A City The Thinks Like The Web

a city that thinks like the web

citizen mark surman indian road

my point:

my point: openess and participation created a better internet.

my point: openess and participation created a better internet. they can also create a better city .

openess and participation created a better internet.

openess and participation created a better internet. mozilla helped.

1998

1998 mel lastman is mayor toronto amalgamated exxon buys mobil microsoft goes to court france wins the world cup

1998 mel lastman is mayor toronto amalgamated exxon buys mobil microsoft goes to court france wins the world cup and the web is in danger

1998 the web is in danger the mozilla project is born

1998 the web is in danger the mozilla project is born The Mozilla project is a global community of people who believe that openness , innovation , and opportunity are key to the continued health of the Internet.

The Mozilla project is a global community of people who believe that openness, innovation, and opportunity are key to the continued health of the Internet. public benefit

open source

together we rebuilt the platform, rebuilt the browser, improved the web, got things moving open source

together we rebuilt the platform, rebuilt the browser, improved the web, got things moving using openness and participation open source

Mike Connor, Developer 1

Mike Connor, Developer Firefox dev team 60

Mike Connor, Developer Firefox dev team 60 Daily contributors 100s

Mike Connor, Developer Firefox dev team 60 Daily contributors 100s Contributors 1000s

Mike Connor, Developer Firefox dev team 60 Daily contributors 100s Contributors 1000s Beta testers 500,000+

Mike Connor, Developer Firefox dev team 60 Daily contributors 100s Contributors 1000s Beta testers 500,000+ Daily users 60 million

participate (>180,000,000)

we encouraged people to participate

we encouraged people to 1000s of people participate

we encouraged people to $200,000 participate

we encouraged people to a bet on openness participate

we encouraged people to this is the logic of the web participate

we encouraged people to this is how the web thinks participate

we encouraged people to this is how the web thinks it makes the web better participate

this is how the web thinks it makes the web better we encouraged people to participate

we encouraged people to this is how the web thinks it makes the web better participate

this is how the web thinks participate

… to create a better city ? can we ask people to participate

… to create a better city ? online can we ask people to participate

yes!

and it's already happening in cities around the world yes!

example:

www. fixmystreet .com example:

www. fixmystreet .com

very low cost citizen run useful www. fixmystreet .com

very low cost citizen run useful participatory and open www. fixmystreet .com

example:

www. google .com/ transit example:

www. google .com/ transit

useful open mashable www. google .com/ transit

useful open mashable “ It is free - all you need to do is share your data ” www. google .com/ transit

example:

www. appsfordemocracy .org example:

www. appsfordemocracy .org

$20k citizen ideas city benefits www. appsfordemocracy .org

$20k citizen ideas city benefits participatory and open www. appsfordemocracy .org

examples:

examples: futuremelbourne.com.au myttc.ca everyblock.com chidataexchange.net crazedmonkey.com/toronto-transit-map granicus.com diycity.org ubalt.edu/bnia adullact.org govloop.com zelea.com/project/votorola/ change.gov

examples: futuremelbourne.com.au myttc.ca everyblock.com chidataexchange.net crazedmonkey.com/toronto-transit-map granicus.com diycity.org ubalt.edu/bnia adullact.org govloop.com zelea.com/project/votorola/ change.gov commonspace.wordpress.com

what do all these sites have in common?

what do all these sites have in common? created by citizens , companies and communities that want a better city

city hall didn't do the heavy lifting what do all these sites have in common? created by citizens, companies and communities that want a better city

city hall didn't do the heavy lifting web 2.0

web 2.0 … is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an architecture of participation and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences.

web 2.0 … is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users , while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an architecture of participation and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences.

web 2.0 … is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an architecture of participation and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences.

participation and openess

represent a huge opportunity to make our city better participation and openess

represent a huge opportunity to make our city better … and city hall doesn't need to do the heavy lifting participation and openess

we just need to start thinking like the web

3 ideas

1. open our data . 3 ideas

1. open our data . transit. library catalogues. community centre schedules. maps. 311. expose it all so the people of Toronto can use it to make a better city. 3 ideas

1. open our data . transit. library catalogues. community centre schedules. maps. 311 . expose it all so the people of Toronto can use it to make a better city. 3 ideas

1. open our data . transit. library catalogues. community centre schedules. maps. 311. expose it all so the people of Toronto can use it to make a better city. do it now. 3 ideas

2. crowdsource info gathering that helps the city. 3 ideas

2. crowdsource info gathering that helps the city. somebody would have FixMyStreet.to up and running in a week if the Mayor promised to listen. 3 ideas

2. crowdsource info gathering that helps the city. somebody would have FixMyStreet.to up and running in a week if the Mayor promised to listen. encourage it. 3 ideas

3. ask for help creating a city that thinks like the web. 3 ideas

3. ask for help creating a city that thinks like the web. copy Washington, DC's contest strategy. 3 ideas

3. ask for help creating a city that thinks like the web. copy Washington, DC's contest strategy. launch it at BarCamp. 3 ideas

radical

"... use cutting-edge technologies to create a new level of transparency, accountability, and participation for citizens." radical

"... use cutting-edge technologies to create a new level of transparency, accountability, and participation for citizens." http://change.gov/agenda/technology_agenda/ radical

we can make a city that thinks like the web

you just need to ask us to help we can make a city that thinks like the web

mark surman executive director mozilla foundation [email_address] this deck @ www.slideshare.net/msurman

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