Presentation given at the Mozilla Balkans 2010 event in Skopje, Macedonia.

1. Balkans Inter-Community Meetup 2010 Skopje, Macedonia May 22nd Kerim Kalamujić creative commons attribution 3.0

2. What doesinternet mean to you?

3. Drumbeat is about keeping the webopen

4. remixable decentralized transparent participatory

5. The Open Web is evolving and improving as we each can remix existing parts of the Internet into something that is our own decentralized in both architecture and control, ensuring continued choice and diversity built on transparent technologies that anyone can study, use or improve fueled by participation, in ideas, energy or media from more than a billion Internet users

6. The Internet is increasingly becoming our global commons: a critical public resource over a billion people use every day to learn, innovate, trade, befriend and play. By explaining, protecting and building things around the characteristics of the open Web, Drumbeat can create a better Internet, an Internet that is even richer and more resilient.

7. The Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible. - Mozilla Manifesto Individuals must have the ability to shape their own experiences on the Internet

8. We’re building a movement. We want to keep theweb open for the next 100 years Where to start? Everyday web users making and doing things that help the open web Drumbeat’s role: host projects and events that gather smart, creative people around big ideas

9. Why??? We all benefit from the open web

10. It’s the most powerful communicationtool in the history of humanity. The nervous system of trade, education,governance,activism, and play. Lets a single idea achieve global impact. All without needing someone else’s approvalor permission. Open = (Participatory +Transparent + Decentralized + Generative)

11. But we can’t take the freedom of the web for granted

12. There are many who would neuter or control the web we have built

13. Imagine an internet filled with devices you can’ttinker with and walled gardens. What’s at risk? Privacy. Access. The freedom to create and innovate.

14. We need to protect it. Improve it. Grow it.

15. Drumbeat = your chance to keep the web open and free

16. A chance for the rest of us to get involved A global community of smart, creative, everyday people who actually make and do things that attack problems, power big ideas, and build the open web

17. Open Web Open Internet people building technology people using technology

18. Open Web Open Internet Use tech to drive participation and understanding (eg. drumbeat) Build technology and product (eg. firefox)

19. Open Web Open Internet Artists Teachers Lawyers (and more ...) Developers Localizers QA (and more ...)

20. a global community of mozillians that use web technology to understand, participate and take control of their online lives

21. how can i get involved? join the mailing list participate in a project go to a local event run a project or event spread the word

22. find out more: www.drumbeat.org

23. Questions? kerim@mozilla.ba creative commons attribution 3.0