World Wide Web Day: August 1

August 3, 2022

World Wide Web Day is observed on 1st of August every year.
The day is marked in honour of the ability of people to browse information freely using the Web. The Web is the tool that billions across the globe use every moment to interact with the global system of interconnected computer systems that is the Internet.
The WWW was created by English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, while he was working for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland.
Berners-Lee developed the essentials of the web – HTTP, HTML, the WorldWideWeb browser, a server, and the first website – while working at the organisation.
The day aims to highlight the importance of the web in improving people’s lives by facilitating communication, access to information and resources, education and empowerment.