November 26, 2018
Brazil 4.0: The Future Driven by Data from Brazilian Industries
The study, Brazil 4.0: The Future Driven by Data from Brazilian Industries, points out measures that the country will have to take in the next five years to encourage the development of Industry 4.0 in its territory....
October 11, 2018
Software: Strengthening the EU Economy
On October 11 in Brussels, BSA hosted an event to explore how the software industry contributes to economic growth, creates jobs, and drives innovation across the Europe....
October 09, 2018
Software: Strengthening the UK Economy
On October 9 in London, BSA hosted an event to explore how the software industry contributes to economic growth, creates jobs, and drives innovation in the UK....
August 17, 2018
“Girls Who Code Gave High Schoolers a Chance to Use Their New Skills This Summer”
Technical.ly, August 17, 2018. “Most of these young women have little to no experience in coding when they first start the class, but they come away feeling confident enough to call themselves ‘coders’ and ‘programmers,’ and see a future in tech,” Chris Hopfensperger, Executive Director...
August 17, 2018
“Diversity in Tech Summit at A&T”
The Carolina Peacemaker, August 17, 2018. In September 2017, the HBCU Caucus created the HBCU Partnership Challenge to increase corporate commitments to diversity and inclusion efforts on HBCU campuses. The caucus reached out to three of the largest tech associations — the Information Technology Industry...
August 09, 2018
Pomp and Circumstance: Girls Who Code Graduation
Girls Who Code 2018 graduation ceremony...
August 10, 2018
Helping the Software Workforce Look More Like America with Girls Who Code
Software.org’s Girls Who Code class graduated yesterday, and we couldn’t be prouder of the work they’ve accomplished this summer. Our class of 23 DC-area high school girls spent the past seven weeks learning coding languages to create websites, program apps, and control robots. We also...
August 08, 2018
Office of Congresswoman Alma Adams, August 8, 2018. “Software.org is honored to be part of this important event,” said Chris Hopfensperger, Executive Director of Software.org: the BSA Foundation. “Software is changing our lives in so many ways, and it’s important that the US software workforce...
August 09, 2018
“Software.org’s Chris Hopfensperger Moderates HBCU Caucus Diversity in Tech Summit in N.C.”
Politico, August 9, 2018. The Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus is holding this week its diversity in tech summit at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro. Read More >>> Posting: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2018/08/09/drc-politician-hires-us-lobbyists-ahead-of-elections-311604...
August 08, 2018
“Tech Firms Seek Partnerships to Increase Workforce Diversity”
The Hill, August 8, 2018. Company representatives, lawmakers and college and university officials are convening in Greensboro, N.C., this week to try tackle tech’s persistent problems with diversity. At an event on Wednesday and Thursday led and organized by the HBCU congressional caucus, people focused...