World Wide Web Foundation Creation Announcement

Knight Foundation Awards Seed Grant in Support of Mission

On 14 September 2008, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. (USA), Tim Berners-Lee announced the creation of the World Wide Web Foundation in a speech (also in French) before guests of the John S and James L Knight Foundation. Following the speech, Alberto Ibargüen, Knight Foundation’s president and CEO announced a seed grant of $5 million over 5 years in support of the Web Foundation’s mission.

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Photos from the event. Some video is available (transcript).

Read more in the joint press release, also available in French.

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