Draft:History of Technology Companies in Washington, DC

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• Comment: It's not clear, from the draft or the sources, whether "DC Tech" is an organisation, a specific initiative, etc., or just 'technology sector in the DC area' in a general sense. In any case, the sources don't seem to discuss it in significant enough extent and detail to demonstrate notability per WP:GNG. (There is also more than a hint of WP:OR in this.) DoubleGrazing (talk) 09:16, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

• Comment: I talked with User:Sj and he indicated that the name of the article was potentially confusing, and suggested this new title and that we retain "DC Tech" as a redirect. Caywood

Washington, DC emerged in the early 2000s as a hub for startups and its present landscape encompasses influential companies across sectors like media, real estate, education, and e-commerce, as well as recent advancements in B2B and B2G software.

DC Tech is the commonly used name for Washington, D.C.'s tech sector, similar to Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area.

As the national capital, the Washington, D.C. region boasts the third largest tech workforce in the US.^[1]. The District of Columbia (city of Washington, DC) has the highest rate of tech employment in the US^[2] in 2024, with 7% of its workforce employed in the tech sector.