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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.
Plays
News
Code for America program increases access to EITC through virtual tax assistance
Every year, households miss out on about $10.5 billion in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) money. This cash is available to many low-income workers, but not all eligible workers claim this benefit due to the barrier of filing taxes. These benefits are crucial for the financial stability for these people. To help these households claim […]
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. […]
Further Reading
Code for America program increases access to EITC through virtual tax assistance
Every year, households miss out on about $10.5 billion in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) money. This cash is available to many low-income workers, but not all eligible workers claim this benefit due to the barrier of filing taxes. These benefits are crucial for the financial stability for these people. To help these households claim […]
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. […]