending core vocabulary for workforce and skills data. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Media Content Share use cases and best practices for inter-industry collaboration of media content metadata in Japan. e42823fb-af49-4e68-a2b7-4d4df2937f66 5.26 To be Specified Number Status _596587e5-c19b-4a57-b2f9-bb773d42a385 _b66b326a-54d0-4e77-b183-ae0441311c31 e3123ff5-87dc-4d3a-8da9-8d31a77cfcd0 Media Metadata Alignment 5.26 Media Content peer to 5.6 Music Notation: Media Content and Music Notation both address media-related metadata standards, with different domain focuses within the broader media landscape. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined OpenTrack Develop an open standard for interchange of data in Athletics and related disciplines. be16eaee-f2af-4b7f-8429-d1049c6df6e1 5.27 To be Specified Number Status _0524b41c-25ac-4319-aaba-9b49a6a5998c _97305875-7add-4883-abc1-d111ad81755f b5bfee88-8613-4450-8d42-b39db1ae6fac Athletics Data Complement 5.27 OpenTrack peer to 5.3 OpenActive: OpenTrack and OpenActive both address data standards for athletics, with OpenTrack focusing on competitive results and athlete records. _c9bc6e75-a52d-47ad-96e9-22335f709ebd e3b3adc7-644c-4fc3-9451-f55718c57a49 Sports Data Complement 5.27 OpenTrack peer to 5.24 Sports: OpenTrack provides detailed athletics interchange data, complementing the broader Schema.org sports vocabulary developed by the Sports group. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Emerging Technologies Explore cutting-edge technologies like AI, machine learning, immersive environments, and other innovations to shape the future of the web. 714506aa-95ec-4088-9902-92a8472e2029 6 Immersive Web Help bring high-performance Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to the open Web. c98ec86e-80ac-4d6e-8694-03ef30281c83 6.1 To be Specified Number Status _fe5f6317-21fe-4ae1-b3e6-802add2f8e39 _65a65ff1-80d0-4b73-91db-ffb7a5b59dcc fe4d8e81-98cd-47fc-b0d2-52193a0672b3 Immersive Platform Foundation 6.1 Immersive Web peer to 6.10 Metaverse Interoperability: Metaverse interoperability relies on the underlying immersive web technologies for creating and experiencing interconnected virtual worlds. _8c24c7d7-b27c-4080-ace1-d6d4bc3b07a7 1a144c21-c826-4b4c-b909-13da7bdd968b Accessibility Context 6.1 Immersive Web broader than 3.13 Immersive Captions: Immersive Captions requires the immersive web platform context to define how accessible text is displayed in VR and AR environments. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Machine Learning Make Machine Learning a first-class web citizen by incubating and developing a dedicated low-level Web API for machine learning inference in the browser. 31972456-f24e-44d2-a775-4cfcea6fe601 6.2 To be Specified Number Status _c99b12ba-1f5d-4d09-8868-e0e19902c8b3 _cefde3d1-51df-4832-bd3b-5c884dd5acb2 de3c2ae3-7be2-4435-9e0c-93cd9dbd33b1 Distributed ML Paradigm 6.2 Machine Learning broader than 6.9 Federated Learning: Federated Learning is a specific distributed paradigm within the broader field of Machine Learning inference on the web. _81dbfe1f-50ac-46b1-bcbd-e7e7a394411d b7007a54-5d7c-4368-aa2a-b200e27b48d1 Time-Series Applications 6.2 Machine Learning broader than 6.8 Time Series: Time series data is a common and crucial input for machine learning tasks such as forecasting and anomaly detection. _0992b2b6-9558-45c5-8e35-a17c3506b01b 2a41a8bf-1597-4552-9919-82455dd4eba2 AI Technical Foundations 6.2 Machine Learning peer to 6.3 AI Knowledge Representation: Machine Learning and AI Knowledge Representation are complementary AI approaches: ML handles statistical pattern recognition while Knowledge Representation handles explicit symbolic reasoning. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined AI Knowledge Representation Explore the requirements, best practices and implementation options for the conceptualization and specification of domain knowledge in AI. 2a41a8bf-1597-4552-9919-82455dd4eba2 6.3 To be Specified Number Status _139d7bde-34b4-4ab8-9999-4bea088b4ed7 _b339ca72-8d61-4704-8c3d-c31ec52aaf02 b96efe79-8689-4548-bccd-0dc57d52b40c Knowledge Structure Alignment 6.3 AI Knowledge Representation peer to 2.9 Knowledge Graphs: AI Knowledge Representation and Knowledge Graphs both address how to structure and reason with factual knowledge, leveraging RDF and OWL. _a117e62e-c8bb-45b2-92b9-39cf6a598944 0761c64e-e851-45c4-8c3b-6588c9352060 Reasoning Language Context 6.3 AI Knowledge Representation broader than 2.17 N3: N3 is a declarative reasoning language whose development context is informed by broader AI knowledge representation requirements. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Cognitive AI Address opportunities for cognitive agents using graphs, statistics, rules and graph algorithms to handle uncertainty and inconsistency. 080c94bc-09e1-473a-8c12-01dc31c5eb8b 6.4 To be Specified Number Status _4de8d84e-cafc-4546-916e-fea970d0d3b0 _89c4c0bc-eadb-4b98-9730-ed8a7810a872 2a41a8bf-1597-4552-9919-82455dd4eba2 Cognitive Reasoning Dependency 6.4 Cognitive AI narrower than 6.3 AI Knowledge Representation: Cognitive AI systems simulating human thought fundamentally rely on robust knowledge representation frameworks. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Human Centric AI Investigate and articulate the safety and human rights implications of Web connected AI systems and define recommendations and tools. 49751dd8-904c-45c0-84d4-b806e778716a 6.5 To be Specified Number Status _ae0ab171-79f2-451e-acef-b5972393f964 _794bf1a4-47a6-46d1-a529-caac28d5c749 f73a5cd0-9d15-49bb-a1a6-17f76f023145 Human Values in AI 6.5 Human Centric AI peer to 6.20 Democracy AI: Both groups are deeply concerned with ethical, societal, and human-values aspects of AI systems deployed in democratic and civic contexts. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Autonomous Agents Design Web-based Multi-Agent Systems for the deployment of world-wide hybrid communities of people and artificial agents on the Web. f3091b42-ced8-4acb-83d3-ede67fe5c8c0 6.6 To be Specified Number Status _1f0afc68-bd40-4b32-8ec9-b982456630db _04a67bae-dbdc-4291-aad8-b4737d7f35b7 afe141c9-4341-4068-9b60-162ac78aad9c Autonomous Agent Overlap 6.6 Autonomous Agents peer to 6.7 AI Agents: Autonomous Agents and AI Agents address highly similar concepts of software entities designed to act intelligently and independently on the web. _cb508a9f-529d-439c-9af7-9c908afcc571 2a41a8bf-1597-4552-9919-82455dd4eba2 Agent Knowledge Dependency 6.6 Autonomous Agents narrower than 6.3 AI Knowledge Representation: Autonomous Agents depend on AI Knowledge Representation frameworks for encoding the domain knowledge, goals, and reasoning rules that drive agent behavior. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined AI Agents Develop open, interoperable protocols that enable AI agents to discover, identify, and collaborate efficiently across the Web. afe141c9-4341-4068-9b60-162ac78aad9c 6.7 To be Specified Number Status _ada69821-ba00-4c61-a7cc-e9f3efa1c50a _3e629033-0f51-473f-88d6-f6820e3004b0 0024c924-e75b-43ed-bdcd-122aacc59b9a Voice Interface Context 6.7 AI Agents broader than 6.19 Voice Interaction: Voice is a primary and intuitive interface for AI agents such as virtual assistants; voice interaction standards support agent deployment. _5d0262bd-11d6-470c-baaa-3c18d2639bfd 26ed2ec6-293e-4089-acb3-5b7cd4121c12 Web Agent Alignment 6.7 AI Agents peer to 1.14 Web Agents: AI Agents and Web Agents share the concept of software entities enhancing web interactions, differing primarily in emphasis on AI versus platform integration. _aebd23ed-876a-4cb7-a7ce-cb1b99d18a42 2d580dd4-451b-4ec2-9333-ac5b7e49d421 AI Content Consumption 6.7 AI Agents peer to 6.21 AI Web Content: AI Agents require optimized web content formats; AI Web Content develops the JSON format that enables agents to efficiently consume web pages. _e8e05880-4b58-48a0-99eb-ee852df480c9 2a41a8bf-1597-4552-9919-82455dd4eba2 AI Agent Knowledge 6.7 AI Agents narrower than 6.3 AI Knowledge Representation: AI Agents require Knowledge Representation frameworks to encode their capability descriptions, ontologies, and world models for effective cross-agent collaboration. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Time Series Advance real-time analysis of time-dependent data while ensuring the security and integrity of deployed AI models. b7007a54-5d7c-4368-aa2a-b200e27b48d1 6.8 To be Specified Number Status _c14f9bd3-c08b-49f8-877d-1ae1b18850f2 _62811411-9628-4200-88ba-f0b1636029af 31972456-f24e-44d2-a775-4cfcea6fe601 ML Input Data 6.8 Time Series narrower than 6.2 Machine Learning: Time series analysis is a specialized domain within the broader machine learning landscape focused on temporal, sequential data streams. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Federated Learning Establish and explore the necessary standards related with the Web for federated learning. de3c2ae3-7be2-4435-9e0c-93cd9dbd33b1 6.9 To be Specified Number Status _02b08711-59a0-45f1-9c4a-3f0b03ebca52 _2926394f-de15-4041-a9d5-45b0eff5fe8e 31972456-f24e-44d2-a775-4cfcea6fe601 Distributed Learning Specialization 6.9 Federated Learning narrower than 6.2 Machine Learning: Federated Learning is a privacy-preserving specialization of machine learning that trains models across distributed data without centralizing it. _8c8b36a0-1cc5-4a65-aaf1-d264c8d901a7 f3cc1f87-8247-47a2-8cb1-9f2ff9e667e0 Privacy-Preserving ML 6.9 Federated Learning peer to 4.1 Privacy: A key motivation for Federated Learning is enabling machine learning while preserving user data privacy, directly aligning with Privacy group goals. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Metaverse Interoperability Bridge virtual worlds by designing and promoting protocols for identity, social graphs, inventory, and more. fe4d8e81-98cd-47fc-b0d2-52193a0672b3 6.10 To be Specified Number Status _5d7fce93-4cd6-4045-88f1-f94c36fc08a0 _e50c68aa-f1e1-4ffd-adcb-fd845d07f709 c98ec86e-80ac-4d6e-8694-03ef30281c83 Virtual World Interoperability 6.10 Metaverse Interoperability peer to 6.1 Immersive Web: Metaverse Interoperability and Immersive Web are mutually dependent: immersive web provides the platform, metaverse defines cross-world protocols. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Screen Capture Innovate and unblock additional novel uses of screen capture, creating new business opportunities for developers. 40bf9b2a-ffe2-46ae-a554-c80b5ba91dee 6.11 To be Specified Number Status _c7180179-9cd5-4e97-be0e-6713fde68a6e _76b8d184-fb94-4f92-8ff3-444654880c12 6bf704ad-d24c-4200-8388-b1e21608e70a Screen Content Capture 6.11 Screen Capture narrower than 6.18 Audiovisual Media: Screen capture provides a source of audiovisual media content, making its technical specifications closely related to audiovisual media standards. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined MiniApps Incubate work on MiniApps and serve as a base for analysis and proposals of specific work items. 49cef804-ed4a-4b2d-8db9-5acf6e930d57 6.12 To be Specified Number Status _e2cedbfa-7132-4755-8d8d-662f48829f55 _c1a1df63-7dbe-41af-a0ce-9a1e63dcd3d7 e8dd75fb-36c6-4303-8f84-294d6c040301 WebView Runtime 6.12 MiniApps peer to 1.8 WebView: MiniApps frequently leverage WebView as the rendering environment, making WebView standards directly relevant to MiniApp implementation. _9b06ed24-1b6e-4947-a267-34cb5b698d15 57d22ba5-0ba0-495a-bfa3-49b060e8d2ea NFC Integration 6.12 MiniApps peer to 6.15 Web NFC: MiniApps often benefit from Web NFC capabilities to enable real-world interactions such as payments or information access. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Data Synchronization Define use cases, identify conditions, and explore solutions for timing synchronization of data from locally connected devices. 76325593-c428-4c88-b043-ca5764ce6b26 6.13 To be Specified Number Status _0a3710b7-cad6-4843-bbaa-17a9c0f940c8 _81369319-237c-440c-b8ee-194c41638673 b296b718-a886-4fb3-9aa9-d09ae0b733bb Dataspace Synchronization 6.13 Data Synchronization peer to 2.13 Dataspaces: Effective dataspace management across distributed datasets critically depends on robust data synchronization mechanisms. _06207b8a-66a8-49e6-bfd5-93c70c3f72c8 33b59227-4854-462e-98cf-9a71c7088f5b CRDT Application Context 6.13 Data Synchronization broader than 2.20 CRDT: CRDTs are a key implementation primitive for data synchronization, providing conflict-free merging in distributed collaborative environments. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Second Screen Explore, incubate, and define interfaces that enable new form factors and usages for multi-display and multi-window computing user experiences on the Web. 496b9b4b-2423-4473-8b7f-1b401f114523 6.14 To be Specified Number Status _a8017679-aa72-4097-8bc1-28d718b038fc _8afd2774-3165-4917-ad23-25d24579cc20 6bf704ad-d24c-4200-8388-b1e21608e70a Multi-Screen Media 6.14 Second Screen peer to 6.18 Audiovisual Media: Second screen experiences frequently involve synchronized display and interaction with audiovisual media content across multiple displays. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web NFC Create a Near Field Communication API that is browser-friendly and adheres to the Web security model. 57d22ba5-0ba0-495a-bfa3-49b060e8d2ea 6.15 To be Specified Number Status _ee71325c-1071-4b48-ab2c-44ee84dd6b18 _97332d0c-d2d5-47d7-ad41-405cb38de2ae 5bd1d82a-4f3b-4621-ac40-0538e513a968 IoT Connectivity 6.15 Web NFC narrower than 5.10 Web of Things: Web NFC provides short-range connectivity for IoT interactions, complementing the broader Web of Things framework for device communication. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Information-Centric Networking Promote architecturing the future Internet around data rather than endpoints through technologies like Named Data Networking. a30b6d1a-9db8-4923-bb97-d2c5eb60c673 6.16 To be Specified Number Status _8d0d39f1-3b5d-4894-9f13-7a781d0d7958 _437c48da-1a52-42f9-9138-f35314fa5375 3b803cb5-d71b-4d7f-885c-b2b11a494727 Content-Centric Distribution 6.16 Information-Centric Networking peer to 6.17 Cloud-Edge-Client Coordination: ICN principles addressing content by name could significantly enhance content distribution and caching in cloud-edge-client architectures. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Cloud-Edge-Client Coordination Explore mechanisms and interfaces between Cloud, Edge, and Client for computing workload offloading and orchestration. 3b803cb5-d71b-4d7f-885c-b2b11a494727 6.17 To be Specified Number Status _9230edd7-7599-4de9-a990-c51f47d07eb8 _611f4180-9e2f-40d6-ba78-550abdd07b8c 76325593-c428-4c88-b043-ca5764ce6b26 Distributed Coordination 6.17 Cloud-Edge-Client Coordination broader than 6.13 Data Synchronization: Coordination across cloud, edge, and client tiers fundamentally depends on robust data synchronization mechanisms and protocols. _1eafa7dc-1880-4745-993e-e698c6b80f3e 76a85eed-1f3e-45a5-8f91-22ade03ce3e7 Distributed System Security 6.17 Cloud-Edge-Client Coordination peer to 4.11 Threat Modeling: Distributed cloud-edge-client systems introduce complex attack surfaces requiring comprehensive threat modeling to identify vulnerabilities. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Audiovisual Media Provide a forum for discussions on how to support modern audiovisual formats with sophisticated user experiences in a W3C context. 6bf704ad-d24c-4200-8388-b1e21608e70a 6.18 To be Specified Number Status _bf8f4238-0c8f-48af-93de-6b84bf65cdf0 _78829db5-5e16-4502-beff-70b381c9492d 65491aee-95b7-4a92-8f3a-b3c69e257fe7 Audio Component 6.18 Audiovisual Media broader than 1.9 Audio: The Audio group work on Web Audio API is a foundational component of broader audiovisual media experiences and rich media applications. _d982ff99-c5fc-401d-ab04-3df2813442a8 aaad75c3-eda2-492e-9e25-4ff492ba3947 Media API Foundation 6.18 Audiovisual Media broader than 1.10 Web Media API: Web Media API foundational media APIs directly support the advanced audiovisual experiences discussed in this group. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Voice Interaction Collect new use cases for voice interaction, develop requirements for applications such as virtual assistants and explore areas for possible standardization. 0024c924-e75b-43ed-bdcd-122aacc59b9a 6.19 To be Specified Number Status _7c8d6e09-9d05-4e4f-81d8-237728858a5b _dcb639e4-078b-4a3f-9b86-0568cb270112 afe141c9-4341-4068-9b60-162ac78aad9c Agent Interface 6.19 Voice Interaction peer to 6.7 AI Agents: Voice interaction is a primary interface modality for AI agents; the two groups address complementary layers of the agent interaction stack. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Democracy AI Develop open-source ontologies and semantic web assets using AI and knowledge graphs to support democratic institutions, detect disinformation, and advance trustworthy digital governance. f73a5cd0-9d15-49bb-a1a6-17f76f023145 6.20 To be Specified Number Status _0f2490e3-eddc-46e5-af8d-ea09f92d653f _33ed5cd0-eb1f-47ba-8d34-94aa0459985f 49751dd8-904c-45c0-84d4-b806e778716a Democratic AI Values 6.20 Democracy AI peer to 6.5 Human Centric AI: Democracy AI and Human Centric AI both focus on ensuring AI systems are designed to align with human values and societal well-being. _f3a06c5d-07bc-4a10-94c1-59c41e55250f 552a44de-d803-47d8-bf55-55439af9b3b3 Deliberation Infrastructure 6.20 Democracy AI peer to 4.15 Deliberation Stack: Democracy AI ontologies and knowledge graphs complement the Deliberation Stack protocol infrastructure for trustworthy democratic processes. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined AI Web Content Develop a JSON format to represent web page content optimized for consumption by AI agents and language models, reducing token costs while preserving semantic meaning and interactivity. 2d580dd4-451b-4ec2-9333-ac5b7e49d421 6.21 To be Specified Number Status _4d390f1e-b83f-41cd-bb07-f90b9bc6adc6 _2f690abd-eb34-4f1a-9197-c8ce5b7ce3ae 3aa94687-f066-42dd-ad2c-bd0242a81a5d JSON-LD Alignment 6.21 AI Web Content peer to 2.6 JSON & Linked Data: AI Web Content JSON format and JSON-LD both aim to make web content machine-understandable, addressing complementary aspects. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Process & Community Development Improve W3C's own processes, community building, and governance to ensure effective standards development. 7d37167a-4ba9-4625-9930-f5ddd9a6fd10 7 W3C Process Examine the way W3C works and propose improvements to the formal processes. 895d2ad3-e3be-40fd-a46e-09eb5144ac8d 7.1 To be Specified Number Status _975d0048-29f5-4705-89dc-cac039f51e57 _7d1b9c14-1d42-4b27-8a8a-10401c5ca814 ded7defd-72dd-4350-b488-f9292dd68468 Process Governance 7.1 W3C Process broader than 7.2 Spec Editors: Spec Editors rely on W3C Process guidelines for authoring and advancing specifications within the W3C framework. _fdceaa6e-6d46-4549-ae71-f0a517206d0f 85f5588c-3965-49e7-8d32-777a9b329651 Community Governance 7.1 W3C Process peer to 7.3 Community Council: The Community Council provides governance and guidance, often needing to understand and influence the W3C Process for community health. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Spec Editors Provide an inclusive space where spec editors, and those wanting to become spec editors, can learn from each other. ded7defd-72dd-4350-b488-f9292dd68468 7.2 To be Specified Number Status _8a51881e-8f10-4a60-a44d-16c39ddced52 _b8014386-a685-4407-9197-5d6cb6eb7726 8e7ee7fb-e2c5-4156-830f-540417b27ede Documentation Collaboration 7.2 Spec Editors peer to 7.5 Documentation: Both Spec Editors and Documentation groups aim to improve clarity and consistency of W3C output. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Community Council Promote Community and Business Groups and ensure that they function smoothly. 85f5588c-3965-49e7-8d32-777a9b329651 7.3 To be Specified Number Status _0208dbd6-4e50-47d4-9521-a59471ec692a _4208dbb9-c2e4-4e68-bda8-c47a5492db0b 65cc96c1-bfdc-4455-b15c-57714d232a59 Community Well-Being 7.3 Community Council peer to 7.4 Work Environment: The Community Council actively works to foster a positive and inclusive work environment, a core concern of the Work Environment group. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Work Environment Focus on the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for W3C. 65cc96c1-bfdc-4455-b15c-57714d232a59 7.4 To be Specified Number Status _dfed815e-90d1-426b-9ceb-6ec79e80a3ab TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Documentation Ensure web developers and designers worldwide have the best information available so they can build things on the web platform. 8e7ee7fb-e2c5-4156-830f-540417b27ede 7.5 To be Specified Number Status _66655ecc-c83e-4f0f-95ed-8f2cf26de840 _d38a0733-e812-42fb-aad7-443688a441ba d63a0a1b-c9d1-4cbe-a06b-15ffd95145fc Knowledge Preservation 7.5 Documentation peer to 7.6 Web History: Effective documentation and archiving practices are vital for preserving and understanding the history of the Web. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web History Collect and preserve valuable information about the history of the World Wide Web before it is lost. d63a0a1b-c9d1-4cbe-a06b-15ffd95145fc 7.6 To be Specified Number Status _6fdabeed-ea3f-42c5-b75c-564066de2364 _8b2cce6d-4470-44ba-8f5b-b1daa0b3b5f0 895d2ad3-e3be-40fd-a46e-09eb5144ac8d Process History 7.6 Web History narrower than 7.1 W3C Process: Examining the evolution of the W3C Process itself is a key aspect of understanding and preserving Web History. _719ebd23-4817-435b-b5cf-ab513b3ab089 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Historical Metadata 7.6 Web History peer to 2.5 Schema.org: Web History preservation benefits from Schema.org structured data for describing, archiving, and making historical web artifacts and events discoverable. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Media & User Experience Advance technologies for media formats, playback, and user experience to enhance content consumption across the web. dece910b-5ced-42a5-b54d-6aae88948d15 8 User Monitoring Improve and expand the capabilities of developers and businesses who are using Real User Monitoring (RUM) to measure user experience on the web. 38fdf585-29b0-4090-ad35-656ae6838b1a 8.1 To be Specified Number Status _b78e4230-0e20-4a81-9f0b-86320317ee50 _9a94d1be-d95d-44e8-bf19-a8c42766c95d f3cc1f87-8247-47a2-8cb1-9f2ff9e667e0 Privacy Tension 8.1 User Monitoring peer to 4.1 Privacy: User monitoring involves collecting user data, requiring close collaboration with privacy standards to ensure ethical and legally compliant practices. _890c933c-483a-480b-91de-6355e80e0f11 0088ea1b-e0da-49e1-a054-270667451910 Journey Analytics Complement 8.1 User Monitoring peer to 1.22 User Journey Graph: User Journey Graph provides the structured representation of journeys that user monitoring tools measure and analyze over time. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Sustainability Discuss all aspects of sustainability with respect to web technologies, including developing horizontal reviews of sustainability impacts. f5e3a14c-aa44-44e1-9686-7fec13333373 8.2 To be Specified Number Status _0bada79f-c2bc-4e65-b559-a38f635de7bc _a544e20a-8408-4a6f-9b6d-bc1f2e51da78 38fdf585-29b0-4090-ad35-656ae6838b1a Performance-Sustainability Link 8.2 Sustainability peer to 8.1 User Monitoring: Optimizing web performance directly reduces energy consumption and server load, making performance a key foundation for web sustainability. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Color Provide a discussion forum between CSS experts, Color Management experts, and TV/Movie/Broadcast experts to explore use cases for color management on the web. d1574e01-6534-4a83-9920-21947f964ee4 8.3 To be Specified Number Status _66ebab69-9850-4efb-aecc-0b04ccde5734 _3e569758-efca-4e4a-8fb4-6e194234e481 1e0c0246-c187-4c34-8ba7-a9e0a4aaf230 CSS Color Dependency 8.3 Color narrower than 1.12 CSS4: The consistent management and application of color on the web depends on CSS definitions and features that this group helps shape. _7fc5614d-a5e0-434f-93ff-582e643abc3f 97f23934-79a8-42a1-a2a3-b45cd7d93ee6 Design Token Application 8.3 Color narrower than 1.13 Design Tokens: Color is a fundamental design token type; the Color group work informs and is constrained by Design Tokens standards for design systems. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Advertising & Privacy Incubate web features and APIs that support advertising while acting in the interests of users, providing strong privacy assurances. 3428bd1f-3fd0-4741-b831-db3863c5121f 8.4 To be Specified Number Status _5ea4153d-ee1a-4148-996c-8b5df1f0fe5a _87d75b17-ff64-44d4-9102-51eafaeb6a5b f3cc1f87-8247-47a2-8cb1-9f2ff9e667e0 Privacy-Advertising Balance 8.4 Advertising & Privacy peer to 4.1 Privacy: Advertising and Privacy incubates features supporting advertising while protecting user privacy, directly implementing Privacy group principles. _0e99a4de-dd36-4fe8-9e40-95f735e2df02 034536f9-0f4c-4419-a99a-fe3e2e8b1ec0 Advertising Standards Alignment 8.4 Advertising & Privacy peer to 8.7 Web Advertising: Advertising and Privacy and Web Advertising address complementary aspects: privacy requirements and technical standards for the web advertising ecosystem. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Text Tracks Work on text tracks for video on the Web, applied to captioning, subtitling and other purposes. 3e6586bb-6c0d-4fdd-9b28-04f8c010888f 8.5 To be Specified Number Status _157f2979-ecd3-433a-ab3c-9529280e5d54 _4fe0de8f-a950-44f0-a447-90b64d61bcf2 f827df2a-8404-4588-803c-51abc856e1fe Multilingual Captions 8.5 Text Tracks peer to 3.9 Accessibility Internationalization: Text Tracks and Accessibility Internationalization both address how media captions and subtitles function across different languages and cultural contexts. _8a07bfd2-706f-41c8-99fa-eb5493cb6fba d10f2270-6218-43fa-a8a7-4b5fbb42a915 Audio Description Complement 8.5 Text Tracks peer to 3.12 Audio Description: Text Tracks and Audio Description are complementary media accessibility features; together they provide full access to audiovisual content. _e932e662-1738-4bac-af7a-4918ab4ef15a d9c69636-d25c-4cae-9e4d-de1b4e20031d Text Track Accessibility 8.5 Text Tracks peer to 3.1 WAI-ARIA: Text tracks implement the accessible media captions that WAI-ARIA semantics expose to assistive technologies for audiovisual and multimedia content. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Games Improve the quality of open web standards that games developers rely on to create games. 3dbb691e-3185-49ca-99d5-a425e5c9361c 8.6 To be Specified Number Status _0dbb75f1-dd70-408a-b1bd-e8809d7b4b24 _d417371d-c7ae-45d1-ae8f-e5c8e97b2bd5 1ec0c5db-f1a7-4882-9a08-879e26f15072 GPU Rendering Dependency 8.6 Games peer to 1.3 Web GPU: Web games, particularly high-fidelity experiences, rely on advanced 3D graphics capabilities provided by WebGPU standards. _7d70a34c-bea1-4ca4-86b4-00a92da031d4 c98ec86e-80ac-4d6e-8694-03ef30281c83 Immersive Gaming Overlap 8.6 Games peer to 6.1 Immersive Web: Game development and the Immersive Web share technical foundations in 3D rendering, spatial audio, and interactive real-time environments. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Web Advertising Identify areas where standards and changes in the Web itself can improve the advertising ecosystem and experience. 034536f9-0f4c-4419-a99a-fe3e2e8b1ec0 8.7 To be Specified Number Status _ddbfd835-f0c8-4301-b189-757c834933af _ad39623e-f254-4af7-8a91-c411d874f34b 3428bd1f-3fd0-4741-b831-db3863c5121f Privacy-First Advertising 8.7 Web Advertising peer to 8.4 Advertising & Privacy: Web Advertising technical standards must be developed in consultation with Advertising and Privacy to integrate privacy-preserving solutions. _86d63751-27e0-472d-8bbb-e225824faab0 f3cc1f87-8247-47a2-8cb1-9f2ff9e667e0 Privacy Compliance 8.7 Web Advertising peer to 4.1 Privacy: Web advertising standards must align with Privacy group recommendations to ensure advertising ecosystems respect user privacy rights. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined Information Architecture Provide a forum for anyone interested in Information Architecture and standards, to participate, discuss, share, support, develop, and learn. 879b80fa-a432-4907-bcf0-58b1d2ca8ad6 8.8 To be Specified Number Status _47dd5bb3-5fa5-41f6-974e-79b31e7d0e91 _15fac6aa-241a-46f7-8b2c-9876c64ceaae 1e0c0246-c187-4c34-8ba7-a9e0a4aaf230 Presentation Layer 8.8 Information Architecture peer to 1.12 CSS4: Information Architecture and CSS4 are complementary: CSS provides the presentation layer that visual information architecture depends on. _60213067-acc9-4cf2-b205-f9c937a99710 ced85cce-007b-4875-8f15-96344d7dd142 Semantic Organization 8.8 Information Architecture peer to 2.5 Schema.org: Schema.org provides structured data vocabularies fundamental for organizing and exposing information in a machine-readable way, supporting information architecture. TBD To Be Determined TBD To Be Determined 2026-05-10 https://www.w3.org/community/groups/ Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net