W3C INDIA OFFICE

Welcome to the July newsletter from the Indian W3C Office. In this edition we include information on XHTML Role Attribute Module, Device Description Repository, Privacy Policy and Enforcement, XHTML and HTML Content, SVG Tiny 1.2, 508 Standards, Semantic Annotations for WSDL. A copy of this newsletter is available on the Indian W3C Office site at: http://w3cindia.in/

1. XHTML Role Attribute Module: Working Draft
2. Mobile Stakeholders Sketch Future of Device Description Repository
3. Privacy Policy and Enforcement Workshop: Call for Participation
4. Specifying Language in XHTML and HTML Content: Working Draft
5. SVG Tiny 1.2 Working Draft
6. WAI to Advise on 508 Standards Update
7. Semantic Annotations for WSDL: Working Draft
8.About this newsletter

1. XHTML Role Attribute Module: Working Draft

2006-07-25: The HTML Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of the XHTML Role Attribute Module to provide the ability to integrate the role attribute into any markup language based on XHTML Modularization 1.1. Developed in conjunction with the accessibility community and other groups, the document is the first of a series of XHTML modules designed to help extend the scope of XHTML-family markup languages into new environments. Visit the HTML home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-xhtml-role-20060725/
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/

2. Mobile Stakeholders Sketch Future of Device Description Repository

2006-07-24: Participants in the International Workshop on the Implementation of a Device Description Repository have published their report. Mobile operators, manufacturers, service providers, and accessibility, content adaptation and device information providers met 12-13 July in Madrid, Spain, to discuss the creation of a repository of device information. W3C thanks Telefónica for hosting. Read about the W3C Mobile Web Initiative, a joint effort to make the Web interoperable and usable for users of mobile devices. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/DDWG/workshop2006/
http://www.w3.org/Mobile/

3. Privacy Policy and Enforcement Workshop: Call for Participation

2006-07-21: W3C will hold a Workshop on Languages for Privacy Policy Negotiation and Semantics-Driven Enforcement on 17-18 October 2006 at the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commission in Ispra, Italy. Vendors and researchers will meet to discuss privacy for personal data, automated policy negotiation in Web services, Web applications and identity management, and the use of Semantic Web technologies for privacy enforcement. Participation is open to Members and the public. Read about Workshops and the Privacy Activity. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/2006/07/privacy-ws/cfp.html
http://www.w3.org/2003/08/Workshops/

4. Specifying Language in XHTML and HTML Content: Working Draft

2006-07-21: The Internationalization GEO (Guidelines, Education & Outreach) Working Group has published an updated Working Draft of Internationalization Best Practices: Specifying Language in XHTML & HTML Content. Part of a series designed for authors, the document is an aid to specifying the language of content for an international audience. Visit the Internationalization home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-i18n-html-tech-lang-20060721/
http://www.w3.org/International/

5. SVG Tiny 1.2 Working Draft

2006-07-21: In response to Last Call comments, the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Working Group has published a Working Draft of the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Tiny 1.2 Specification. The SVG language delivers vector graphics, text, and images to the Web in XML. SVG Tiny 1.2 is a complete language specification and is implementable on devices large and small, from cellphones and PDAs to desktop and laptop computers. Visit the SVG home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-SVGMobile12-20060721/
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/

6. WAI to Advise on 508 Standards Update

2006-07-20: W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has been appointed to the Advisory Committee for the revision of U.S. Section 255 guidelines and Section 508 standards, which include Web accessibility. WAI looks forward to continuing to coordinate with organizations around the world to develop harmonized standards for Web accessibility. Additional information is available in the U.S. Access Board article: Board Names Advisory Committee for 508 Standards Update. Visit the WAI home page. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm
http://www.w3.org/WAI/Policy/harmon

7. Semantic Annotations for WSDL: Working Draft

2006-07-03: The Semantic Annotations for Web Services Description Language (SAWSDL) Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of Semantic Annotations for WSDL. The attributes defined in this draft are references from elements within Web Services Description Language (WSDL) or XML Schema documents to concepts in ontologies outside the documents. Read more about Web services. (News archive)

URIs:

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-sawsdl-20060630/
http://www.w3.org/2002/ws/

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