#webfoundation

[insidehtml5]

30 years on, what’s next #ForTheWeb?

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[modoranu]

Gracias a #timbernerslee que hace 30 años inventó la #www, hoy podemos estar conectados por todo el mundo. Gracias #webfoundation! #worldwideweb #internet #diadelinternet #web30 #fortheweb (en Madrid, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/modoranu/p/Bu6bMBcgv9o/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rya3wjy1zt6u

[ecologiadigital]

28 years after @timberners_lee invented the web, these are the challenges he sees for its future: https://t.co/GZvisd6BYP #HappyBirthdayWWW

— The Web Foundation (@webfoundation) March 11, 2017

[the-compiler]

The crucial role of open data intermediaries

This paper by the World Wide Web Foundation argues that intermediary organisations play a crucial role in helping open data projects get results- and that they need to be better funded as a result.

Read the paper here

Data intermediaries are connecting data providers (for example, governments) with those who can benefit by using data or data-driven products, helping to articulate demand for data, creating and repackaging data, and creating novel applications.

Of the 32 intermediaries studied, 72% can be described as not-for profit and, as a consequence, rely on donor funding to sustain their operations.

Different funding models for intermediaries may need to be explored, or the sustainability of civically-minded open data initiatives could be at risk.

[ramiromacias]

Greeting from Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee http://vimeo.com/web25/web25-tbl-greeting

[pressoffice]

Greeting from Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on the Web's 25th anniversary

[justwalkiingthedog]

Greeting from Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on the Web's 25th anniversary