W3C Weekly News - 17 January 2007

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European Symposium to Study EGovernment and the Web

  The European W3C Symposium on eGovernment is 1-2 February 2007, in
  Gijón, Asturias, Spain. Attendees will meet to discuss eGovernment
  services, identify aspects that put Web interoperability at risk and
  find how governments can deliver better and more efficient services
  through computer technologies. "We hope that participants at the
  symposium provide us with critical information to help us develop new
  technologies that meet citizens' needs and goals," said Ralph Swick
  (W3C). Registration is free and open to the public. Read the press
  release.

    http://www.w3c.es/Eventos/2007/eGov/
    http://www.w3.org/2007/01/egov-pressrelease

W3C Expands Support for Speech Synthesis of World Languages

  W3C is taking steps to broaden support for the world's languages in
  voice applications on the Web. The First Public Working Draft of
  "Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) 1.1" incorporates important
  features and feedback from SSML Workshops held in Beijing, China and
  Heraklion, Greece. On 13-14 January 2007, W3C conducts a third Workshop
  on SSML, hosted by Bhrigus Software and the International Institute of
  Information Technology (IIIT) in India. Read the press release and
  learn more about the Voice Activity.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-speech-synthesis11-20070110/
    http://www.w3.org/2007/01/ssml-pressrelease.html
    http://www.w3.org/Voice/

Mobile Web May Help Bridge the Digital Divide: Workshop Report

  W3C has published a report from the Workshop on the Mobile Web in
  Developing Countries, held in Bangalore, India in December 2006.
  Workshop participants discussed the needs and challenges facing people
  in developing economies who use a mobile phone as the primary and often
  sole platform for accessing the Web. Participants included mobile
  handset manufacturers, browser developers, software companies, local
  Indian companies and universities, and organizations working on
  information technology projects in rural communities in India and
  Africa. The report presents their findings and proposed next steps. You
  are invited to join the public forum for discussions about the future:
  public-mwi-ec@w3.org. Learn more about W3C's Mobile Web Initiative.

    http://www.w3.org/2006/07/MWI-EC/exec_summary
    http://www.w3.org/Mobile/

Content Selection Primer 1.0 Updated

  The Device Independence Working Group has published an updated Working
  Draft of "Content Selection Primer 1.0." The Primer provides the reader
  with the basic knowledge required to make effective use of the Content
  Selection for Device Independence Specification, illustrating how to
  use features of that language in a variety of scenarios. Learn more
  about the Device Independence Activity.

    http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-cselection-primer-20070109/
    http://www.w3.org/2001/di/

Upcoming W3C Talks

  * Michael Cooper presents at the "Premier Forum européen de
    l'accessibilité numérique : Les services en ligne accessibles, pour
    le bénéfice de tous (First European e-Accessibility Forum:
    Accessible on-line services, a benefit for all)" on 29 January in
    Paris, France.
  * Michael Wilson presents at "Web 2.0: Business Opportunities & Legal
    Challenges" on 30 January in London, UK.
  * Erik Bruchez presents at "Solutions Linux - Solutions Open Source"
    on 1 February in Paris, France.
  * José Manuel Alonso participates in a panel and Ivan Herman presents
    at the European W3C Symposium on eGovernment on 2 February in Gijón,
    Spain.
  * Marie-Claire Forgue, Philipp Hoschka and Dominique Hazaël-Massieux
    run booth 7D56 in Hall 7 at the 3GSM World Congress 2007 on
    12-15 February in Barcelona, Spain.
  * On behalf of the India Office, Ivan Herman gives a tutorial at the
    International Conference on Semantic Web & Digital Libraries on
    21 February in Bangalore, India.

  Browse upcoming W3C appearances and events, also available as an RSS
  channel.

    http://www.w3.org/Talks/

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