The covid-19 pandemic has accelerated a shift towards remote working. This could affect not just people’s working lives, but the shape of cities, gender equality and even how we measure time. Read more here: https://econ.st/3fXZVZ7
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Remote working was something coming whether there was a pandemic or not, for those sectors where it can be implemented. With the digital tools and new work methods, physical offices disappear, substituted by virtual meetings and if necessary for better feeling, getting a space in co working areas. Each company and every sector will adapt and see how it will be done. But in a digital world there is no back at the 9-5 office cubicle. Imagine what this means for a city design, transport infrastructures, energy consumption, new work regulations, etc. New world on our present.