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Projects in action
National Smart Coalitions Partnership
A national cross-sector network to accelerate more
sustainable and resilient cities
Clear My Record Expungement Project
Clear My Record is an ongoing collaborative project to build tech tools that support criminal record expungement, and is a civic project from Code for KC.
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.
Connected Roads and Vehicles: A Next Generation Mobility Workshop
This workshop is intended to identify project opportunities that connect leading edge academic research with the immediate problems facing local and state government, private industry, and entrepreneurs working in transportation and mobility infrastructure and solutions. It is the second in a series designed to meet future mobility challenges and opportunities, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The inaugural workshop in Fall 2019 included a multi-disciplinary discussion of societal trends and needs.
Local Government Reporter
Code for KC is supporting the design and development of a website that puts links to city council meetings and other local government business in one place, creating an easy resource designed for reporters and local media outlets who cover local government, in order to make their jobs easier and keep the public better informed.
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 […]
Your Nonprofit, Our Code: Submit Problems for Hack-a-thon
KC Digital Drive has partnered with the KC Developers Conference to host a hack-a-thon and relaunch their Code for KC program. This partnership looks to bring new capacity-building tech solutions to nonprofit organizations at no cost.
Kansas Access to Justice Grant Expands Expungement Efforts
Building on the success of our Kansas expungement tool, Clear My Record – KS aims to broaden access to legal assistance for underserved Kansans. Through innovative tools and platforms, this initiative will simplify complex legal processes, making it easier for individuals to navigate challenges like expungement, guardianship, and conservatorship.
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 […]
Your Nonprofit, Our Code: Submit Problems for Hack-a-thon
KC Digital Drive has partnered with the KC Developers Conference to host a hack-a-thon and relaunch their Code for KC program. This partnership looks to bring new capacity-building tech solutions to nonprofit organizations at no cost.
Kansas Access to Justice Grant Expands Expungement Efforts
Building on the success of our Kansas expungement tool, Clear My Record – KS aims to broaden access to legal assistance for underserved Kansans. Through innovative tools and platforms, this initiative will simplify complex legal processes, making it easier for individuals to navigate challenges like expungement, guardianship, and conservatorship.