World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web. Founded by Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, in 1994, the W3C's mission is to lead the Web to its full potential by creating protocols and guidelines that ensure the Web's long-term growth. It involves member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public in developing standards. The W3C focuses on standards that enhance accessibility, efficiency, interoperability, and security of the Web, covering technologies such as HTML, CSS, SVG, XML, and Web Accessibility Guidelines. By promoting consistency in the design and coding of webpages, the W3C helps to make the Web more user-friendly and accessible to all individuals, regardless of their hardware, software, network infrastructure, native language, culture, geographical location, or physical or mental ability.