Civic Tech

Projects in action

Community Technology Action Network

The Community Technology Action Network (CTAN) connects 23 community organizations with Kansas City’s broader technology and innovation ecosystem. Convened by KC Digital Drive, the consortium creates space for members to learn about emerging technologies, identify shared challenges, shape potential solutions, and explore collaborative projects. CTAN helps organizations connect with expertise and resources while bringing community priorities into the development of technology for the public good.

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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.

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Air Quality Sensors

KC Digital Drive, working with a group of community partners, is putting up an array of sensors across Kansas City that will be used to measure air quality microclimates and detect pollution sources.  Through a partnership with US Ignite and funded by a National Science Foundation grant, KC Digital Drive received 50 air quality sensors that measure temperature, humidity, and particles (PM 2.5).  As a citizen science project, residents in the targeted area will be able to participate by having a sensor on their property. A visualization map of the data received from the sensors will be available to the public.  

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News

KC Digital Drive Publishes Template Organizational AI Policy for Nonprofits

KC Digital Drive recently hosted a workshop on developing an organizational AI policy for members of the Community Technology Action Network (CTAN), following up on our three previous workshops on generative AI basics. This workshop was built around a template organizational AI policy for nonprofits which can be accessed here. The template policy provides suggested […]

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Further Reading

KC Digital Drive Publishes Template Organizational AI Policy for Nonprofits

KC Digital Drive recently hosted a workshop on developing an organizational AI policy for members of the Community Technology Action Network (CTAN), following up on our three previous workshops on generative AI basics. This workshop was built around a template organizational AI policy for nonprofits which can be accessed here. The template policy provides suggested […]

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