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The Congressional App Challenge (CAC) was created because Congress recognized that STEM skills, particularly those surrounding coding and computer science, are essential for America’s continued economic growth and technological innovation.
| Benefits of the Congressional App Challenge |
| Work Skills: Opportunity and incentive to learn incredibly valuable computer science and programming skills. Enhancing overall American competitiveness in the global workforce. |
| Civic Engagement: Opportunity to meet and be honored by their Representative in the most prestigious competition in computer science. |
| Talent Recognition: Opportunity to showcase their accomplishments on a national scale and the potential of being featured on media outlets. |
| Opportunities: Opportunity to build ties with potential future high-tech employers and top-tier collegiate computer science departments. |
Encouraging students to learn skills required for app development improves their long-term employment prospects and will help fill the expanding gap between the domestic tech labor force and employer demand. In its efforts to support this initiative, the CAC gives the House of Representatives an opportunity to show the tech sector that it recognizes these issues and takes them seriously without implementing new regulatory burdens.
