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Projects in action
Code for KC
Kansas City’s civic-hacking superhero brigade.
IEEE Smart Cities Initiative
Massive technology trade association IEEE selected Kansas City as one of five core cities to participate in the global Smart Cities Initiative.
Hack Kansas City: The National Day of Civic Hacking
HackKC 2015 was a two-day hackathon co-organized by the Code for KC Brigade and KC Digital Drive and held at the UMKC School of Law. More than 40 hackers advanced 7 projects.
Civic Tech Forum and Apps Showcase
Created for Code for America’s CodeAcross celebration, the Civic Tech Forum and Showcase brought together 29 City Council Candidates and civic app developers for an innovation summit at Union Station.
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News
City leaders call on Congress, President Trump to include broadband in infrastructure Plans
Today, Mayor James and Mayor Holland of the respective Kansas Cities joined over 60 other other mayors and city representatives in penning a letter to the new President, Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader urging the federal government to keep digital inclusion in any future infrastructure plans. Improvement of infrastructure was at […]
Code for KC: A 2016 Recap
Did 2016 fly by for anyone else? It’s hard to believe that another year has come to a close, but as we reflect back on the last 12 months, we’re thrilled by what Code for KC and KC Digital Drive have accomplished, not to mention the foundation we’ve built to continue our work in 2017. […]
CommunityKC 2.0: How the Mapping Tool Has Evolved and What’s Next
Anyone who’s worked on a digital project like a website or an app knows it’s very much a work in progress. There’s the initial launch, of course, which is typically followed by a never-ending evolution: updates that introduce new or improved functionality, design changes and other enhancements. Since CommunityKC launched at the third annual Community […]