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Through initiatives that grow Kansas City’s presence as a digital leader, we are able to ameliorate equity barriers, increase opportunities for economic prosperity, and elevate the community as a key informant in the innovation process.
Through initiatives that grow Kansas City’s presence as a digital leader, we are able to ameliorate equity barriers, increase opportunities for economic prosperity, and elevate the community as a key informant in the innovation process.

Latest revision as of 05:16, January 17, 2023


KC Digital Drive
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NIST Sector Data
GICS Industrial Commercial & Professional Services
Smart Tag(s)
Business type Nonprofit
Year Founded 2014
Founder(s) Kansas City
City, State Kansas City
Country United States
Region Served Local
Executives Aaron Deacon
Revenue $5M€ 4.4 <br />£ 3.7 <br />CA$ 6.35 <br />CNY 31.65 <br />KRW 6.127 <br />
Number of employees 12
Sponsorship Level Of Interest
Members

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Mission is to improve the quality of life for all people in the region through the establishment of Kansas City as a digital leader.


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Through initiatives that grow Kansas City’s presence as a digital leader, we are able to ameliorate equity barriers, increase opportunities for economic prosperity, and elevate the community as a key informant in the innovation process.

In 2011, Kansas City was named the nation’s first Google Fiber Community, thereby launching a period of extreme digital transformation. As implementation moved forward, digital equity issues quickly emerged. KC Digital Drive was established in order to address inequality in this space, and to deliver meaningful use cases and increased economic opportunity using this new technology infrastructure.

Leveraging many of the assets of our for-profit partners, we have built a collaborative business model directed to:

Decrease socioeconomic differences in the utilization of new technologies. Lead the development of technology solutions for vexing public problems. Increase adoption of emerging technology