Publication Name
OECD Digital Economy Papers
Year of Publication
2021
Organization Name
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Acronym
OECD
Full Date
21 July 2021
Category
Reports
Theme
Business
Keyword(s)
teleworking
COVID-19
digital technologies
Abstract
The COVID-19 crisis created a sudden need for businesses and their employees to take up or increase working from home. By facilitating teleworking, digital technologies have been crucial in allowing economic activities to endure and in enabling a significant portion of individuals to continue earning income. This paper brings together information on how teleworking has evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, it looks at which businesses and individuals have been able to leverage it to keep working. It also presents the definitions and survey vehicles underlying the statistics presented.
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