W3C Internationalization (I18N) Activity

Making the World Wide Web truly World Wide!

New resources

• á=aacute. July 2004, FAQ: Why should I use the language attribute in web pages?
• July 2004, FAQ: Should I declare the language of my XHTML document using a language attribute, the Content-Language HTTP header, or a meta element?
• July 2004, FAQ: How do I use .htaccess directives on an Apache server to serve files with a specific encoding?
• May 2004, Test: Hreflang content generation
• May 2004, Test: Escapes
• Apr 2004, Tutorial: Using language information in XHTML, HTML and CSS

News

• 12 May 2004: New Working Draft: Web Services Internationalization Usage Scenarios
• 10 May 2004: Authoring Techniques for HTML/XHTML Internationalization: 3 Working Drafts issued
• 9 May 2004: New IRI Draft published: Last Call issued
• 22 Apr 2004: Richard Ishida addresses UK Usability Professionals Association

About the W3C Internationalization (I18N) Activity

The W3C Internationalization Activity has the goal of proposing and coordinating any techniques, conventions, guidelines and activities within the W3C and together with other organizations that allow and make it easy to use W3C technology worldwide, with different languages, scripts, and cultures.

The Internationalization (I18N) Working Group comprises three task forces: Core, Web Services and GEO (Guidelines, Education & Outreach).