The software industry talks a lot about the software skills gap and the need for more coders. That’s because it’s a real concern – the US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there will 1.4 million open computing jobs by 2020, but only 400,000 computer science graduates with the skills to fill them. Industry and government … Read More >>
Tag: government
2018 Fly-In: BSA Talks AI, Data, and Workforce with Congressional Leaders
On Wednesday, board members and executives from BSA’s member companies met with Members of Congress to talk about policy priorities of importance to the software industry. These issues also affect the American economy as a whole, since every sector relies on software. Our delegation included representatives from ANSYS, Autodesk, Datastax, DocuSign, IBM, Informatica, Microsoft, Okta, … Read More >>
Promoting Good Data Security Practices to Reduce the Risk of Data Breaches
Today, I testified about data security breaches before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Prompted by a rash of high-profile data breaches, the hearing examined ways to reform current federal and state data security regulations to help close gaps and reduce vulnerabilities. The hearing was also an opportunity to discuss … Read More >>
Software Policy Priorities Look to the Future
The start of the new year gives us all a valuable opportunity to think ahead, and that includes Congress. What can be accomplished? What impact can be made now to have a lasting impact for years to come? As every sector of the economy, and businesses of all sizes, increasingly use software in nearly everything … Read More >>
Artificial Intelligence: How Can We Better Prepare for the Future?
Yesterday, I testified about artificial intelligence (AI) before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet. The hearing examined the benefits and challenges of AI in today’s digital economy, how to build trust in AI systems, and steps the US government can take to remain a leader in AI. I focused on … Read More >>