The Future Of Mega-Events: How Remote Work Technologies Could Enhance The Global Reach of Expo 2020 Dubai – Entrepreneur

  • Date: 28-Dec-2020
  • Source: Entrepreneur Middle East
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  • Country:UAE
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The Future Of Mega-Events: How Remote Work Technologies Could Enhance The Global Reach of Expo 2020 Dubai – Entrepreneur

The future of work is changing, and the global pandemic has only accelerated the process. As more workforces switched to remote setups in 2020, digital platforms such as Zoom, Google Hangouts, and GoToMeeting quickly saw their user numbers soar. With the imminent arrival of COVID-19 vaccine, there is hope our world might be returning to some semblance of normality in the near future, but the trend of remote working looks set to continue well into the next decade.In an email recently obtained by The New York Times, Google revealed it wouldn't be sending employees back to the office until September 2021, three months later than they first anticipated. Even then, the company will be offering employees a "flexible work week,“ with the expectation of people being in the office a minimum of three days a week, and the rest of the time working remotely.It isn't just large corporations delving into the remote way of work. Governments are now also embracing the pandemic to reform long-overdue digital transformation strategies. In Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum recently announced