Author: Megan Smith

Quotes

The more people we can attract to science and technology - men, women, everybody - the more economic opportunity we have as a nation.

The more people we can attract to science and technology - men, women, everybody - the more economic opportunity we have as a nation.

- Megan Smith

If we're the country that makes Amazon and Facebook and Twitter, why can't the federal government have websites and digital services that are awesome?

If we're the country that makes Amazon and Facebook and Twitter, why can't the federal government have websites and digital services that are awesome?

- Megan Smith

I went to an inner-city school in Buffalo. We had no money. But our teachers believed in hands-on active learning - there was a mandatory science fair, which was critical.

I went to an inner-city school in Buffalo. We had no money. But our teachers believed in hands-on active learning - there was a mandatory science fair, which was critical.

- Megan Smith

There are 2 to 3 million women programmers in the world. We need to see them more.

There are 2 to 3 million women programmers in the world. We need to see them more.

- Megan Smith

Americans really expect to interact with our government digitally.

Americans really expect to interact with our government digitally.

- Megan Smith

The American government will be whatever we all make of it.

The American government will be whatever we all make of it.

- Megan Smith

There are several places in Vietnam where they're teaching computer science from second grade in class, so they don't have a gender divide because everybody is expected to program.

There are several places in Vietnam where they're teaching computer science from second grade in class, so they don't have a gender divide because everybody is expected to program.

- Megan Smith

Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions.

Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions.

- Megan Smith

Code is just a list of instructions. There are countries that are teaching it as part of the core curriculum. Having some experience in those early years is very important.

Code is just a list of instructions. There are countries that are teaching it as part of the core curriculum. Having some experience in those early years is very important.

- Megan Smith

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