Projects
Projects and partnerships driving a more connected, innovative Kansas City.
Jackson County Broadband Plan
KC Digital Drive is leading the development of the Jackson County Broadband and Digital Equity Action Plan. This strategic initiative assesses existing broadband infrastructure, identifies service gaps, and engages community stakeholders to bridge the digital divide. By analyzing market competition, affordability, and digital skills, the project will guide the County’s strategy and investment in helping county residents fully participate in digital life.
Maternal Health Data Regional Summit
Maternal mortality is a key indicator of a nation’s overall health, yet the maternal health process is so fragmented (or ignored) that the US has the highest mortality/morbidity rates among rich countries. Underlying this, data availability, flow, quality, and completeness across the perinatal episode are abysmal. Much of what is available is still being faxed. Help us bring maternal/infant health data to a level that they actually drive the delivery of care.
DLX Device Access Program
Device Access is a core feature of the Digital Life Exchange (DLX), administered by KC Digital Drive, providing members with access to shared device resources, including laptops and Chromebooks, for distribution and support across the Kansas City region.
Tech Central
Tech Central is where Kansas City’s tech ecosystem comes to life. Anchored by KC Digital Drive and the KC Tech Council, it’s a shared space built for connection, collaboration, and momentum. This is where ideas get real, where builders and leaders come together, and where tomorrow starts—right in the middle of what’s next.
HDAX – Heartland Digital Asset Exchange
The Heartland Digital Asset Exchange (HDAX) is a convening of the Midwest’s most discerning family offices, institutional investors, and innovators with the global vanguard of digital assets and blockchain infrastructure. Hosted in Kansas City, the inaugural HDAX (September 9, 2025) marked a milestone moment for the region — positioning the Heartland as a credible, trusted hub for compliant blockchain finance. Produced by KC Digital Drive, HDAX reflects Kansas City’s growing leadership in digital infrastructure, emerging tech, and innovation-led economic development.
Regional University Research Collective
The Regional University Research Collective (RURC) is a collective impact initiative led by KC Digital Drive that unites the Kansas City region’s research universities—KU, K-State, and UMKC—with civic, industry, and philanthropic partners to strengthen the region’s innovation economy.
Miami County Connectivity Council
The Miami County Connectivity Council (MCCC) is an open, collaborative group of organizations committed to ensuring access to the internet and the ability to engage the digital world throughout Miami County, Kansas.
KC Futures DAO
Empowering Kansas City with Collective Decision-Making
Digital Life Exchange (DLX)
The Digital Life Exchange (DLX) is a consortium of direct-service organizations and resource providers committed to active collaboration to better meet the digital needs of vulnerable and underserved populations across the greater Kansas City metro area.
Our Healthy Jackson County
Our Health Jackson County is a large scale community initiative led by the Health Equity Institute at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) set out to bring health services directly into communities, reaching residents where they live, work, play, and worship.