New Linwood area computer center offers public access, training
Connecting for Good has opened a new public access computer lab in the Linwood Presbyterian complex. Photos courtesy Connecting for Good.
Nonprofit Connecting for Good has opened a new public access computer lab and learning center to serve ...
KC joins national initiative to connect public housing to the internet
“Opportunities decline if you’re not online,” Congressman Emanuel Cleaver said at a gathering in Kansas City yesterday focused on closing the digital divide and expanding access to high-speed broadband to families in public housing in ...
Kansas City to be part of digital divide pilot project
Federal officials today announced that Kansas City, 26 other cities and a tribal nation will be part of a demonstration project to close the digital divide.
Internet service providers, non-profits and the private sector will offer broadband ...
Kemper calls for two percent fund to close digital divide
Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Circo backed the proposal announced at a digital divide forum today at the downtown library.
Google moved the city forward with high speed fiber but not all of it, and forces are gathering to attack the digital ...
Connecting for Good expands computer refurbishing
Refurbishing workshop manager, Karita Matlock, at work
Local nonprofit Connecting for Good, which is dedicated to fighting the digital divide, says its expanding its efforts to refurbish computers.
The group says one of the main contributors ...
Code for America fellows show off small business app
Ariel Kennan and Andrew Hyder, the city’s Code for America fellows, finished their work yesterday, and unveiling a new small business app they developed.
Kansas City’s Code for America fellows are done after a year of service, and they’ll ...
Computer drive to benefit low-income city residents
Midtown nonprofit Connecting for Good is having a computer drive. The group wants to collect laptops and desktops in good condition for distribution to low income residents of the community at an affordable price.
Connecting for Good ensures ...
Wireless connection for entire Urban Neighborhood Initiative studied
The Urban Neighborhood Initiative area.
Since talk of Google Fiber began in Kansas City, there has also been talk of the digital divide.
Now a new effort is being undertaken to see if its feasible to create wireless connectivity for a swatch ...
Kansas City libraries get ready for Google
Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner, deputy library director, and David LaCrone, a digital manager, say they hope to use free Google internet service to tackle the digital divide.
As Google fiber trucks work Midtown, the Kansas City Public Library is working ...
Forum on technology and digital engagement
With Google Fiber and other new technology, may folks in Kansas City are interested in issues of digital equality.
UMKC’s Cookingham Institute of Urban Affairs and its department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design will focus on these ...
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