What is the TAG?

Special group in W3C chartered to:

• document and build consensus around principles of Web architecture and to interpret and clarify these principles when necessary;
• resolve issues involving general Web architecture brought to the TAG;
• help coordinate cross-technology architecture developments inside and outside W3C.

 6 elected, 3 appointed, 1 permanent chair (Tim),
1 staff contact (Yves)

Current work of the TAG

• Pondering deep questions about the web
• Writing stuff: findings and other output
• Design reviews
• Joint work with other groups
• Play a role in cross-organization liaisons
• Developer community engagement

Design Reviews

The TAG's “Heartbeat” 💓

https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues

Requesting a TAG Review

Open an issue with us on GitHub

(live demo)

Please request reviews at the design phase.

Make sure you have an explainer

https://tag.w3.org/workmode/

Make sure you articulate the user need.

What happens during a TAG review?

• One TAG member will own the issue
• We will likely invite someone to a TAG call or to join us at a f2f
• You will get live feedback from us in the github issue
• If appropriate we will issue a more formal feedback document

Where can I find the current work of the TAG?

Visit our page at https://tag.w3.org

Visit our meetings repo:
https://github.com/w3ctag/meetings

(all minutes linked from agendas)

Client-side API Design Principles

https://w3ctag.github.io/design-principles/

Updating Security & Privacy Self-Review

In coordination with Privacy Interest Group

https://w3ctag.github.io/security-questionnaire/

Developer Outreach

15 Developer Outreach Events since 2013

Mix of panel discussions and unconference-style “summits” (https://extensiblewebsummit.org)

Berlin / Boston / London / Melbourne /
Seattle / San Francisco / Tokyo

~1000 developers
 

Next event (maybe) at Reykjavik f2f, 21-23 May

ETHICS!

The web has an inherent social mission

For the web to continue to differentiate and thrive, it must put a focus on this mission

We already measure new web technologies against privacy, accessibility and internationalisation

Additional web technology ethical principles could help to build 

• There is one web.
• The web should not be a detriment to society.
• The web must enforce fundamental human rights.
• The web is for all people.
• Security & Privacy are non-optional.
• The web must enable freedom of expression.

• The web must enable researching the truthfulness of information 
• The web enhances individual agency.
• The web must be a sustainable technology.
• The web is inspectable.
• The web is multi-browser and multi-OS 
• People should be able to render web content as they want.

https://link.medium.com/ZTC555B54U

Some Ideas for Web Ethical Technology Principles

+"generative" +"wide review"

Q&A

https://tag.w3.org/

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