17 November 2017 W3C released today its  W3C Strategic Highlights – November 2017 , a comprehensive survey of the essential work W3C conducts to achieve a Web for All, and select recent work in many areas where the Web can solve arising problems for real people. A strong emphasis in this report is on the core of the Web and how selected technologies and features amount to incredible core innovation once again. Our vision of the Web for 2020 and beyond encompasses long-resident Web Applications, extending browser features, offline support, app-like performance, a flexible platform accommodating Digital Publishing, payments, video distribution, games, and immersive experiences. The W3C Strategic Highlights focus on how our strategy and workflows support the advancement of the Web, how W3C meets Industry needs, fosters a Web for all and how W3C is embarking on the next transformation of the Web. We also invite you to read W3C CEO’s  thoughts on  TPAC 2017 , our ...

28 November 2017 The  Device and Sensors Working Group  has published a Proposed Recommendation of  HTML Media Capture . The HTML Media Capture specification defines an HTML form extension that facilitates user access to a device’s media capture mechanism, such as a camera, or microphone, from within a file upload control. Comments are welcome through  26 December 2017 .

27 November 2017 In accordance with the  W3C Patent Policy , W3C has launched a  Web Payments Working Group Patent Advisory Group (PAG)  in response to  disclosures  related to specifications of the Web Payments Working Group; see the  PAG charter . W3C  launches a PAG  to resolve issues in the event a patent has been disclosed that may be essential, but is not available under the  W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements . Public comments regarding these disclosures may be sent to public-wpwg-pag@w3.org ( public archive ). Learn more about  Patent Advisory Groups .

26 October 2017 The  Web Performance Working Group  invites implementations of the  Preload  Candidate Recommendation. This specification defines the  preload keyword that may be used with  link  elements. This keyword provides a declarative fetch primitive that initiates an early fetch and separates fetching from resource execution.

19 October 2017 The  Spatial Data on the Web Working Group  has published a W3C Recommendation of the  Time Ontology in OWL specification. The ontology provides a vocabulary for expressing facts about topological (ordering) relations among instants and intervals, together with information about durations, and about temporal position including date-time information. Time positions and durations may be expressed using either the conventional (Gregorian) calendar and clock, or using another temporal reference system such as Unix-time, geologic time, or different calendars.