KC Coalition for Digital Inclusion April Meeting

Join us for our monthly meeting to highlight digital inclusion resources available to practitioners in Kansas City, update progress on digital inclusion efforts, and work collaboratively to bridge the digital divide. KC Coalition for Digital Inclusion Meeting Agenda...
Announcement & Analysis: Google Fiber Brings Free Gigabit Internet to Public Housing Through ConnectHome

Announcement & Analysis: Google Fiber Brings Free Gigabit Internet to Public Housing Through ConnectHome

A crowd of nearly 60 community leaders, politicians and press piled into the cramped office of a low-income housing complex on Kansas City’s Westside this morning to hear the news that Google will start bringing free gigabit speed Internet to all to low-income...

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Reflection: Digital Inclusion Week 2024 in Kansas City

Digital Inclusion Week (DIW) is an annual week of awareness, recognition and celebration. We’re living in a pivotal time for digital inclusion action, and this week was a small reflection on the work occurring in the digital inclusion ecosystem in KC and beyond. Here is a recap of some of the DIW events that occurred locally.

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KC Metro Orgs Offer Digital Inclusion Support for Older Adults

As the Kansas City metro’s population continues to age, ensuring access to technology and the internet for seniors has never been more urgent. A number of organizations across Kansas City have been working to integrate digital inclusion into their senior programming to help ensure this segment of our population is able to get and stay connected. 

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Cutting Through Reality

Keystone CoLab hosted a VR Event on October 9, 2024, to showcase how VR technologies are transforming healthcare education and improving innovation and accessibility for healthcare professionals. Attendees tried their hand at performing surgery in mixed reality, and the event showed that not everyone could make the cut.

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