Mike Burke - Playing to Win in America's Digital Crossroads - GCS16

1. PLAYING TO WIN
in America’s Digital Crossroads
A playbook for capitalizing
on ultra-high-speed fiber
in Kansas City, Kansas, and
Kansas City, Missouri
Published by the
Mayors’ Bistate Innovation Team

2. Get in the Game
• Not just about Google, or any other
broadband provider.
• To succeed, we must:
 Become a connected, smart,
innovative community.
 Organize ourselves to lead the way
in the global economy.
 Commit resources: people, money
and time.
 Learn to navigate a new ecosystem
of innovation.
A successful
Internet
economy is
90 percent
sociology and
10 percent
technology.

3. The Game Plan
• Metropolitan Internet Ecosystem
 Functions like a biological ecosystem
 Balance of social, economic and
technological resources
 Produces sustainable results
 Works within and across market
sectors
 Provides a practical foundation for
moving the community forward

4. Ground Rules
• Underlying, organizing principles that
will determine how we play and
whether or not we win the game.
 Building community
 Digital inclusion
 Global leadership
 Achieving excellence
 Creating a culture of innovation
 Networked collaboration
High-speed
fiber cannot
reach its full
potential if
large segments
of society are
excluded from
its benefits.

5. Teamwork
• Create a new Digital Leadership Network
An energetic, focused leadership group — a
new entity, existing organization or
consortium — that will:
 Organize and engage community
interests
 Work in an open, collaborative network
 Propose, foster and accelerate innovation
 Launch targeted projects and initiatives
• Immediate action is imperative
• Need seed funding
The killer app
that will come
out of this effort
is a new, high-
performance
form of
community
collaboration.

6. The Plays
• Four cornerstone strategies for pilot
projects that demonstrate what high-
speed fiber can do for Kansas City.
 Ensure universal access and capacity
 Drive innovation through demonstration
 Expand economic opportunities
 Establish global leadership
Successful pilot
projects will
establish the
Kansas City
region as a
global leader in
the new digital
economy.

7. Pilot Projects and Strategies
• Ensure Universal Access and Capacity
 Digital Inclusion
 Community Education and Awareness
 Digital Infrastructure
 Fiber to the Community

8. Pilot Projects and Strategies
• Drive Innovation through Demonstration
 Neighborhoods
• Mesh Wi-Fi Networks
• House of the Future
 Education
• Pre-K Teacher Coaching
• K-12 Classroom Demonstrations
• Libraries Pilot
 Arts and Culture
• Digital Arts
 Health
• Telehealth Pilot
• Medical Reimbursement
 Local Governments
• Innovation in Government

9. Pilot Projects and Strategies
• Expand Economic Opportunities
 University Research Capacity
 IT Workforce Development
 Proof-of-Concept and Fab Labs
 Technology Transfer
 Support Online Gaming Development
 Innovation Hubs/Tech Districts
 Access to Capital

10. Pilot Projects and Strategies
• Establish Global Leadership
 Global Roundtables
 Convention Center Technology
 Marketing the Region

11. Tee Shots
• Top priorities and next steps
 Launch the leadership organization
 Vendor/partner outreach
 Community outreach
 Global outreach
 Support for related efforts
We have an
unprecedented
opportunity in
Kansas City,
but this
opportunity has
an expiration
date. A strong
start is critical
to our success.

12. Fan Feedback
• This playbook is a living document
• We want to hear from you
 Make comments on the playbook
 Add to the “Idea Zone”
Share your
ideas about
how the Kansas
City area can
take advantage
of this unique
new asset.

13. Mayors Bistate Innovation Team
Mike Burke, Missouri Co-Chair
Dr. Ray Daniels, Kansas Co-Chair
Dr. Barbara Atkinson
Christopher Carroll
Latorua J. “Torrie” Chinn
Dr. Bernard Franklin
Sandra A.J. Lawrence
Anthony Magliano
Alex Couchonnal McManus
Bill Miller
Dr. Daniel Serda
Jase Wilson