September 23, 2021
During Crisis, Digital Transformation Helps Governments Speed Distribution of Aid
Software helped ease the impact of the pandemic by expediting the delivery of relief aid to affected individuals and businesses. Local and state governments faced incredible challenges as they worked to distribute direct stimulus payments, unemployment assistance, nutrition assistance, housing aid, loans for small businesses,...
May 04, 2021
How Software Supported US Through COVID
Our new report, “Software: Supporting US Through COVID,” with data and analysis from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), demonstrates how software has helped businesses shift their models and promote public health during the pandemic....
October 14, 2020
The Future of 5G Networks Is Software
As wireless carriers and network operators ramp up deployment, 5G is having its moment in the policy spotlight....
June 11, 2020
As Software Proves Key to Virus Response, the Need to Update Government Systems Becomes Clear
Much will be written about the public health response to COVID-19, but the real lessons for government run much broader. In fact, just as the virus disrupted almost every facet of life, its effects cascaded across the public sector....
April 21, 2020
Digital Fluency for a Resilient Economy
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has starkly illuminated fissures in our public systems, including the postsecondary and workforce systems. A common vein throughout is the impact of job loss and fundamental changes to the way Americans work....
September 19, 2019
Software: Growing US Jobs and the GDP
New report finds software jobs growing twice as fast as US jobs overall; industry supports one in every 10 jobs nationwide....
July 01, 2019
Lighting Up Our Energy Sector With Software
In a new report, Software.org explores how software expands our opportunities to generate cleaner and greener renewable energy and how to overcome the barriers that could stifle these advances....
May 17, 2019
In our new report, Software.org examines several case studies that highlight how software is revolutionizing American agriculture with cutting-edge innovations in data analysis, cloud computing, Internet-of-Things devices, and artificial intelligence....
June 19, 2018
As Software Enhances Manufacturing — and Our Entire Economy — New Focus on Skills Is Needed
The ongoing discussions about the future of work and preparing for the jobs of tomorrow ignores one very important fact: In many places that future has already arrived. Planning for the future is important, but we also need to focus right now on ensuring that...
September 26, 2017
With Software, Every State’s a Tech Hub
Across the US, software empowers countless people and businesses, improving our lives each day in ways big and small. In Michigan, it’s reducing medical conflicts so Americans can live longer, healthier lives. In South Carolina, it’s improving transparency in police departments. In California, it’s helping...