W3C standards, technical specifications and guidelines are widely deployed on the web:

• Rendering of web pages
• Enabling access from any device
• Architecture of the web
• Linking data and services
• Authoring tools

Since 1994, W3C has been providing a productive environment for creating web standards that:

• follow a consensus-based decision process;
• cater for accessibility, privacy, security, and internationalization;
• reflect the views of diverse industries and global stakeholders;
• balance speed, fairness, public accountability, and quality;
• benefit from Royalty-Free patent licensing commitments from participants;
• are stable (and W3C ensures their persistence at the published URI);