Tag: American Technology Council

  • Tim Cook wants compulsory coding classes for US kids

    During Monday’s White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Tim Cook pushed for the U.S. government to make coding a required class for kids. This is something Cook has publicly discussed before. When Apple debuted its kid-focused Swift Playgrounds app, he said that, “We believe coding should be a required language in all schools”. In…

  • Trump signs executive order to nudge up US govt info tech

    Trump signs executive order to nudge up US govt info tech

    President Donald Trump announced on Monday he has signed an executive order creating a new technology council to “transfer and modernise” the US government’s information technology systems. A White House official confirmed Monday that about 20 technology chief executives will attend meetings at the White House in early June to talk about improving government information…