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MO state broadband office to host digital access meetings for Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray Counties
The Mid-America Regional Council is hosting two meetings with the Missouri Office of Broadband Development on broadband and digital access in Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties on Nov 2nd and 3rd.
Nationwide 10G Innovation Challenge Brings $150K in Awards to Two Local KC Projects
On Wednesday, September 21st, at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, CableLabs announced its 10G Innovation Challenge winners including two local Kansas City area projects, both with ties to KC Digital Drive and KU, totalling $150,000 in prize funds.
KU School of Nursing Starts New ‘Metaversity’ to Provide XR-Based Training to Nursing Students
The University of Kansas School of Nursing is launching a virtual, immersive nursing school program to broaden access for prospective students, expand its enrollment capacity, and build a more engaging and effective competency-based virtual curriculum
Digital Scene KC Series Launches, Offering Networking Opportunities for KC Digital Media Professionals
Digital Scene KC is a new happy hour series for Kansas City’s digital media industry, offering digital media professionals, educators, and job-seekers the opportunity to connect, network, and share information about new ideas and opportunities in the digital media space.
KC Digital Drive Awards $20,000 in Digital Literacy Micro-grants
KC Digital Drive announced its first cohort of micro-grant recipients for “KC Goes Tech,” a new program that helps community organizations teach digital skills, such as how to use email and stay safe online, and it connects participants to funding for home internet and a computer they can take home after completing 15 hours of training.
Healing House Is Helping Recovering Addicts Stay Connected During COVID-19
Founded in 2002, Healing House is Missouri’s largest provider of substance use recovery housing. In its twenty years of operation, it has served over 1,100 individuals by providing transitional housing, substance abuse recovery programming, and job search assistance. Healing House manages sixteen properties spread across northeast Kansas City, and on any given day almost 200 […]
Comeback KC Ventures Fellows List
Comeback KC Ventures is an innovation-based entrepreneur support program originally funded through an 18-month SPRINT Challenge grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and administered in partnership by KC Digital Drive and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Innovation Center, launched to accelerate innovation. 2021/2022 – Cohort 1 A Traveled Path A Traveled Path […]
1SRCE is Building a Remote Patient Monitoring Solution for Health Providers
1SRCE is a new remote patient management solution being developed by the company illumisoft. The platform is designed to help physicians and researchers monitor patient outcomes by tracking the data recorded by personal health devices like weight scales, blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximeters, and blood glucose monitors.
August Innovation Festival Will Celebrate KC Leadership In Bioscience
BioKansas is organizing the three day Innovation Festival beginning on August 4th, 2022. Innovation Festival is an economic, workforce and community development effort meant to celebrate the role the Midwest plays in driving innovation.
The Enterprise Center Offers Student Connectivity Support and Digital Inclusion Training for Chattanooga Residents
The Enterprise Center is a peer organization of KC Digital Drive that manages a range of digital inclusion programs aimed at improving connectivity and access to digital technologies in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Three of the most important are the Quick Connect and HCS EdConnect programs, which helped Chattanooga residents stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic, and […]