The Future of the History of Computing

Founded in 1992, IFIP Working Group 9.7 is dedicated to three themes in the history of computing: pedagogy, regional/transnational histories, and public engagement. The synergies among the three suggest a novel aspect of the working group. For instance, local museums and archives can improve the stories about regional histories. What is more, educators can enhance the experience of their students by using museums and archival materials in the classroom. Our future work will be to increase our visibility in these three domains, developing pedagogies that use museum and archival collections, helping to overcome some of the biases that prevent engagement with solutions to climate change, and enhancing attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion.