by Jason Harper | Jan 2, 2015 | Global Roundtables
Organized by KC Digital Drive, the Gigabit City Summit is your chance to learn how to make your own city smarter, faster, and better. The conference is designed especially for leaders in “gigabit cities,” where a fiber-optic broadband network is available...
by KCDD Admin | Dec 9, 2014 | Global Roundtables
Gigabit City Summit A Growing Gathering of Smart City Leaders Learn More Global Smart City Experts, U.S. Broadband City Leaders The Gigabit City – North America, January 12-15, 2015 Organized by KC Digital Drive, the Gigabit City Summit is is designed especially for...
by KCDD Admin | Dec 9, 2014 | Global Roundtables
Global RoundtablesEstablish Kansas City as an Emerging Global Leader in Smart City Discussions Get Involved cities represented at the Gigabit City Summit telepresence events city leaders at the 2014 Gigabit City Summit-KC U.S. metros expected at the Gigabit...
by Jason Harper | Nov 5, 2014 | Global Roundtables
When we started to ask two years ago what our success metrics should be for the gigabit fiber rollout in Kansas City, I was looking for a number of households—how many gigabit homes should be a marker of a successful experiment? A conversation with Blair Levin, author...
by Jason Harper | Oct 15, 2014 | Global Roundtables
Ultrafast internet will change the way cities work, making towns smarter, faster, and ultimately better places to live. It’s already demonstrating a measurable impact on GDP. While 143 U.S. communities have gigabit access, most of these cities lack metro-wide...
by Jason Harper | Aug 1, 2014 | Global Roundtables
On July 29, 2014, more than 75 local technology advocates and civic leaders gathered at the UMKC Bloch School Executive Hall for the first-ever Kansas City Regional Gigabit City Summit. In addition to representatives from Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City,...