Digital Infrastructure

by KCDD Admin | Oct 21, 2014 | Digital Infrastructure

Digital Infrastructure Ensuring community access to gigabit fiber. % of Rally-period Fiberhoods qualified neighborhood representatives reached Opportunity After the initial launch of Google’s high-speed fiber network, local governments in Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas...

Does this Gigabit-Wired Building Hint at a New Model for Phone and Internet Delivery?

by Jason Harper | Aug 29, 2014 | Digital Infrastructure

Could telco providers use the gigabit infrastructure to develop new product lines? Could building owners and developers use the gig to pilot entirely new residential/retail VoIP services to their tenants? A quiet little story involving Kansas City-based provider Avid...

Job Description: Solutions Lab Program Manager, KC Digital Drive Reports to: Managing Director Position Overview The Solutions Lab Program Manager will work with the Managing Director to sustain and grow programs and projects within the KC Digital Drive Solutions Lab, which addresses pressing public sector problems by using new and emerging technology in creative ways. […]

Code for America program increases access to EITC through virtual tax assistance

Every year, households miss out on about $10.5 billion in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) money. This cash is available to many low-income workers, but not all eligible workers claim this benefit due to the barrier of filing taxes. These benefits are crucial for the financial stability for these people. To help these households claim […]

Continuing Legal Education webinar highlights the roles of technology and innovation in the more just and equitable provision of legal services

The UMKC School of Law, KC Legal Hackers and KC Digital Drive collaborated to organize and host a continuing legal education (CLE). This webinar was part of the 2020 Legal Tech Speaker Series, sponsored by Denton’s, Spencer Fane and Husch Blackwell. The focus of the CLE was: “How technology will change the legal profession, your […]