by Jason Harper | Dec 16, 2015 | Computers in the Home, Community Education and Awareness, Home Internet Access
Think for a minute: How many presents under your tree have a digital component? Visions of video games, tablets and fitbits may dance through your head. But what about all the gifts you bought online? Do you even remember what the holidays were like pre-Amazon?...
by Jason Harper | Sep 22, 2015 | Digital Infrastructure, Fiber to the Community, Community Education and Awareness
KCK Makes List of Cities with Lowest Connection Rates, But Hopefully Not for Long Shedding blemish-raising light on the digital divide in America, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) Monday released a list of the Top 25 Worst-Connected Cities. Kansas City,...
by Jason Harper | Jul 10, 2015 | Community Education and Awareness
This summer marks the third anniversary of Kansas City’s Digital Playbook and the birth of KC Digital Drive. These homegrown initiatives have become national models for how a city plans for and owns its digital future. KC Digital Drive celebrates three years of...
by Jason Harper | Mar 23, 2015 | Community Education and Awareness, K-12 Classroom Demonstrations, Digital Skills Training
If you are a STEM advocate seeking opportunities to work with Kansas City youth, STEMS on the VINES (the extra “S” is for Sustainability) may be for you. The group’s mission is “to provide inspiration and STEM enrichment to students in a school...
