GCS2015 Panel Video: The Digitally Underserved in a Time of Broadband Abundance

The Digitally Underserved in a Time of Broadband Abundance (Day 2 Panel Session)

Panelists: Michael Liimatta (Connecting for Good), Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner (KC Public Library), Deb Socia (Next Century Cities). Moderator: Mary Beth Henry (City of Portland, OR)

Panelists: Michael Liimatta (Connecting for Good), Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner (KC Public Library), Deb Socia (Next Century Cities). Moderator: Mary Beth Henry (City of Portland, OR)

Digital inclusion is an economic development issue. Increasingly those who don’t have access to or don’t know how to use digital tools are excluded from participating in mainstream society. Excluding large numbers of citizens weakens our workforce, productivity and democracy. But digital inclusion is difficult, time-consuming work -- and like many other projects we’ve talked about, more sociological than technological. Learn about effective programs that have developed in Kansas City and elsewhere to bridge the digital divide.

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    GCS2015 Panel Video: Building the Future with Gigabit Apps

    Building the Future with Gigabit Apps (Day 2 Panel Session)

    Panelists: Will Barkis (Orange Telecom), Glenn Ricart (US Ignite), Oliver Schuermann (Juniper Networks). Moderator: Kari Keefe (Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund)

    The question persists—what do you need a gig for? We can admit that “gigabit” is something of a marketing term. 1,000 megabits is not a magic milestone. But the fact is that already, right now, it’s not that we can’t imagine or even execute on applications that need a lot more bandwidth than is currently available. We have the technology, it’s just not deployed in scalable ways because the network can’t handle it. Like any new infrastructure, the creation of these apps has the potential to be an enormous “economic development” engine for our cities and our country---and also to continue to offer improvements in our quality of life.

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      GCS2015 Panel Video: Connecting Communities Within A City

      Connecting Communities within a City (Day 2 Panel Session from the Gigabit City Summit)

      Panelists: Bradley Holt (Code for BVT), Dan O'Neil (Smart Chicago Collaborative), Ken Hays (Enterprise Center of Chattanooga). Moderator: Aaron Deacon (KC Digital Drive)

      Panelists: Bradley Holt (Code for BVT), Dan O'Neil (Smart Chicago Collaborative), Ken Hays (Enterprise Center of Chattanooga). Moderator: Aaron Deacon (KC Digital Drive) 

      As national programs like those in the last session look to expand, they seek the same kinds of resources in local markets. On the ground, cities—whole metros in fact—are faced with slightly different models with complementary goals and a need to help these national models meet the local city where it is. We’ll hear how civic champions in several communities navigate and organize around these opportunities.

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      GCS2015 Video: Scaling Communities Across the U.S.

      Scaling Communities Across the U.S. (Day 2 Session from the Gigabit City Summit)

      Panelists: Catherine Bracy (Code for America), Chris Lawrence (Mozilla), Bill Wallace (US Ignite). Moderator: Dan O'Neil (Smart Chicago) 

      Just as 1 Million Cups has grown to over 50 cities in building its entrepreneurial community, other efforts with national scope have emerged to serve other verticals. Code for America fosters government innovation; Mozilla’s Hive Learning Networks focus on education; and US Ignite builds the gigabit application economy. We’ll hear about challenges, strategies and opportunities in expanding these programs to additional markets, and learn why Gigabit Cities tend to be so attractive for expansion.

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      GCS2015 Video: The Mayors' Welcome

      Mayor Sly James and Mayor Mark Holland Welcome Delegates to the Gigabit City Summit (Day 1 opener)

      The two Kansas City Mayors, Sly James (Missouri) and Mark Holland (Kansas) welcome delegates to the Gigabit City Summit and give updates on how gigabit Internet has affected their communities.

      The two Kansas City Mayors, Sly James (Missouri) and Mark Holland (Kansas) welcome delegates to the Gigabit City Summit and give updates on how gigabit Internet has affected their communities.

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      GCS2015 Video: Joe Reardon Keynote

      Joe Reardon - "Can High-Speed Fiber Make a Difference?" (Day 3 keynote)

      Joe Reardon, former mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, speaks at the Gigabit City Summit, January 15, 2015, in KCMO. Mr. Reardon talks about successfully negotiating for Google Fiber to choose KC as its first city, then gives practical advice for leaders in other cities facing their own challenges with broadband providers.

      Among all the things a city has to worry about, why is broadband so important? Why was this perceived as such a big opportunity for Kansas City, and what is the implication for the other cities now embarking on this same journey? How does fiber compare to other infrastructure projects and what does it mean in a competitive global landscape?

      Hear from former Kansas City, Kan., Mayor Joe Reardon -- the man who negotiated the deal for Google Fiber's entrance to KC.

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      GCS2015 Video: Susan Crawford Keynote

      Susan Crawford: "From Responsive City to Gigabit City" (Day 2 closing keynote)

      Broadband connectivity is an increasingly fundamental part of our daily lives. Moreso than cable television or even the telephone, which served respectively as broadcast and communication channels, the Internet connects us to the digital tools that weave into nearly every aspect of our existence. That is a very different context than the one in which our whole Internet management system was created -- things like network ownership, regulatory policy, security, oversight. We are adapting on the fly to a system that grew up under different worlds. How do we adapt so we are most prepared for the future?

      Susan Crawford, author of new book The Responsive City, responds to Obama's Cedar Falls speech and adds perspective on the "key social justice issue of our time."

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      GCS2015 Video: Boyd Cohen Keynote

      Boyd Cohen: "From Smart City to Gigabit City" (Day 1 closing keynote)

      Boyd Cohen, creator of the Smart Cities Wheel, talks about the future of cities at the Gigabit City Summit in Kansas City, January 13, 2015.

      So you build a fiber network capable of delivering gigabit to the home. Now it's time to plan for the future city. The fiber network may provide some unique opportunities. But the opportunities you address when thinking about your ICT network naturally intersect with other urban questions around mobility, sustainability and all sorts of other “ilities”. The U.S. isn’t the frontier of gigabit cities, and it isn’t the frontier of smart cities either.

      Renowned Smart Cities expert Boyd Cohen takes a look at how this movement has progressed in Europe, Asia and South America—and look at the implications for the US and Canada.

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      GCS2015 Video: Blair Levin Keynote

      Blair Levin: "The Early Adopter's Dilemma" (Day 1 kickoff keynote) - featuring Mayors Mark Holland and Sly James

      Blair Levin speaks at the Gigabit City Summit in Kansas City, Jan. 13, 2015, about the importance of investing in community broadband. Then he conducts a Q&A session with Mayor Sly James of Kansas City (Mo) and Mayor Mark Holland of Kansas City (KS)

      Three and a half years after the Kansas Cities were chosed as the initial markets for Google Fiber, we're still very early in the widespread deployments of gigabit Internet. Cities that act over the next several years will still be exploring uncharted waters. Hear from two mayors witnessing the impact of a groundbreaking project and the man whose plan kickstarted the effort as we examine the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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