# codethecity.org

> AI-optimized mirror of codethecity.org containing 25 pages totalling 20,619 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://codethecity.org/. Last updated: 2026-06-15T08:25:39.361Z.

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## Homepage

- [Events We Deliver](/content/site-root.html): 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 run Data Meetups, the Aberdeen Python User Group and the annual Scottish Open Data Unconference (4,589 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [2023/03/10/the-open-government-licence-and-the-re-se-of-public-sector-information.html](/content/2023/03/10/the-open-government-licence-and-the-re-se-of-public-sector-information.html) (1 words)
- [The Process](/content/what-we-do/hack-weekends/ctc31-democracy/index.html): A weekend-long hackathon where attendees worked on 4 democracy projects using code and data to improve and innovate services. (1,531 words)
- [what-we-do/young-city-coders/coders-resources/index.html](/content/what-we-do/young-city-coders/coders-resources/index.html) (1 words)
- [Why open data matters](/content/2022/11/09/statement-from-sodu2022/index.html): Civic enthusiasts and activists for open data came together at SODU2022. They identified what works, what doesn't and how to fix what needs fixed. (1,638 words)
- [What is open data?](/content/what-we-do/open-data/index.html): We love open data. So what is it all about? (848 words)
- [Editathon](/content/ctc28/index.html): Join us for a hack weekend on the theme of Connections on 18-19 March 2023 at ONE Tech Hub, Aberdeen ( and online) . All welcome! (828 words)
- [Hack Weekends](/content/2022/12/03/2022-in-review/index.html): We've bounced back from the pandemic with a full calendar of events. But our attendance numbers are not where we need then to be to thrive. Tell us why. (1,237 words)
- [What is a hack weekend?](/content/what-we-do/hack-weekends/index.html): What is a hack weekend? We've run hack weekends for ten years. They follow a successful methodology which we have developed over that period: combining a traditional hack event together with elements of service design. Normally our events have a specific theme: transport; tourism; air quality; environment etc. Having a theme focuses minds and generally delivers… (521 words)
- [23 – 23 September 2023](/content/what-we-do/hack-weekends/ctc30/index.html): Book now to attend our 30th hack weekend; be inspired to work in small mixed groups on prototypes to address real-world challenges around the future, and history, of Union Street, (768 words)
- [Team Let Me Ride](/content/what-we-do/hack-weekends/ctc32-community-safety/index.html): Join us to identify challenges in Community Safety; create ideas to tackle those; and, working in small teams, create rapid prototype solutions over the weekend of 21-22 September 2024 (1,465 words)
- [Who should attend?](/content/ctc29/index.html): Book now to attend our health-themed 29th hack weekend; be inspired to work in small mixed groups on prototypes to address real-world challenges. (676 words)
- [Code The City Trustees](/content/about/team/index.html): Code The City currently has five trustees. Ian Watt (Co-founder, Trustee) Ian is an active champion of Open Data, having led Aberdeen City Council to be the first Scottish Local Authority to publish any open data. Ian won two national UK awards in 2013: SOCITM Member of the year and the UK Local Government Category… (714 words)
- [How to merge items](/content/2023/09/10/getting-rid-of-duplicates-on-wikidata/index.html): How to merge items in Wikidata to get rid of duplicate items (684 words)
- [Local Guidance](/content/policy-for-reducing-the-spread-of-infectious-diseases.html): Code The City's policy for events to reduce spread of diseases such as Covid-19 (825 words)
- [Our cities are changing; life in our cities is changing.](/content/about/index.html): 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… (311 words)
- [Hack weekends](/content/what-we-do/index.html): 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. Currently we run the following activities. Hack weekends We've run hack weekends for ten years during which time we have developed a successful… (558 words)
- [The 4th annual Scottish Open Data Unconference](/content/what-we-do/sodu2023/index.html): The 4th annual Scottish Open Data Unconference Organised by Code The City and back for a fourth consecutive year, SODU 2023 brought together civic society, academia, government and industry to examine open data from all angles. The weekend Run over 18th and 19th November 2023, the unconference (an event whose sessions are proposed and run… (462 words)
- [Get involved](/content/what-we-do/sodu2022/index.html): A homepage for the event before and after it happens (347 words)
- [Share this:](/content/2023/12/20/2023-year-in-review/index.html): We've created a review of the last year, and a look ahead to some exciting plans for 2024. You can read more in our latest newsletter. See you all in 2024. (161 words)
- [On the horizon – Code The City](/content/2016/11/21/1302/index.html): We currently deliver several types of event: Hackathons, Aberdeen Python User Group (APUG) meetings, Aberdeen Data Meetups (ADM), 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,… (374 words)
- [Thank you for your response. ✨](/content/contact/index.html) (67 words)
- [Data Meetups – Code The City](/content/what-we-do/data-meetups/index.html): We run monthly meet-ups for the local data community in our home at the ONE Tech Hub. These started in April 2018 and generally take place on the first Tuesday of each month. While they were paused for the pandemic, they returned in October 2022. Currently we are running these as hybrid events. The format… (241 words)
- [news-sitemap-xml.html](/content/news-sitemap-xml.html) (1 words)
- [sitemap-xml.html](/content/sitemap-xml.html) (1,771 words)

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