Nashville CIO Yiawey Yeh gives an interview to the GCS media team. (Photo: Lyn Cook)
Our conference generated some good buzz. We’ve gathered a lot below, but if we missed anything, or if you have a comment to share, email us or tweet us @gigabitcities / #gigabitcitysummit
NATIONAL & LOCAL COVERAGE:
- Harnessing the Potential of the Gigabit City: 5 Major Themes from the 2015 Gigabit City Summit – Data-Smart City Solutions (Harvard Kennedy School)
- Outsiders, White House share thoughts on KC area’s gigabit access – KC Business Journal
- Is Kansas City a tech hub? Not yet, but the idea isn’t as wild as it may sound – KC Star (paywall)
- One Slice of Education’s Future – The End of the Big, Bad Test – KC Star (paywall)
- Municipal Broadband Movement Gains Speed – KCUR
- As Cities Push for Their Own Broadband, Cable Firms Say Not So Fast – NPR All Tech Considered
- President Obama: Gigabit Access Could Unleash Innovation: Tech Leaders From Across The Country Gather In KC During Speech – Flatland
- How Do You Build The ‘Gigabit City’? Leaders At KCSummit Call For A Focus On Inclusion – Flatland
- Momentum Mounting for Municipal Gigabit – Light Reading
- Toward Gigabit Community Unity – Light Reading
- Gigabit Internet: The Fast Lane on the Information Highway – Fox News
BLOGS, PHOTOS & VIDEO:
- Check out photos and writeups of the conference:
- Check out full session videos on Youtube
- Visit our slideshare account for speaker decks.
- Check out US Ignite’s Storify of the social action.
- Read a guest column for the Portland Business Journal by conference attendee Skip Newberry, President of the Technology Association of Oregon.
- Read EDU track speaker Tom Vander Ark’s blog about the Summit.
- Read Mike Brown’s blog about Susan Crawford’s masterful keynote Wednesday.