Investing more in STEM education at an early age is part of a two-prong approach, alongside immigration reform, to increase the talent needed for the U.S. to compete globally. Tech companies are working to strengthen America’s talent pipeline by ensuring equitable access to digital skills training, encouraging and supporting students to pursue careers in STEM fields, and creating opportunities for young innovators to acquire new skills. Learn more in this week’s Tech At Work.

Apple Teaming Up with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Bring New Coding Opportunities to Young Learners

Apple and Boys & Girls Clubs of America launched a new program that will bring coding to Boys & Girls Clubs in more than a dozen U.S cities.  This new collaboration will bring coding with Swift to tens of thousands of students and build on Apple’s existing partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America through the company’s Community Education Initiative in support of its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.

Google Offering Scholarships for Students Pursuing Computer Science Degrees

Google introduced “Generation Google Scholarship” to help women studying Computer Sciences.  The scholarship is open to all students who meet the basic requirements.  Selected students will receive $10,000 for the 2022-2023 school year.  The scholarship will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, innovation and academic performance.

Dell Assisting STEM Organizations that Help Students and Adults with Disabilities

Dell is working with several organizations that expand STEM education to students and adults with disabilities.  Deaf Kids Code hosts workshops around the country to teach students from grades K-12 how to be innovators.  The nonPareil Institute is applying a similar educational approach to technology to assist individuals with autism entering the workforce.

NI Partners with FIRST to Empower Young Innovators

NI is partnering with FIRST to help inspire talent, interest, and excitement in STEM education.  NI works with FIRST to create a pipeline of innovators and problem solvers.  FIRST engages young people in mentor-based programs that builds science, engineering, and technology skills, inspires innovation, and fosters well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

Coursera Offers New Computer Science Courses

Through Innovative New Technologies, AT&T is Helping Students Learn

abilITy Cisco Academy Graduates Solve IT Issues for New York City’s Department of Social Services

Honeywell Shows Why Access to STEM Opportunities is Important

What’s New in Tech

HPE Selected to Build New Supercomputer for the U.S. Department of Energy

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a world leader in advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, to build a new supercomputer to support ongoing R&D that will transform energy from geothermal, water, wind, solar, and fuels. The new supercomputer will also support energy initiatives related to security, resilience, storage, systems integration, energy justice, and community transitions, as well as transportation and mobility, buildings, and advanced manufacturing.

What We’re Saying

New TechNet Report Shows High-Skilled Immigration Strengthens the American Economy

Before You Start Your Weekend

“I’ve lost enough battles being quiet.” Trovon Williams continues a storied legacy of community organization and activism as the NAACP’s SVP of Marketing & Communications. Trovon leads a new, digital-first wave of advocacy by telling bold, powerful stories that inspire millions to stand up for communities of color. Watch the latest episode of Salesforce’s Connections series to learn how the NAACP is fighting for civil rights in the digital age.