Code for Japan runs its community on Slack and Notion. Anyone interested in civic tech is welcome to join both workspaces.
More than 8,000 people interested in civic tech have joined our Slack, including engineers, designers, public servants, students, researchers and people from non-profits. On Slack you can find events, join projects and connect with other members.
On Notion, where notes, documents, tasks and projects are managed, we collect and publish information about projects, activities and members.
What You Can Do on Slack
Slack is an open community where you can learn about events and projects and talk with other members.
- Announcements: official announcements from Code for Japan in #01_general
- Events: Code for Japan events and other civic tech events in #03_events and other channels
- Activities: updates from civic tech communities across Japan
- Projects: join a wide range of projects
- Questions: ask anything about Code for Japan or civic tech
- Hobbies: casual chat about cats, Minecraft and more
First Steps on Slack
- Introduce yourself in #02_introduction. Reading other introductions is a good way to see who is here.
- Check #03_events for upcoming events. Most events are open to everyone.
- #04_join_project is where projects look for members, and channels starting with #proj- are where projects run. All projects are open, so feel free to join.
To join the Code for Japan Slack workspace, please send a request through this form (in Japanese).
What You Can Do on Notion
Information about civic tech projects is published in Notion databases. Even if you join a project midway, you can catch up through the archives.
- Members: nicknames, social media and skills of participants
- Projects: overviews, how to communicate and current members
- Activities: meeting notes from projects
- Events: past and upcoming events
- Tasks for contributors: tasks each project would like help with
Anyone can view our Notion pages: Code for Japan community on Notion
Joining a Project
Civic tech projects bring together people with shared interests to exchange ideas and build prototypes. Some contribute as engineers, some through design, and others support the team through research or project management.
Social Hack Day
A regular hack day where people bring topics they care about, form teams and build prototypes together. Some teams keep working between events on Slack. Upcoming dates are posted on Luma.
Development Projects
The source code of our development projects is available on GitHub.
Local Communities (Brigades)
Local civic tech communities, often named "Code for XX", are active across Japan, and you can also join one in a region you are connected to. See the Brigades page.
