The document outlines the strategies and operational characteristics of a regional collaboration to ensure universal access to high-speed internet, drive innovation through technology demonstrations, and expand economic opportunities through a gigabit fiber network. The collaboration has a distinct mission of implementation support for the community through connecting efforts and driving activity where needed. It operates as an entrepreneurial civic startup that is network-driven rather than hierarchical and aims to be a community effort beyond just government involvement.

2. KC regional collaboration

3. Cornerstone strategies
Ensuring Universal
Access and Capacity
Drive Innovation
through Demonstration
Expand Economic
Opportunities
Establish Global
Leadership
Digital literacy and
inclusion
Next generation apps,
pilots and use cases
Economic development Gigabit city leadership

4. • Distinct mission—focus on implementation
• Supporting the community
• Connecting efforts
• Driving activity where needed
• Entrepreneurial nature – a civic startup
• Network-driven, not hierarchical
• Community effort – NOT just government
• “Limited time offer”
Operational characteristics

6. • Software lending library
• PlanIT Impact
• Brief + Case Health

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11. Gig-to-the-home beta testers!

12. You can always have more…
• Applications
• Tinkerers
• Entrepreneurs
• Resources
• Testing/development partners