InterDigital donates more than 70 laptops to Zip Code Wilmington

InterDigital, Inc., a mobile and video technology research and development company, announced today a donation of more than 70 laptops to Zip Code Wilmington, Delaware’s premier nonprofit coding school, to support training of the next generation of software engineers.

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Zip Code Wilmington, a nonprofit dedicated to providing software programming training in the Delaware region, will use the laptops in connection with its youth training program called B1ue N0te. The B1ue N0te program provides industry-standard computer programming and web development training to Delaware high school students. The program attracts underrepresented and socioeconomically disadvantaged youth to learn in-demand technical skills and prepares them for further education in STEM fields. The laptops will also be used in programs that teach low- to middle-income families coding skills and raise awareness of careers in software development.

“Zip Code Wilmington is incredibly grateful for the generous support which it has, and continues, to receive from InterDigital. Steadfast support from partners like InterDigital gives us the opportunity to expose students of all ages to software development skills and highly desired, good paying careers,” said Ben duPont, President and Co-founder of Zip Code Wilmington. “With their help, we will continue to build the economy of our region and diverse tech workforce which makes Delaware a great place to live, work, and raise a family.”

“We are delighted to make this donation to Zip Code Wilmington, an organization that is not only our neighbor in Delaware but which is also engaged in teaching such valuable computer programming skills,” said Liren Chen, InterDigital President and CEO. “As a company engaged in foundational research in wireless connectivity and video, we are acutely aware of the need to help educate the engineers of the future and we appreciate that that should be possible regardless of someone’s socio-economic background.”

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