by Jason Harper | Aug 5, 2014 | Telehealth Pilot
The arrival of high-speed Internet in Kansas City has spurred creativity and entrepreneurialism nowhere like it has in the field of medicine. In 2011, when Google announced it had selected Kansas City to launch its experimental fiber optic network, the region came...
by Jason Harper | Aug 4, 2014 | Fiber to the Community
If you thought a gigabit of broadband speed from one provider was enough to make your head spin, hold onto your picnic basket, Dorothy — Kansas City could be getting even faster. The Kansas City Star reported last week that two other area cable companies are...
by Jason Harper | Aug 1, 2014 | Global Roundtables
On July 29, 2014, more than 75 local technology advocates and civic leaders gathered at the UMKC Bloch School Executive Hall for the first-ever Kansas City Regional Gigabit City Summit. In addition to representatives from Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City,...
by Jason Harper | Jul 24, 2014 | Gigabit Ecosystem Building, K-12 Classroom Demonstrations
On July 23, 2014, Mozilla announced ten projects in Kansas City and Chattanooga that will receive funding from the Gigabit Community Fund, an initiative supported by the National Science Foundation and part of the broader work of US Ignite. The goal of the Fund is to...
by Jason Harper | Jul 24, 2014 | Global Roundtables
As cities around the world increasingly embrace the possibilities of the next generation of the Internet, it’s imperative for civic leaders to share lessons and ideas to ensure that revolutionary technologies have the kind of impact we want on our societies....
