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2006 eWorking News
11th
Dec 2006 Best Buy Co.'s adoption of ROWE
(Results-only work environment) is a success
10th
Dec 2006 Nearly 20% of the U.S.
workforce (26 million) work from home
27th
Nov 2006
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Companies based in Virginia, U.S.A. sign a pledge to
promote telework among their employees and encourage the concept with
other organizations
5th Nov
2006
The
International Energy Agency claims that huge
investments will be needed in exploration, production and refining
capacity to meet demand after 2010 (See David Smith's article in the
Sunday
Times.)
11th
Oct 2006 An EU report estimates that two
thirds (66.5%) of people of working age are interested in availing of
telework
1st
Oct 2006 ComReg's
August survey of 550 companies finds that 75 per cent of SMEs and 85
per cent of corporate firms are now using broadband
12th
Sep 2006 The governor of Virginia,
U.S.A. initiates drive to get 20 percent of state workers
telecommuting by 2010
4th May
2006
Over 30% of Irland's working population spend
between 1 and 2
hours commuting, while almost 13% spend between 2 and 3 hours. (See
Eoin Langdon's article in the Evening Herald)
22nd
Mar 2006 The number of Irish cars and light goods
vehicles to rise by 44% by 2020.
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