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Problems and Possibilities of Telework
Gintautas BabravičiusDeputy Chairman
Information Society Development Committee of the Seimas
“Teleworking for Business, Education, Research and e-Commerce”Vilnius, Lithuania, 21-22 October 2002
Telework
Telework occurs when information and communications technologies (ICTs) are applied to enable work to be done at a distance from the place where the work results are needed or where the work would conventionally have been done.
BIT&T , Riga, April 3–5, 2002
The main result - seamless co-operation
The greater the choice, the greater the benefits Over 100 years of unprecedented
technological development Developments in ICT are a vital engine of
growth E-working offers more informal ways of
using technology to deliver services A greater choice in how, where and when
to work
A knowledge-based age
Technicalprogress
Productivityimprovements
Job & wealthcreation
Economic growth
A flexible and complementary approach Work is not one single place or
location Better balance between our work life
and our life outside work Mobile communications technologies
empower people to manage their work and private life - without the limits of time or space
Types of potential teleworkers
EntrepreneurFinancial analystGraphic artistHuman resources staffIndustrial engineerInformation services staffInsurance brokerJournalistLabour relations staffLawyerPolicy analystProgram manager Project manager
Public relations liaisonPurchasing staffResearch staffSalespersonSales managerSoftware engineerStatisticianStrategic planning staffSupplier relations staffSystems analystTechnical writerTelemarketerTelephone operator…
AccountantAdvertising staffArchitectBookkeeperClerk typistCollections staffCommunity relationsComputer programmerCreative staffCustomer service staffData entry clerkDesignerExecutive support staff
A more flexible way of working Increase in the numbers of 'mobile'
workers This new paradigm of work must
meet the needs of a global networked organisation
Opportunities for a more flexible and empowering working life
Disadvantages of telework
Difficult to satisfy socialisation needs of teleworkers
Technological infrastructure either inadequate or too expensive
Difficult to ensure data security
New agenda for eWork
Employment opportunities for all; Better workplace design; Better jobs; Greater creativity; More efficient use of resources.
Telework in the European Union
eWork 2000 - Status Report on New Ways to Work in the Information Societyhttp://www.eto.org.uk/twork/tw00/pdf/tw2000.pdf
IST ProgrammeKA2 - New Methods of Work & Electronic Commercehttp://www.cordis.lu/ist/
Telework 2001, The 8th European Assembly on New Ways to Work, Helsinki Report of the 8th European assembly on new ways to work
http://www.telework2001.fi/telework-raport.pdf Telework Agreement, 16 July 2002
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2002/oct/1034330238_en.html
Teleworking employees, by country
EMERGENCE NEWS, 2001
Council of Knowledge under the President of
Lithuania
Committee of Information Society
in the Parliament
Commission of Information Society Development in the
Government Republic of Lithuania
Committee of Information Society Development under the Government
Ministry No. 1 Ministry No. N. . .
Communications Regulation Agency
ITC governing structures
Problems of Lithuania and telework
Unemployment – economy- living standard Regional development Digital divide Rural development Export of specialists and workers Special groups of workers:
Disabled Students – additional work and practice Pensioners
Employment problems in Visaginas district (near Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant)
Telework governing structures
Lithuanian Labour Market Training Authority
14 LABOUR MARKET TRAINING CENTRES
Ministry of Social Security and Labour
Social Affairs and Labour Committee of the Seimas
Information Society Development Committee of
the Seimas
Information Society Development Committee under the Government
Actions of the Committees Joint meeting of the Information Society
Development Committee, Education, Science and Culture Committee, and Social Affairs and Labour Committee of the Seimas. (16 January 2002)
National Strategy for Information Society Development of Lithuania
9.2. Education of the society: • opportunities for all;• new organisational structure of the society encouraging people to
continuously seek new knowledge;• knowledge and competence centres;• mechanism for recognition of distance education (formalisation);• networks for creation, storage and dissemination of virtual knowledge.
9.4. Digital divide:• systems of re-training;• distance consultation and social assistance centres
Conclusions Telework is relevant for various groups of the
society
Main problems and priority actions: technological infrastructure and the price of services; awareness and training of the society, business entities
and state institutions; passing legislation and amendments.
Working group consisting of Members of the Seimas, state institutions, business entities and other groups of the society.
Problems and Possibilities of Telework
Gintautas BabravičiusDeputy Chairman
Information Society Development Committee of the Seimas