Marketing the Region | Kansas City Digital Drive

Hire KC to Fund Capacity-Building Internships for Nonprofit & Startup Partners

by KC Digital Drive | Jun 16, 2023 | Marketing the Region, IT Workforce Development

NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY This NOFO is open to KC Digital Drive Community Partners and Fellows/Startups in the Solutions Lab Ventures program Question about eligibility or how it works, contact Kari Keefe at kkeefe at kcdigitaldrive dot org Program Term: JUNE 15,...

Affordable Connectivity Program – Regional Outreach

by William Crumpler | Jan 5, 2023 | Community Education and Awareness, Home Internet Access, Marketing the Region

Affordable Connectivity Program - Regional Outreach A snapshot of the KC region’s digital inclusion efforts around affordability and the ACP Get Digital Inclusion News Enroll in ACP Join the Outreach Campaign KC Region Households Enrolled in the ACP % Enrollment Rate...

Innovation Festival Presentations – Comeback KC Ventures

by William Crumpler | Aug 3, 2022 | Marketing the Region

The Innovation Festival taking place on August 6th at Crown Center Square in Kansas City will combine a music festival and brewery showcase with presentations by local innovators celebrating the role the Midwest plays in driving innovation. As part of this event, a...

August Innovation Festival Will Celebrate KC Leadership In Bioscience

by William Crumpler | Jul 31, 2022 | Marketing the Region, Health Innovation Team, Healthcare Technology

BioKansas is a nonprofit focused on promoting the bioscience industry across Kansas. As part of this work, BioKansas is organizing the three day Innovation Festival beginning on August 4th, 2022. Innovation Festival is an economic, workforce and community development...

National Smart Coalitions Partnership

by KC Digital Drive | Jan 25, 2022 | Innovation Hubs/Tech Districts, Gigabit Ecosystem Building, Government Innovation, Digital Infrastructure, Marketing the Region, Global Roundtables

National Smart Coalitions PartnershipA national cross-sector network to accelerate more sustainable and resilient cities Regional Smart City Organizations Local Governments, Companies, and Universities in 6 States KC Digital Drive is a member of the National Smart...

Announcing Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality Developer Challenge

by Elaine Stolze | Feb 1, 2021 | Digital Infrastructure, Marketing the Region, Innovation Hubs/Tech Districts, Health Innovation Team, Mobility Innovation Team

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Developer Challenge The Year-Long Series Kicks Off with the Discovery and Design Workshop March 30, 2021 KANSAS CITY – Press Release February 1, 2021 KC Digital Drive’s Solutions Lab, in collaboration with T-Mobile and US...

The Skills in the States Forum recently hosted by the National Skills Coalition brought together professionals from all over the country in the workforce, government and education sectors as well as those supporting them through credentialing and other related services to talk about trends, best practices and innovative solutions. Much of the conversations focused on […]

Bridging the Digital Divide through Digital Divide Simulation

The first Digital Divide Simulation event on Nov. 9 at the Central branch of the Kansas City Public Library increased awareness for the socioeconomic setbacks faced by Kansas Citians living on the wrong side of the Digital Divide. Participants were asked to take on the persona of an individual to complete tasks for “one month” measured as four, 15-minute long, “weeks.” Tasks assigned to participants included enrolling their children in school, finding housing information online, and applying to government programs, such as the Affordable Connectivity Program.

Missouri and Kansas Publish Broadband and Digital Equity Plans, Look Towards Implementation

The following is a recap of a presentation by Kimberlyn Jones, Kansas Office of Broadband Development, and D’mitri Farthing, Jr., Missouri Office of Broadband Development given to the Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion on November 3, 2023. Important Links: Missouri BEAD Five-Year Action Plan Missouri BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 (comments close 11/26) Missouri […]