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Code Across KC: Hacking for a healthier community
Five teams of coding gurus and health care experts banded together to make Kansas City healthier earlier this month at the Code Across KC event. The marathon day of planning yielded projects that could gather pertinent health data for the homeless population, as well as an app to make access to condoms easier. And those […]
Announcement & Analysis: Google Fiber Brings Free Gigabit Internet to Public Housing Through ConnectHome
Google announces it will start bringing free gigabit speed Internet to all to low-income residences connected to Google Fiber through the US HUD ConnectHome initiative.
White House Smart Cities Initiative Paves the Way for KC App Developers
KC Digital Drive was in Washington DC this week for the launch of two initiatives that could help Kansas City’s software developers and entrepreneurs get their apps off the ground while, at the same time, helping the city take more of a leading role in the development of technology for social impact. Hosted on Tuesday, […]
Get Your Community Websites & Apps Tested by KC’s First Civic UX Group
KC Digital Drive, Code for KC and Missouri Western University are launching Kansas City’s first civic UX testing group. At KC Digital Drive, we’re building technology applications to help solve social and civic problems in the community. As our civic-tech arm, Code for KC rounds up volunteer coders, data geeks and designers to build these […]
Comcast Grants $45,000 to Local Boys & Girls Club Digital Inclusion Program
Comcast Foundation has granted $45,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City to expand the My.Future initiative.
Meet Connecting for Good’s New CEO, Tom Esselman
“I love being part of groundbreaking work that will make a sustainable difference in peoples’ lives for generations to come.”
Help Bridge the KC Digital Divide with a Year-End Gift to KCDD
In 2016, the #KCDigitalDivide ends when you combine your tech savvy with your generous heart. Make a year-end gift to KC Digital Drive today.
Tech Volunteers Needed: Grow Your Tech Skills and Help Your Neighbors at Code for KC
Where else can you use your tech skills to build apps for a better Kansas City than with the Code for KC Brigade?
Top 5 Moments from the Gigabit City Summit
With the 2016 Gigabit City Summit coming this May, we look back on some of 2015’s finest moments.
Gigabit City Summit 2016 Announced for May 16-18 in Kansas City
KC Digital Drive is proud to announce the 2016 Gigabit City Summit on May 16-18 in Kansas City. Find out what’s in store for next year and get your discounted registrations through January.