"The challenge is to manage the Web in an open way-not too much bureaucracy, not subject to political or commercial pressures. The U.S. should demonstrate that it is prepared to share control with the world."

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Source: Donald Knuth, Grady Booch, Linus Torvalds, Steve Wozniak, Vint Cerf (2011). “Leaders in Computing: Changing the Digital World”, p.44, BCS, The Chartered Institute

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Tim Berners-Lee

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Tim Berners-Lee is a computer scientist best known for inventing the World Wide Web, revolutionizing how we access and share information globally.

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