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GAT: ACTS Telework Chain
Draft Guideline GA-G[# - please request a number from the GAT Secretariat]:

Telework: [Topic of this Guideline]

This draft Guideline has been drafted by [short name of project sponsoring this Guideline] for comment and discussion by the GAT ACTS Telework Chain participants and other interested parties. Comments should be sent to [email address for comments page] and will be posted on the www at [url of comments page]. The current draft is online at [url of current draft].
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A general note on terminology explaining the GAT Chain use of the word "teleworking" is provided at the end of this Provisional Guideline, along with a brief description of the GAT Chain's approach to the development of Guidelines.

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GAT Chain - approach to development of Guidelines

Current drafts of all GAT Chain Guidelines are indexed and linked at http://www.eto.org.uk/gat/guides/
Templates for those engaged in producing new draft Guidelines are at:
Template 1 - http://www.eto.org.uk/gat/guides/templ1.htm
For a "bottom up" approach, staring from a discussion of the requirements and focusing in on a Guideline through comment and discussion;

Template 2 - http://www.eto.org.uk/gat/guides/templ1.htm
For a "top down" approach, starting from a Provisional Guideline and refining this through challenge and discussion, which will also elicit rationale and supporting materials.
This Draft Guideline - [name of draft guideline] - is being developed using the bottom up approach.

General note on terminology

For the purposes of ACTS Telework Guidelines, the following general meanings are ascribed to terms in all Guidelines:
"telework"
Any activity where information and communications technologies (ICTs) are applied to affect the geography of work
"teletrade"
The use of online or networking methods to reach customers, whether for marketing, sales, delivery or support activities
"telecooperation"
The use of online or networking methods to enhance human communications, whether one-to-one, one-to-many or many-to-many
A discussion of the terminology of telework is available at the eto website (Telework & Telecommuting: Common Terms and Definitions - http://www.eto.org.uk/faq/faq02.htm) and the terms used in GA ACTS Telework Guidelines are assumed to reflect the meanings defined in that paper unless otherwise stated. An updated glossary is being developed by the ETD project and will be referenced in Guidelines when it becomes available.

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[This template was last updated on 28 October 1996]