by Jason Harper | Feb 3, 2016 | Digital Infrastructure, Computers in the Home, Fiber to the Community, Community Education and Awareness
A crowd of nearly 60 community leaders, politicians and press piled into the cramped office of a low-income housing complex on Kansas City’s Westside this morning to hear the news that Google will start bringing free gigabit speed Internet to all to low-income...
by Jason Harper | Jan 21, 2016 | Digital Infrastructure, Computers in the Home, Fiber to the Community, Community Education and Awareness
Connecting for Good is becoming the little nonprofit that could. That could bridge the digital divide in Kansas City, that is. Established in 2011, CFG came together quickly when Google Fiber chose the Kansas Cities for its first rollout. Led by co-founders Michael...
by Jason Harper | Dec 29, 2015 | Digital Art, Event Calendar, Libraries Pilot, K-12 Classroom Demonstrations, Marketing the Region, Professional Development for Teachers, Global Roundtables, Mesh Wi-fi Networks, University Research Capacity, Proof of Concept and Fab Labs, Digital Infrastructure, Innovation Hubs/Tech Districts, Digital Skills Training, Computers in the Home, Gigabit Ecosystem Building, Technology Transfer, Fiber to the Community, Government Innovation, Online Gaming Development, Community Education and Awareness, Medical Reimbursement, Access to Capital, Home Internet Access, Telehealth Pilot, Convention Center Technology, IT Workforce Development
Announcing the 2016 Gigabit City Summit, a KC Digital Drive production, from May 16-18, 2016 in Kansas City. With 50 communities and nearly 250 delegates in attendance, our first Summit was an unqualified success! And the overwhelming feedback from those who attended...
