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W3C: The World Wide Web Consortium
Founded in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. http://www.w3.org/ World Health Organization Directing and coordinating authority on international health work that strives to bring the highest level of health to all peoples. http://www.who.int/ The World Factbook Offers country profiles and reference maps. From CIA. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ World Bank Group Source of development assistance for developing nations. Comprises the Int'l Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Int'l Development Association, the Int'l Finance Corp, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the Int'l Centre for the Set http://www.worldbank.org/ World Trade Organization (WTO) Regulates trade and tariffs worldwide. Formed as successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). http://www.wto.org/ World Intellectual Property Organization Nation-state membership organization that administers international treaties dealing with different aspects of intellectual property protection. http://www.wipo.org/ PC World Computer magazine helping managers plan what to buy, where to buy, and how to use the technologies to keep ahead of the competition. http://www.pcworld.com/ |