Strategic Objectives

Document web standards and compatibility
Help developers learn open web technologies
Provide valuable content, features & tools to developers
Improve user experience, improve cross-site linkage & expose the broader suite of developer-focused content at Mozilla
Support key Mozilla projects with documentation for developers
Drive content localization through local communities
Integrate additional sources of content, such as WebMaker and github, to provide more complete & dynamic content

Create and maintain programs to encourage and promote contribution
Improve site features to encourage & support community participation and content contribution - social, editing, localization, support, etc.
Outreach to developers through events, communications, community
- Countries with strong Mozilla communities, lots of developers, but low participation in MDN
- Focus on training current community to reach out to their local developers, promote MDN, hold MDN events
- Upskill Reps in regions with low MDN penetration to become MDN advocates
- OpenSource, web developer (particularly JS), and university events that attract a regional audience preferred
Partner with WebMaker to reach novice developers and encourage learning web development skills

Improve user experience of MDN to broaden appeal
Improve SEO & search results
Improve metrics on MDN and use collected data to drive traffic, user involvement, and participation
Research site traffic, user feedback, industry trends, & market research to determine what developers are looking for
Integrate MDN into Mozilla technical speaker presentations
Localize key documentation to appeal to local developers
Improve MDN platform to allow improvements to user experience and performance

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