Code The City

Code The City is a civic hacking initiative focused on using tech and (open) data for civic good.

We use hack weekends, open data, workshops, and idea generation tools.

We currently deliver several types of event: Aberdeen Data Meetups (ADM), Hackathons, Aberdeen Python User Group (APUG) meetings, Aberdeen Wiki Meetup, and the annual Scottish Open Data Unconference (SODU). Others use our space such as the Aberdeen Linux User Group (AberLUG).

Our events are now held at our base at The Soap Factory, 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU.

Our cities are changing; life in our cities is changing. Access to services is one of the key benefits of locating in a city, but many services are difficult to access. Knowing that they exist, finding where they are, when they are, and who is involved can be a struggle.

We aim to fix that. We use tech and data for civic good. And we believe that a world where everyone understands at least a little of how to use code and data, is a better place.

At Code The City you’ll help a passionate group of volunteers to build new tools and services to help people in your community access existing services and even start new ones.

We do our work through a range of activities ranging from workshops, to regular events, and an on-going series of hack weekends aimed at co-designing prototype solutions to various challenges. The ‘what we do‘ page details our work.

We have a dedicated team of volunteers organising events, and a wide pool of talented people from across the city coming along to help us achieve new things for the city.