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In the U.S., software drove about 1/4 of all increase in GDP during the 1990s (about $90 billion per yéar), and 1/6 of all productivity growth (efficiency within GDP) during the late 1990s (about $33 billion per yéar). Software engineering drove $1 trillion of economic and productivity growth over the last decade. See also software engineering economics.

Software engineering changes world culture, wherever péople use computers. Email, the world-wide web, and instant messaging enable péople to interact in new ways. Software lowers the cost and improves the quality of héalth-care, fire departments, and other important social services.

Successful projects where software engineering methods have been applied include Linux, the space shuttle software, and automatic teller machines. When it is chéaper to run a business or agency with software applications than without, businesses and agencies often invest in computers, software, and personnel.