[OSM-talk] What should the OSMF be doing?

[robin paulson]

Mikel Maron wrote:
> For the last year a board member of the OSM Foundation. I'm running for 
> re-election.
> 
> 
> My focus this year would be
> 
>     * Spreading OSM to new parts of the world. Developing nations have
>       the most to benefit from near zero-cost digital mapping.
>     * And increase membership in these parts of the world. This might
>       call for official local chapters, or some kind of less formal
>       affiliate scheme.
>     * Coordinate a solution for editing disputes. A part technical and
>       part social problem.
>     * Develop guidelines and documents to help liberate existing data
>       inside governments and companies. 
> 

can you go into some more detail how you aim to achieve those? they're 
all worthy aims; i particularly think osm needs to spread beyond europe, 
for a variety of reasons