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....
February 10, 2020
Spreading the Word: Do You Know a Girl Who Wants to Code?
Many rising high school juniors and seniors across the nation from New York to Los Angeles are gearing up for the 2020 Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program (SIP), a free, seven-week introductory course for girls of all backgrounds to learn computer science skills among...
January 30, 2020
Mentorship and Diversity in Tech
January is National Mentorship Month and a perfect time to highlight the importance of mentorship to creating a more diverse tech workforce, which is a Software.org priority....
December 12, 2019
Empowering the Workforce with Computer Science Education
Computer Science Education Week is one of our favorite events of the year. This week, schools, businesses, and community organizations have been coming together to inspire students to learn more about what software can do....
November 14, 2019
Privacy Shield: What It Is and Why You Should Care
In a new paper, Software.org: the BSA Foundation provides an overview of the US-EU Privacy Shield, a framework that ensures data is treated properly and securely under both US and EU privacy laws, enabling the cross-border data flows that provide the provide the foundation for...
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....
August 13, 2019
Inspiring the Next Generation of Coders With Girls Who Code
Software.org’s Girls Who Code class graduated last Thursday, celebrating the skills they gained over the past seven weeks in the Summer Immersion Program....
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....
June 24, 2019
Please Welcome Our Girls Who Code Class of 2019
Today, Software.org kicks off its annual Girls Who Code summer immersion program....