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UK Telework Platform - promotes the introduction of telework in business, includes project & general information on telework Analytica: An independent social and economic research company, directed by Ursula Huws. It carries out research and consultancy on subjects including: flexible working patterns, the future of work, information society, globalization, teleworking, Crossroads - Building the virtual workplace: The purpose of this project is to build a contributor owned commercial organization that utilises the developing global infrastructure to reduce the traditional costs of operating such organizations and one that enables flexible co-operation between individuals and small organizations to enhance their market position. This being done by creating a virtual company. The Economics of Teleworking by Noel Hodson (Teleworking Studies, Oxford). Flexibility: An interactive forum on new ways of working. Includes a number of case studies. MTA Guidelines for Employer-led Telework (Telecommuting) from Management Technology Associates. Psychological Aspects of Teleworking in Rural Areas (PATRA): One of the first teleworking projects to be developed in conjunction with the European Union under its ORA (Opportunities for Rural Areas) programme. Review of Telework in Britain: Implications for Public Policy by Andrew Gillespie, Ronald Richardson and James Cornford. A report produced for the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology by the Newcastle Centre of the Programme on Information and Communication Technologies (february 1995). It contains the contents page and the executive summary. Telecommuting : A UK page with links to telecommuting job sites and other relevant sites. Editor: Gary Conroy. Teleprompt Project: This project deals mainly with teleworking and related areas. It is funded by the EC consortium at the Institute of Computer Based Learning (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh). The goal is to assess the feasibility, utility and usability of computer network information services as a means of delivering telework training resources to teleworkers across Europe.
Telework: Introduction - Management Technology Associates (MTA). Telework: the Future of Work?: A collection of articles by Andrew Bibby. Outsourcing in the Scottish Highlands: An extract from "Teleworking: Thirteen Journeys to the Future of Work" (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Nov 1995). Is Telework right for you? : A modified version of "Making the Decision: is Telework right for you?" It examines the advantages and disadvantages of changing to teleworking. Working on the Infobahn: Teleworking and the labour movement Telework Project Flowchart: A well organized flowchart of all the phases and bottlenecks in the process of implementing telework. Created by Colin Tierney (an independent consultant working mainly in organisational change). His motto is: "Change is easy - It's trying to stay the same which is so hard." Telework Web Site (TWS): A central location for UK teleworkers to announce their services and skills to prospective employers or clients free (or cheap if you volunteer a contribution to costs). Towards a Networked Economy Management Technology Associates (MTA). MTA's perspectives on the 'Information Society' and how we are rapidly entering a Networked Economy. Workable UK: A project sponsored by Reading University and business to assist disabled people gain employment. Working at Home: A New Career Dimension by Anne Evens. Working by Wire : An online course for the building online virtual teams. Available anywhere, anytime. The days when teams worked together in one office or building are gone. The teams in your organization, or your customer's or competitor's organization, are no longer located together, but dispersed across cities, countries, companies and cultures. They've become virtual teams - working together from quite different locations. |
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