# Initiatives #### Software.org focuses on three pillars of work: ## Think Deeply Publishing reports and studies and engaging with governments in a dialogue about cutting-edge technologies and innovation-enabling policies. ## Give Back Partnering with leading organizations to empower and expand the technological workforce of tomorrow. ## Look Forward Preparing for the future by supporting diversity, inclusion, and economic opportunity for all. ## Philanthropy In addition to highlighting the next generation of technologies, Software.org will work to develop the next-generation technological workforce. This is important because nearly 500,000 computing jobs in the United States remain unfilled today while American universities only produce about 43,000 computer science graduates each year. Software.org partners with organizations that share our commitment to supporting and expanding efforts to attract girls and other underrepresented groups to take up computer science careers. ## Reports #### Software.org conducts original research and in-depth writing with several aims: - explaining new technologies in plain English for policymakers and the general public - highlighting software’s role in supporting other industries and growing the overall economy; and, - outlining the importance of the proper policy environment for technology overall. [White Papers](/content/report-category/white-papers/index.html) [Software Speeds Delivery of Aid, Helps States Respond to COVID-19](/content/reports/software-speeds-delivery-aid-helps-states-respond-covid19/index.html) Software technologies play a vital role in the distribution & supply chain security of COVID-19 [Issue Brief](/content/report-category/issue-brief/index.html) [How Open RAN Technologies Will Lead to Secure, Innovative 5G Networks](/content/reports/how-open-ran-technologies-will-lead-secure-innovative-5g-networks/index.html) Learn what is the RAN and how it fits in the 5G ecosystem. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [Software: Supporting US Through COVID (2021)](/content/reports/software-supporting-us-through-covid-2021/index.html) How software has helped businesses shift their models & promote public health during the pandemic. [Issue Brief](/content/report-category/issue-brief/index.html) [COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Puts Spotlight on Blockchain Benefits](/content/reports/covid-19-vaccine-distribution-blockchain/index.html) Blockchain technology can be used to support immunization efforts. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [5G Is Software](/content/reports/5g-is-software/index.html) An introduction to 5G and the underlying software powering next generation wireless networks. [White Papers](/content/report-category/white-papers/index.html) [IT Modernization](/content/reports/it-modernization/index.html) Software solutions can be tapped to help government make needed changes. [White Papers](/content/report-category/white-papers/index.html) [Privacy Shield: What It Is and Why You Should Care](/content/reports/privacy-shield-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-care/index.html) An overview of the main issues at stake with Privacy Shield. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [Software: Growing US Jobs and the GDP (2019)](/content/reports/software-growing-us-jobs-and-the-gdp/index.html) New study finds software jobs growing twice as fast as US jobs overall. [White Papers](/content/report-category/white-papers/index.html) [Brazil 4.0: The Data-Driven Future of Brazilian Industries](/content/reports/brazil-4-0-the-data-driven-future-of-brazilian-industries/index.html) Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America, has begun to take steps toward Industry 4.0. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [The Growing €1 Trillion Economic Impact of Software (2018)](/content/reports/2018-eu-software-impact/index.html) Learn how the software industry supports 12.7 million EU jobs. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [Every Sector Is a Software Sector](/content/reports/every-sector-is-a-software-sector/index.html) Software is an integral part of every industry, not just the software or tech industries. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [Artificial Intelligence: Maximizing the Benefits](/content/reports/artificial-intelligence/index.html) Discover what AI is, how it works, and the fundamental benefits it helps cultivate. [Issue Brief](/content/report-category/issue-brief/index.html) [Encryption’s Vital Role in Industrial Control Systems](/content/reports/icsencryption/index.html) Government and industry must work together to promote the development and use of strong encryption. [Issue Brief](/content/report-category/issue-brief/index.html) [Blockchain Primer](/content/reports/blockchainprimer/index.html) Understand the new technology that promises to transform old industries and create new ones. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [The Growing $1 Trillion Economic Impact of Software (2017)](/content/reports/2017-us-software-impact/index.html) The first-ever report to track the growth of software’s impact on the US economy. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [Sensor Sensibility: Getting the Most From the Internet of Things](/content/reports/sensor-sensibility/index.html) We’ve only seen a fraction of what the Internet revolution has yet to deliver. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [Infrastructure 4.0: Rebuilding America With Software](/content/reports/infrastructure-4-0/index.html) For decades, our nation’s infrastructure has been the operating system that helped run our economy. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [Software: A €910 Billion Catalyst for the EU Economy (2016)](https://softwareimpact.bsa.org/eu/) Originally published by BSA, study examines how industry contributes major jobs growth in the EU. [Report](/content/report-category/reports/index.html) [The Economic Impact of Software (2016)](https://softwareimpact.bsa.org/) Originally published by BSA, first-of-its-kind study reveals the impact software has on the US economy.