Civic Tech Meets DAO: Lessons from Japan's Largest Digital Public Goods Community
11-13, 18:10–18:40 (Asia/Bangkok), Classroom A

Code for Japan, Japan's largest civic tech community, is implementing DAO concepts and Ethereum coordination mechanisms to enhance its decentralized structure and sustain open-source projects. This talk explores our journey in applying on-chain governance to an established volunteer-based community, highlighting our approaches to contribution visualization and project support using NFTs and QF. We'll share key challenges, solutions, and learnings from bridging web2 and web3 in civic tech.

Hal Seki is a pioneering civic technologist, geolocation expert, and social entrepreneur. As the founder of Code for Japan, Japan's largest civic tech community, he leads initiatives to create open-source digital public goods addressing social challenges. Hal also serves as CEO of Georepublic Japan and HackCamp, fostering innovation at the intersection of technology and society. In 2021, he joined Japan's Digital Agency as a Senior Expert in civic tech, bridging grassroots efforts with national