The Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion (KCCDI) is an open, collaborative group of individuals who foster digital equity and access to technology for Kansas City metro communities. KCCDI meets monthly on the first Friday of every month to hear about the work of local digital inclusion practitioners, and share information about upcoming opportunities in the digital inclusion space.
This month’s KCCDI meeting will take place from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm on Friday, February 3rd. The meeting will be virtual only, accessible via Zoom (link copied below).
Join Zoom Meeting: https://kclibrary.zoom.us/j/93890530299?pwd=UmtmanhVenRoYXI1RTA2Nm95RmdYUT09 (Meeting ID: 938 9053 0299 | Passcode: library1)
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1222247814485020/
FEATURED CONTENT
We will hear from Ji Soo Song, digital equity advisor at the US Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (OET), about how schools can take advantage of funding opportunities to help close the digital divide for their students.
BLACK HISTORY MOMENT
Ina P. Montgomery will lead a Black history moment for the Coalition.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
- New member presentation
- The Kansas Office of Broadband Development will give an update on the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) process
- The Missouri Office of Broadband Development will give an update on its upcoming Digital Demonstration Projects Grant Program
- The Mid-America Regional Council will give an update on the COVID Recovery Fund Grant Application
NEXT MEETING
March 3, 2023 (in-person)
Please email digitalinclusion@kclibrary.org if you have announcements to share at an upcoming Coalition meeting.