You Can Help Indiana Kids go from Coding Robots to an Indiana Tech Career
For Hoosiers, March is an important month. You’re probably thinking about basketball, but I’m referring to the VEX State Robotics Championship, sponsored by Group 1001 and powered by TechPoint Foundation for Youth. It’s an event that brings together thousands of students from across Indiana for a highly competitive robotics competition. I look forward to this […]
TechPoint Report: Indiana’s 25 Most In-Demand Tech Roles (and how to get them)
In an era where technology evolves at breakneck speed, staying ahead can seem daunting. How can anyone keep up with this rapid pace of change, especially in the tech industry? TechPoint releases roadmap to those seeking to join and advance in the tech sector. “Indiana’s Top 25 Tech Careers and the Skills and Competencies Needed […]
Allegion celebrates 10 years as a global innovator with a strong Indiana history
Recently, Allegion surpassed a milestone “birthday.” On Dec. 1, 2023, we celebrated 10 years as a standalone, pure-play global security solutions provider. Today, we are the top brands in security, pursuing a vision of enabling seamless access and a safer world. And in a decade of Allegion, there’s much for our team members to be […]
Jake Miller: 2024 Technology Predictions
1. Evolving Human-Computer Interactions & Interactive AI How humans interact with computers will gradually shift in 2024. This change will involve increased comfort with digital humans, leading to more personal interactions with AI entities. At The Engineered Innovation Group (EIG), we are already working on several projects that combine natural language processing (NLP), vision, speech […]
Will Indiana make Computer Science a Graduation Requirement? Nextech Hopes so
As part of his preview of 2024 administrative and legislative priorities, Governor Eric Holcomb this week announced one of his objectives is to “give students the skills they need to meet modern workforce demands by requiring a computer science (CS) course to graduate from high school.” If enacted, Indiana would be the ninth state to require a […]
Generative AI in Martech: Complement or Competition?
It’s no secret that marketers thrive on creativity and time-saving hacks and last year saw us, and many others, begin to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools such as ChatGPT into our daily work. As 2024 gets underway, it seems opportune to discuss what we learned in 2023 and what that means for martech and […]
IPS, Infosys and TechPoint team to help Indianapolis youth into careers in technology
Last week, dozens of students from Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) George Washington and Arsenal Tech High Schools students delved into the world of computer science career pathways with guidance from industry experts as part of the debut of a collaboration between Infosys, IPS and TechPoint. Students had an immersive day exploring various cutting-edge tech domains […]