
Code for Kusatsu
Code for Kusatsu is a volunteer civic-tech brigade in Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan, that uses ICT to build community tools and hold meetups for local town-building (machizukuri).
Taking care of the world's civic infrastructure
Good technology deployed in a timely fashion saves lives. Our mission is to unlock the promise of tech for social good by lifting the burden of maintenance and scaling off the shoulders of the makers. We select and support those digital tools that can solve critical global problems and we integrate them to form the Civic Infrastructure needed around the world. How? By putting together coherent ecosystems that offer a 360 degree response to global issues we transform disparate digital tools into Civic Infrastructure, exponentially increasing their potential to help.


Code for Kusatsu is a volunteer civic-tech brigade in Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan, that uses ICT to build community tools and hold meetups for local town-building (machizukuri).

We believe in building a better future by placing the power of the collective at the heart of decision-making.

Amplifi creates tools that simplify complex systems so people can access essential benefits and resources with dignity.