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• Definitions
  
• Frequently Asked Questions
  
• Events

LINKS

Telework links

• How many teleworkers? Current 1999 estimates

• National telework websites in Europe

• Government and other "official" websites

• Private and commercial websites with telework interest

• Telework (Telecommuting) and New Ways of Working

• Telework and people with disabilities

• Telework related websites outside Europe

• Tools For Teleworkers

Teletrade and e-commerce links

• Resources on teletrade, e-commerce and online business

• Writings about teletrade and e-commerce
  Basic documents as well as further reading.

Telecooperation links

• Links and resources about telecooperation

Other links

• The Information Society and related resources

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

• What is telework?

• Common terms and definitions

• Telecottage or telecentre?
  What is the difference between a "Telecottage" and a "Telecentre"?

• Teleworking or homeworking?
  Is there a difference between "Teleworking" and "Homeworking"?

Teletrade definitions

• Teletrade and Electronic commerce
  Is teletrade the same as electronic commerce?

Telecooperation explanations

• Telecooperation, telework and teletrade
  How they are connected and why that is important

• Working together online
  How does Telecooperation work?

• "Open" and "Closed" Groups
  The differences and how they affect working together online

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• What are the purposes of the European Telework Online web site and its associated discussion lists and other facilities?

• Why does European Telework Online use simple email discussion lists - why not something more sophisticated?

Telework opportunities

• What are the main Benefits of Telework
  Discussion of the benefits to employers, individuals and the community, plus a summary of some potential drawbacks. (18k)

• Telework and Teletrade: Opportunities or Threats?
  The implications for both developing and developed economies, and identifies opportunities as well as threats for Europe.

Strategies for teleworkers

• How can I get work as a Teleworker?
  Horace Mitchell expresses a personal view.

• Finding work as teleworkers
  Are there any schemes to find work for teleworkers and do they work?

• What are the basic requirements for teleworking at/from home?

• Telework and caring for a family
  Is it possible to combine telework and on site work with caring for a family? A personal account by Ken Lunn.

• Advertising your services across the network
  How can I advertise my services across the networks? Based on suggestions by Enrico Rubagotti, made as part of a discussion in the European Telework Online Discussion List.

• How do I price my services?
  Contributed by John Hanna

• Why doesn't the European Telework Online web site provide a directory of teleworkers or a registry for teleworkers?

Teleworking: Strategies for employers

• The psychological profile of teleworkers
  Is there a "right" psychological profile for teleworkers? A question often arising when companies consider the adoption of a telework policy.

• Commuters and teleworking
  What are the attitudes of commuters to Teleworking? The results of a British Telecom survey.

• How to introduce Teleworking (in a University context)
  Contributed by Fraser McLeish BA MBA dipCDP

Strategies for research on telework

• Doing research on telework
  How can I get help with PhD/Masters/other telework research?

Teleworking: related government policy issues

• Universal service and the Internet.
  What are the indicators for an universal service and is the Internet a potential candidate?

• Regulating the Internet?
  What are the problems, the need and use of regulating the Internet?

• The impact of the growth of the Internet
  What effects does the growth of the Internet have on the telecommunications sector, especially for data and voice transmission?

• Can Telework Reduce Traffic Congestion?
  Based on an article in the UK Teleworker magazine, published by the TCA, about a new study from the Norwegian Institute for Transport Economics which comes to a positive conclusion.

Teleworking: Trade union policy issues

• The views of Trade Unions about Teleworking
  A summary based on Andrew Bibby's 1996 report - Trade Unions and Telework - for the international white-collar union federation FIET (International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and Technical Employees).

• A Code of Practice for Telework
  Provided by the MSF (Manufacturing Science and Finance) Trade Union.

Telework and other technologies

• What is CSCW? (Computer Supported Collaborative Working)
  What is Groupware?
  What is Staffware?
  Is there a difference between CSCW and Groupware?
  Is there a difference between Groupware and Staffware?
  Is there a difference between CSCW and Teleworking?
  This FAQ answers all of the above questions.

• ADSL, HDSL, VDSL, DSL-Lite - what is this all about?

  
  

Teletrade strategies

• Starting doing business across networks
  I like the idea of doing business across the networks, how do I do it?

• What is an Intranet and what is its value?
  An introduction provided by Management Technology Associates.

Teletrade and other technologies

• How Safe Is Microsoft's ActiveX?

Telecooperation opportunities

• Who can benefit from telecooperation?

Strategies for telecooperation

• ETD - an example of telecooperation.

EVENTS

Telework events

• European Telework Week: 2-9 November 1998

• European Telework Agenda

• Telework and related events in Europe

• Past telework events in Europe

• Telework and related events worldwide