The Techwire team scans hundreds of headlines and websites every week, looking for news to share. Sometimes we come across pieces that are worth a read but are not in our lane. Here are some links to stories and essays that we think you'll find engaging and illuminating.
From Governing*: “In half a dozen states, including the most populous state of California, the Real ID rollout is a real mess. Technical glitches, delays and miscommunication are roiling the Real ID implementation in half a dozen states, calling into question whether residents will have the secure drivers’ licenses needed to travel by air or enter government-restricted areas after October 2020. … Some states are lagging in issuing Real IDs in part because they fought the idea from the beginning. Seventeen states passed laws restricting or banning its implementation.”
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From BeLatina: “17-year-old Faith Florez has created Calor, an app to keep farm workers safe as they are subjected to damaging heat and brutal working conditions.” Indeed, Faith was motivated at least in part by her grandmother’s death from heat exhaustion as the result of working under harsh conditions. This is a tale of labor, technology and love.
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From Forbes: “A striking feature of the [Agile management] revolution is the widespread view among Agile practitioners that success in Agile management depends on an Agile mindset. Initiates’ enthusiasm for that expression has sometimes sounded to outsiders like a pledge of allegiance. Such enthusiasm, while stimulating for practitioners, has often turned off newcomers.” In this deep dive into agile theory, author Steve Denning examines the phenomenon.
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From The Enterprisers: Say goodbye to “soft skills,” say hello to “core skills.” IT must rebrand this critical competency and stop minimizing the value of soft skills. “To prioritize skills such as communication, IT leaders must call them what they are in the digital era: Core.”
*Governing is a publication of e.Republic, Techwire's parent company.
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The Techwire team scans hundreds of headlines and websites every week, looking for news to share. Sometimes we come across pieces that are worth a read, but not in our lane. Here are some links to stories and essays that we think you'll find engaging and illuminating.
