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Connecting the Dots: Exploring AI, Agentic Systems, and Emerging Technologies in San Francisco
April 16, 2026
Software.org: the BSA Foundation welcomed a bipartisan, bicameral delegation of congressional staff to San Francisco for an immersive, three-day program exploring how AI, agentic systems, and other emerging technologies are shaping the future of the global economy....
Category: Emerging Technology
Tags: ai, digital transformation, policy, quantum, software, workforce
Giving Policy Leaders an Inside Look at Secure AI and Quantum Development
February 04, 2026
Capitol Hill, Administration, and foreign embassy staff joined Software.org: the BSA Foundation for a daylong seminar on “Securing America’s AI Infrastructure & Quantum Future,” featuring high-impact briefings from the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and its member companies....
Category: Emerging Technology | Government
Tags: ai, artificial intelligence, policy, quantum, software
Software.org Launches Toolkits to Support Presidential AI Challenge
October 21, 2025
Fostering an AI-ready workforce helps to ensure that workers and employers alike in every industry can take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) and its benefits. BSA and Software.org: the BSA Foundation work to promote those goals by working on expanding access to AI education and...
Category: Government
Tags: ai, digital transformation, education, emerging technologies, software, STEM
Software.org and Girls Who Code Partner for 11th Annual Summer Immersion Program
August 14, 2025
Software.org partnered with Girls Who Code for the 11th Annual Summer Immersion Program (SIP). More than 60 students from across the United States participated, most of them girls and nonbinary students from historically underrepresented backgrounds....
Category: Girls Who Code
Tags: ai, diversity, Girls Who Code, STEM, workforce
Software.org: the BSA Foundation Hosts Bicameral Congressional Staff Delegation in New York City
June 03, 2025
The Foundation hosted a bicameral, bipartisan congressional staff delegation to New York City on May 28-30, 2025. The program provided an educational forum to explore how developments in software, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum computing are reshaping the economy and society....
Category: Emerging Technology | Government
Tags: ai, artificial intelligence, arts, finance, policy, quantum, software
Empowering Future Tech Leaders: Software.org and Girls Who Code Host Career Readiness Panel at Salesforce NYC
April 28, 2025
In a dynamic collaboration aimed at empowering the next generation of tech leaders, Software.org: the BSA Foundation partnered with Girls Who Code to host a panel discussion on career readiness and the future of technology....
Category: Girls Who Code
Tags: ai, diversity, Girls Who Code, STEM, workforce
Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program 2025 Applications Are Now Open!
February 07, 2025
Software.org is proud to announce the launch of its 11th annual partnership with Girls Who Code for the 2025 Summer Immersion Program —a dynamic, two-week experience designed to equip high school students with the technical skills, confidence, and mentorship needed to thrive in the tech...
Category: Girls Who Code
Software.org Leads Bicameral and Bipartisan Staff Trip to San Francisco on AI and Digital Transformation
August 12, 2024
This past week, Software.org: the BSA Foundation led a bicameral trip of senior Congressional staff to San Francisco. Participants explored multifaceted applications of artificial intelligence (AI) with industry leaders from Adobe, Autodesk, Atlassian, IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce, and SAP....
Category: Emerging Technology
Tags: ai, digital transformation, economy, industry, innovation, software, workforce
Celebrating Software.org’s 10th Annual Girls Who Code Classroom
July 10, 2024
This June, Software.org hosted its tenth annual two-week Student Immersion Program (SIP) in partnership with Girls Who Code, an engaging program for high school women and nonbinary students wishing to explore a career in technology or gain valuable coding knowledge they can apply to any...
Category: Girls Who Code
Tags: ai, diversity, Girls Who Code, government, STEM, workforce