COVID-19 and ICT-Supported Remote Working: Opportunities for Rural Economies

摘要: The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting public health measures necessitated many workplaces to permit workers work from home. question is now asked can the temporary transition enable home become more permanent how will this shape spatial distribution of employment opportunities and, in turn, workforces. This paper focuses on potential for ICT-supported working arrangements reshape rural settings. With limited local being a major driver out-migration, enabling residents access broader range through ICT may result longer term disruption out-migration patterns. Despite support remote working, uptake areas has been relatively low. argues that recent increase use ITC-supported promoted by erode two barriers participation working—these negative perceptions employer about knowledge within manage partly or fully workforce. For populations it plausible rapid open up diverse opportunities. However, remains some urban-rural digital divide persists as barrier working.