Connecting Neighborhood Associations and Residents via LINE. Released a Neighborhood Association Feature to Digitize Circular Boards
Bot Express Inc. has released a new neighborhood association feature for its 'GovTech Express' platform. It digitizes traditional circular boards, enabling easy and secure message broadcasts from association presidents to residents using LINE without exchanging personal contacts.
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Bot Express Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kazuki Nakajima; hereinafter "Bot Express"), which provides "GovTech Express," a smartphone city hall that most residents can use right away, announces the release of a neighborhood association feature.
Neighborhood association presidents can easily send messages to members via the LINE Official Account, and members can easily check communications from the association on LINE. Information can now quickly reach younger demographics and dual-income households, who were difficult to reach with traditional paper circular boards and bulletin boards, contributing to smoother communication. There is no need for association members to exchange LINE contacts with each other, allowing them to participate with peace of mind.
1. Feature Overview and Characteristics
The neighborhood association feature includes the following functions. All are standard features and are available for immediate use.
1-1. Member Registration
Members can register for the neighborhood association simply by answering three questions in a survey from the LINE Official Account. When a president registers, they must also enter a password separately notified by the local government.
If a member leaves the association due to moving, etc., they can also delete their registration from LINE.
1-2. Message Delivery from LINE Official Account
The neighborhood association president can deliver messages to the members of their association simply by answering a survey sent from the LINE Official Account. General members are restricted from using this menu.
Delivery can be set for immediate sending or scheduled for a specific date and time, allowing for adjustments such as scheduling a delivery at night to arrive the next morning.
Attachments such as images and PDFs can also be sent, and members will receive a URL for viewing.
1-3. Confirmation of Delivered Messages (Reception History)
Registration can be done by answering a survey in a Q&A format.
Members can check messages delivered in the past by the neighborhood association to which they belong.
Because GovTech Express is a development platform, local governments can not only use the standard features but also customize them according to their preferences, such as adding survey questions.
For example, if there are ideas such as wanting to set a password for member registration, restricting the viewing of reception history to only within the past 30 days, or having it double as a membership application for the neighborhood association/town council, they can be implemented immediately.
1-4. Segmented Delivery to Registrants
The local government can send messages to presidents and members who use the neighborhood association feature. Utilizing the read-receipt function, operational strategies such as "making a phone call to presidents who have not read the message" can also be considered.
How to set up segmented delivery addressed to neighborhood association presidents
1-5. Monitoring Registration and Delivery Status
The registration status and delivery history can be checked from the management screen.
Analysis using the report function is also possible, making it easy to track trends such as the number of registrants and the number of deliveries per neighborhood association. All data can be output to Excel or CSV.
The delivery history is listed, and individual delivery histories can also be checked.
The report function allows for cross-tabulation and graphing in addition to viewing and outputting data.
2. Expected Implementation Effects
By implementing the neighborhood association feature, the following effects are expected.
Improvement in Information Reach
Local information can now reach demographics such as younger generations and dual-income households, which were difficult to reach with traditional circular boards. Since the delivered content can be reviewed at any time, concerns such as "forgetting to write down the details" are eliminated.
Faster Information Sharing
Information requiring immediacy, such as garbage disposal rules or changes/cancellations of local activities, can be delivered quickly via push notifications.
Lowering the Hurdle for Participation
Receiving information on the familiar LINE app can spark interest in neighborhood association activities and encourage participation. Members do not need to exchange LINE contacts with each other.
Reducing the Burden of Neighborhood Association Operations and Going Paperless
The task of distributing and posting paper is no longer necessary, significantly reducing the time, effort, and printing costs associated with information dissemination.
"The members active in the neighborhood association are aging, so we can no longer accept requests from the local government." We have heard such voices increasing.
The neighborhood association community plays an important role in creating local connections and enhancing safety. Reducing the operational burden while gaining the interest of people of various generations in the community to increase the number of bearers will lead to improving the sustainability of neighborhood association activities.
3. Case Study
Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture, has been gradually implementing this "Neighborhood Association Feature" since January 2025.
First, they had the districts and neighborhood associations that requested it implement it in advance, and while improving usability and preparing manuals, they gradually increased the number of target districts and neighborhood associations. Initially there were 5 districts, but as of December 2025...
Neighborhood association presidents can easily send messages to members via the LINE Official Account, and members can easily check communications from the association on LINE. Information can now quickly reach younger demographics and dual-income households, who were difficult to reach with traditional paper circular boards and bulletin boards, contributing to smoother communication. There is no need for association members to exchange LINE contacts with each other, allowing them to participate with peace of mind.
1. Feature Overview and Characteristics
The neighborhood association feature includes the following functions. All are standard features and are available for immediate use.
1-1. Member Registration
Members can register for the neighborhood association simply by answering three questions in a survey from the LINE Official Account. When a president registers, they must also enter a password separately notified by the local government.
If a member leaves the association due to moving, etc., they can also delete their registration from LINE.
1-2. Message Delivery from LINE Official Account
The neighborhood association president can deliver messages to the members of their association simply by answering a survey sent from the LINE Official Account. General members are restricted from using this menu.
Delivery can be set for immediate sending or scheduled for a specific date and time, allowing for adjustments such as scheduling a delivery at night to arrive the next morning.
Attachments such as images and PDFs can also be sent, and members will receive a URL for viewing.
1-3. Confirmation of Delivered Messages (Reception History)
Registration can be done by answering a survey in a Q&A format.
Members can check messages delivered in the past by the neighborhood association to which they belong.
Because GovTech Express is a development platform, local governments can not only use the standard features but also customize them according to their preferences, such as adding survey questions.
For example, if there are ideas such as wanting to set a password for member registration, restricting the viewing of reception history to only within the past 30 days, or having it double as a membership application for the neighborhood association/town council, they can be implemented immediately.
1-4. Segmented Delivery to Registrants
The local government can send messages to presidents and members who use the neighborhood association feature. Utilizing the read-receipt function, operational strategies such as "making a phone call to presidents who have not read the message" can also be considered.
How to set up segmented delivery addressed to neighborhood association presidents
1-5. Monitoring Registration and Delivery Status
The registration status and delivery history can be checked from the management screen.
Analysis using the report function is also possible, making it easy to track trends such as the number of registrants and the number of deliveries per neighborhood association. All data can be output to Excel or CSV.
The delivery history is listed, and individual delivery histories can also be checked.
The report function allows for cross-tabulation and graphing in addition to viewing and outputting data.
2. Expected Implementation Effects
By implementing the neighborhood association feature, the following effects are expected.
Improvement in Information Reach
Local information can now reach demographics such as younger generations and dual-income households, which were difficult to reach with traditional circular boards. Since the delivered content can be reviewed at any time, concerns such as "forgetting to write down the details" are eliminated.
Faster Information Sharing
Information requiring immediacy, such as garbage disposal rules or changes/cancellations of local activities, can be delivered quickly via push notifications.
Lowering the Hurdle for Participation
Receiving information on the familiar LINE app can spark interest in neighborhood association activities and encourage participation. Members do not need to exchange LINE contacts with each other.
Reducing the Burden of Neighborhood Association Operations and Going Paperless
The task of distributing and posting paper is no longer necessary, significantly reducing the time, effort, and printing costs associated with information dissemination.
"The members active in the neighborhood association are aging, so we can no longer accept requests from the local government." We have heard such voices increasing.
The neighborhood association community plays an important role in creating local connections and enhancing safety. Reducing the operational burden while gaining the interest of people of various generations in the community to increase the number of bearers will lead to improving the sustainability of neighborhood association activities.
3. Case Study
Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture, has been gradually implementing this "Neighborhood Association Feature" since January 2025.
First, they had the districts and neighborhood associations that requested it implement it in advance, and while improving usability and preparing manuals, they gradually increased the number of target districts and neighborhood associations. Initially there were 5 districts, but as of December 2025...