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Advances in information and collaborative technologies are resulting in rapid changes in work practices. An emerging technological phenomenon called telecommuting (or telework) is helping professionals move away from physical presence at the primary work site and towards remote delivery of inputs.

While the concept of telecommuting has been in existence for some time, the technological tools available today are making it possible to practice it more productively. The trend has steadily grown over the past two decades in the developed world.

Pakistan job market, however, has traditionally been tight. It is tough for an employable workforce to find regular jobs, what to talk of telecommuting. As a result, the trend is yet to pick up in corporate Pakistan.

What is telecommuting? It is a work practice made possible by use of telecommunication and collaborative technologies to facilitate work at a site away from the traditional office environment. As per Wikipedia, telecommuting is a term coined by Jack Nilles to describe a work arrangement in which employees enjoy flexibility in work place and time (within certain limits). In other words, it is a set up in which the daily commute to a central place of work has been replaced by telecommunication links. The motto is “work is something you do, not something you travel to.”


Let me add that telecommuting is not just for computing-related fields. Even a person living in Kot Lakhpat and stitching shirts for a foreign-based concern can be a telecommuter, rather than a contractual worker. Also, there is a difference between freelancing, contract work and telecommuting.

Large bandwidth and fast internet connections, social methodologies for balancing work control and work freedom, the perceived values and economies in telecommuting, and the opportunities and need for working collaboratively are some of the factors that should be considered to favour the possibility of telecommuting picking up in our country.

Pakistan lags behind in this. Despite all the changes we are going through, many areas are still without internet coverage. Teledensity has increased, but is far from being adequate.

Corporate Pakistan has not yet embraced IT, exceptions notwithstanding. One cannot see the positive effects of the technology on the ground or in terms of revenue. What has been achieved by the Pakistani IT industry and some end-user futuristic concerns are merely the tip of the iceberg.

The reasons are many — resistance to change, lack of trust in technical solutions for business processes and tapping human resource potentials through cooperation and collaboration. Moreover, the latest technologies have not been made use of, due to a lack of a standard business culture involving strategic thinking and planning. These factors are inimical to the long-term investment in time and resources needed for IT to develop.

Another impediment that stands in the way of telecommuting is societal concerns. In a number of ways, the corporate sector seems to distrust IT solutions. Prof. Dr. Ehsan Malik, an international marketing expert, says” “The generation at the helm of business affairs, mostly family-run, thinks that what has been working for them in the past is good enough. They hesitate to take new steps in untested areas. The strength of this social impulse reins back the widespread IT employment in any area. Other limitations with flexible trends are poor or lack of necessary infrastructure, slow speed or the non-availability of internet access.”

Let us take a look at the user base. A large majority of the online community in our country is of medium users. This group includes every one from whiz kids with ambitions and degrees from IT institutions and international certifications, to self-taught albeit experienced professionals in their respective fields. These users can perceive modern technologies as a great leveler to work and make their lives better. But they do not find many openings when it comes to putting their skills and experience to work on the ground.

To date, no university in Pakistan is teaching telecommunication courses to business students. The Higher Education Commission should ensure that this subject is included for business programmes, just the way it is being done in reputed business schools abroad.

Pakistan has a world-class workforce. I am not being ethnocentric here. Local businesses should plan to plunge into telecommuting boldly. They already have the opportunity of learning from success stories in developed countries, by closely examining the work methodologies being implemented.

Before that, the public sector should focus on improving the infrastructure and ensuring an uninterrupted supply of bandwidth, electricity and phone connections everywhere. Potential employees should start learning and be ready to take up openings when they come along.

Meanwhile, all stakeholders should take extensive confidence-building measures for use of information technology. One hopes that a demand-driven telecommunication will pick up soon.

This photo reminds me of a Shafiq-ur-Rehman joke. To count animals, a student first counts their legs and then divide the number by 4. One can use the same formula here to find out how many camels are shown.

Weddings are important celebrations and people start new lives with hope, passions and enthusiasm. The beginning of a blissful life journey lays down the foundation of a life time relationship and a new family. Brides, in particular, go a long way to plan this romantic event. What is a better place to start your wedding preparation than Stylehive - an online store that offers almost everything from wedding dresses to ideas and a lot more for a perfect weeding and life thereafter.

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There is a statue in a square of Rotterdam. This effigy has been carved out of stone. It is a human looking up into the sky, as if trying to stop what is coming down with his hands raised and there is a hole where his heart should be. Disproportionate, parts of the figure are not at the right places nor are seemingly fitting in the scheme of sculpture – neck is not exactly in the centre of the shoulders and is sticking out, elbows are at a little distance from arms. Similarly, legs, ankles, feet, stomach and chest all seem out of place. Seeing the sculpture from a distance gives an impression that it will wither away with the wind.

This Artwork was put on display in Rotterdam in 1951. Reflection of thoughts of sculptor Ossip Zadkine, thinkers of the city as well as the municipality, this statue was erected here after the World War II to commemorate bombing and burning down of the city.

What does it reveal? I think the statue reveals human inner conflict; Disorder in times of turmoil deep within. And what you think?

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Albert Einstein is one of the greatest scientists of the world. As a man he was higher than that leaving aside his books and laboratories results. His observations about ordinary life are also astonishing.

Being a Jew, he felt threatened when Hitler came to power. Hitler was of the opinion that Jews are lesser mortals and they will spoil the marshal German race. They should therefore be eliminated. Einstein decided to relinquish his German citizenship, migrated to America and lived there ever after.

A delegation of Israeli leaders approached Albert Einstein with an aim to make him the head of Israel. According to them it would be an honour for Israel. But the delegates were disappointed. Albert Einstein did not accede to their request in spite of their sincerity of purpose.

"Life of researcher and discoverer is far better than heading a state," thought Einstein.