It's possible to live without the Web. It's not possible to live without water. But if you've got water, then the difference between somebody who is connected to the Web and is part of the information society, and someone who (is not) is growing bigger and bigger.

I'm very aware there are lots of other people who are just bright and working just as hard, with just the same dedication to make the world a good place.

When something is such a creative medium as the web, the limits to it are our imagination.

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design.

The nice thing about programming at the RDF level is that you can just say, I'll ask for all the books. You can ask for all the shelves. You can ask for a given shelf whether a book was on it. And you're not worrying so much about the underlying syntax.

IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and the importance of making Web applications that work with any kind of device.

The Semantic Web is not a separate Web but an extension of the current one, in which information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation.