Romanian Association for Telework and Teleactivities
Project Id: 4906
Project name:
Romanian Association for Telework and Teleactivities
Describe the project in one sentence:
The founding and development of an organizational structure for the Romanian
specialists, SME and organizations that want to use telework and teleactivities
in their daily activity
City:
Drobeta Turnu Severin
Country:
Romania
Other country involved:
Continent:
Europe,
Summary:
Romanian Association for Telework and Teleactivities Mission Statement: "To
assure the open development, evolution and use of the telework and
teleactivities for the benefit of all people." Its specific goals and purposes
include: a. development, maintenance, evolution, and dissemination of standards
for the telework and teleactivities and its technologies, applications and
principles; b. growth and evolution of the telework and teleactivities
architecture; c. maintenance and evolution of effective administrative processes
necessary for operation of the telework and teleactivities; d. education and
research related to the telework and teleactivities; e. harmonization of actions
and activities at national and international levels to facilitate the
development and availability of the telework and teleactivities; f. collection
and dissemination of information related to the telework and teleactivities,
including histories and archives; g. assisting rural areas and peoples in
implementing and evolving the telework and teleactivities and use; h. liaison
with other organizations, institutions and the general public for coordination,
collaboration, and education in effecting the above purposes.
Category:
e-Business
Project objectives in relation to problems:
ARTT will act not only as a clearinghouse for telework and teleactivities
information and education but also as a facilitator and coordinator of telework
and teleactivities-related initiatives. ARTT serves the needs of the growing
telework and teleactivities community. From commerce to education to social
issues, our goal is to enhance the availability and utility of the telework and
teleactivities on the widest possible scale. ARTT will 1. Facilitates open
development of standards, protocols, administration and the technical
infrastructure related on telework and teleactivities 2. Supports education in
rural areas specifically, and wherever the need exists 3. Promotes professional
development and opportunities for association to telework and teleactivities
leadership 4. Provides reliable information about the telework and
teleactivities 5. Provides forums for discussion of issues that affect telework
and teleactivities evolution, development and use -- technical, commercial,
societal, etc. 6. Fosters an environment for national and international
cooperation, community, and a culture that enables implementation of telework
and teleactivities 7. Serves as a focal point for cooperative efforts to promote
the telework and teleactivities as a positive tool to benefit all people 8.
Provides management and coordination for on-strategy initiatives and outreach
efforts -- humanitarian, educational, societal, etc.
Name of organisation:
Romanian Association for Telework and Teleactivities (ARTT)
Type of organisation(s):
Educational organisation
Non-profit organisation (NGO/voluntary/special aims group)
Target group: Age: Youth, Adults, Seniors
Educational level: University and college,
Inhabitant in: Urban, Rural,
Gender: Female, Male,
Specific target group:
The project is addressed to all the people that have the knowledge, skills and
experience to use remote work in their daily activity
How many users are directly involved in the project?
50-500
In what way is the target group related to the project?
Citizen, Professional, Student, Special aims group ,
IT and innovation:
ARTT promotes telework as an innovative business solution and an important
management strategy in increasing the effectiveness of the workforce. Telework
and business networking offer valuable business tools which can be used to
increase operational flexibility and an organization’s responsiveness to
markets. By adopting these new concepts, businesses can rapidly and efficiently
react to changes in their environments Efficient communications have become
crucial to the success of modern organizations. Information and knowledge is
shared instantaneously using teleactivities. This networking of information is
absolutely crucial to the profitability and very existence of many
organizations. This massive growth is also driving business-to-consumer and
business-to-business e-commerce. This has huge implications for the people
working in these businesses, not only on the work they do but the time and place
they do it in. Traditional sales channels are being scaled back or disappearing
altogether. Companies are having to develop e-business strategies to suit their
circumstances and customers. ARTT will assist companies, research organizations,
trade unions, employer bodies and educational institutions in finding ways to
address the changes caused by information technology and the opportunities and
challenges created by it.
How do the users interact with the project?
Web site - one way information, Web site - interactive , E-mail, Mobile
Equipment, Other
User need:
Benefits for employers • Cost savings • Increased productivity • Improved
motivation • Skills retention • Organization flexibility • Flexible staffing •
Resilience • Enhanced customer service Benefits for individuals: • Reduced
travel time and costs • Improved work opportunities • Less disruption to family
life • Better balance of work and family life • Participation in the local
community • Flexible hours Social and economic benefits: • Reduced traffic
congestion • Reduced total travel and consequent pollution • Wider
employment/work opportunities • Access to work for people with specific
difficulties • Economic regeneration • Attenuation of the “brain drain”
phenomenon in the developing countries
Transferability:
The project will create homogenous methodology of establishing specific
programmes an methods to stimulate telework and teleactivities for authorities,
SME and organizations, both in urban and rural areas. To achieve this,
individual methods will be integrated (of creating overall framework conditions
as well as of setting specific mechanisms such as financing and technical
solutions, promotion). Participants will be collaborating in analysing 'state of
the art' at all levels, assessing the transferability of the proposed
methodology, customization, developing regional workplans for scheme's
implementation. ARTT will detail description of procedures and materials that
would enable others to replicate the successful strategies developed Romanian
Telework Society, Romania, http://www.teleactivities.org
Number of: Employees: < 5 volunteers: 16 - 50
Future:
Its principal purpose is to maintain and extend the development and availability
of the telework and teleactivities and its associated technologies, applications
and principles - both as an end in itself, and as a means of enabling
organizations, professions, and individuals worldwide to more effectively
collaborate, cooperate, and innovate in their respective fields and interests.
Its specific goals and purposes include: a. development, maintenance, evolution,
and dissemination of standards for the telework and teleactivities and its
technologies, applications and principles; b. growth and evolution of the
telework and teleactivities architecture; c. maintenance and evolution of
effective administrative processes necessary for operation of the telework and
teleactivities; d. education and research related to the telework and
teleactivities; e. harmonization of actions and activities at national and
international levels to facilitate the development and availability of the
telework and teleactivities; f. collection and dissemination of information
related to the telework and teleactivities, including histories and archives; g.
assisting rural areas and peoples in implementing and evolving the telework and
teleactivities and use; h. liaison with other organizations, institutions and
the general public for coordination, collaboration, and education in effecting
the above purposes.
