| 12th July 2006 |
W3C Issues first public draft for mobileOK
The W3C has followed up its publication of the Mobile Web Best Practices (see next diary entry) with the first
public draft of its specification for mobileOK. This is to be a machine-readable trustmark that allows search
engines, content aggregators and end users to recognise online resources that follow the Best Practices.
Importantly, it is very likely that the trustmark will be carried on the same technical platform used by ICRA
for its content labels and its partners in the Quatro project. That platform is currently undergoing scrutiny
in a separate group within W3C, the Content Label Incubator Group, which ICRA's Phil Archer chairs.
The aim is to create a solid commercial case for labelling resources for a variety of purposes, including child
protection. The advent of mobileOK is an important step towards this.
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