The document discusses the growing importance of civic collaboration in improving public services, particularly through initiatives like Code for Japan, which supports local communities in addressing local issues. It emphasizes the role of civic technologies in enhancing partnerships between citizens and government officials while showcasing successful projects and events organized to foster this collaboration. The next steps include developing a web platform for civic applications and creating a repository for civic hackers.

1. Think together,
create together
Make the public service better with civic collaboration.
March 6th , 2014
FINEST startup event in Tokyo
https://www.slideshare.net/hal_sk/

2. Japanese gov. has to decrease spending.
Transition of primary balances of three countries (1980∼2013)
Estonia
US
Japan

3. But citizen s demands to gov.
are increasing and
complicated.

4. is a civic community
aiming to solve
local issues using
civic technologies

5. Code for Japan is a platform which is
supporting local Code for X communities
Code for X（Brigade communities）
Code for
⃝⃝
・Community building, collaboration with city officers, solving issues..
・Marketing service
・Support local events
・Expand success cases
・Liaison between with Code for
America / Central government

6. We gathered more than 10 brigades just in half years!

7. Hosting civic collaboration events
Provide data and knowledge
Municipal officers
Issues
Comments and idea
Develop services
Citizens
Developers, designers,
entrepreneurs

9. adapted for126 cities
http://spending.jp

11. Those services
were created by
civic
communities.

12. Next step: developing web platform
Civic Apps Repository
Code for X Webpage
Civic hackers portfolio