Deployment of Telework in European Public Administrations

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Part Two: Selected Cases

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Obstacles
The main barriers have been of a technical nature. One aspect of confidentiality is that teleworkers
are not connected with European Parliament's internal network. Still, the network shared among
translators needed development to enable the exchange of standardised documents and high
volume information. Current efforts are dedicated to three aspects: bandwidth, standardisation of
documents and security matters. Further, lack of knowledge regarding the psychological
dimension of organisational change, current career and employment configurations, and problems
of communication between staff members were named as factors that might hinder a further
expansion of telework. The DG7 will establish a shared office for teleworkers at central
workplace which could serve as one step towards improving communication.