A network of civic tech communities from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and beyond — connected across East Asia, working on challenges that matter.
What we do
Non-competitive, open, community-driven hackathons — rotating between cities across East Asia.
We bring together civic tech communities — Code for Japan, Code for Korea, g0v (Taiwan), and beyond — to learn from each other across borders.
No prizes, no competition — just collaborative work on civic projects that matter. Participants set the agenda, not the organisers.
Across East Asia, our challenges are entangled — through shared histories, colonial legacies, and geopolitical dependencies that no single community can address alone. FtO is where those entanglements become conversations.
Upcoming
Next Event
Hosted by Code for Korea at Haja Center — a creative youth hub in Yeongdeungpo dedicated to empowering young people through "learning by doing."
About
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FtO is a collaborative initiative between civic tech organisations in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.