Keys to a Comprehensive Computer Science at School Policy in Argentina

In the last decade, the widespread advances in computer science and its growing presence into the organization of everyday life have established a strong interest in its inclusion in the school curriculum. The recent mass dissemination of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has only strengthened this interest worldwide. In Latin America, for example, the Omar Dengo Foundation and the Ministry of Education in Costa Rica have led the design and implementation of the National Computing Program in schools. Other countries, such as Uruguay or Chile, are taking steps forward through different initiatives.4 In Argentina, a public ICT institution called the Sadosky Foundationa launched the Program.AR Initiative in 2013 and has since developed a comprehensive policy for the inclusion of computer science in the formal schooling system of Argentina.