Joint Letter from Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates

While the world of technology continues to develop day by day, the necessity of computer knowledge has arisen in every sector and business. That’s why today, many senior executives, including the CEOs of the world’s largest companies such as Facebook and Microsoft, signed a joint letter. Demanding to reshape education found.

In that letter, signed by more than 100 executives, founders, and CEOs to date, executives are convinced that computer science education participation of all students in the 12-year preschool, primary and secondary education curriculum they requested. They also stressed that current research has eliminated competing candidates for students learning computer science in school, college, and careers.

More than 700 thousand vacancies per year, only 80 thousand graduates:

While the letter made a special request to the education system of the United States, it also complained about the current education system. In the US, the world’s number one technologist, managers are higher than high school students. only 5% of They stated that he had studied computer science, which was unacceptable. They also offered additional reasons for why computer science education should be added to the curriculum:

• During the pandemic closures, the US funded laptops for 90% of students to learn from home. When schools reopen, let’s use these laptops to teach computer science.
• Remote work multiplies opportunities. Graduates no longer need to leave their states to pursue careers in technology. Even the smallest town can become a technology hub; The key is education.
• About two-thirds of highly skilled immigration is for computer scientists, and every state is an importer of this strategic talent. in the USA 700,000+ open computing jobs, but only 80,000 computer science graduates per year there is. We must educate American students as a matter of national competitiveness.
• Finally, global cyberattacks have shed new light on cybersecurity, making computer science a national security imperative for both government and business.

Some of the names who signed the letter are as follows:

• Tim Cook (CEO, Apple)
• Mark Zuckerberg (Founder, Meta)
• Andy Jassy (CEO, Amazon)
• Jeff Bezos (Founder, Amazon)
• Satya Nadella (CEO, Microsoft)
• Bill Gates (Founder, Microsoft, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
• Michael Dell (Founder, Dell)
• Andrew Wilson (CEO, Electronic Arts)
• Enrique Lores (CEO, HP)
• Greg Brown (CEO, Motorola)
• Susan Wojcicki (CEO, YouTube)

While even the technology giants in the USA complain about the lack of existing workforce in the field of computer sciences, this situation causes the inclusion of computer sciences in the education curriculum in our country as soon as possible. how important it is is showing.

So why is this letter important to us?

Of course, the names we have mentioned above demanded a change in the education curriculum in the USA. However, the content of the letter is also a sign for the Turkish education system, as it shows how the world is in terms of employment. reference it could be. With its education system, India has managed to train many technology giants top managers. Considering the demands of the bosses of the technology world from schools in Turkey, senior executives, entrepreneurs or more. However, until all these changes take place, students in the USA and Turkey must continue to make extra efforts to reach their goals.