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What is e-Work?

e-Work may best described as the work performed within the networked economy or more broadly within the information society.

The networked economy is only just begining to emerge as a reality, and few would dare to predict exactly where this is leading. To get some idea of the role of work in this environment, take a look at some exctracts from some highlight speeches at last year's Telework'99 conference in Aarhus, Denmark, by clicking on the titles.

Diane Coyle -
The weightless world

Diane Coyle is Economic Editor of the Independent newspaper in the UK, and author of the book "The Weightless World".

Mike Hawley -- Thinks that think: technical visions for the future

Mike Hawley is Professor of Media Technology at the MIT Media Lab in Boston USA and is a principal investigator of Things That Think, a groundbreaking research programme that explores the limitless ways digital media will infuse everyday objects.

Kevin Kelly - What does the network economy mean for work?

Kevin Kelly is Executive Editor of Wired Magazine, and author of the book "New Rules for the New Economy".

The entire "Proceedings of the Sixth European Assembly on Telework and New Ways of Working - Telework '99" Aarhuss, Denmark, 22-24 September 1999. are downloadable as a zipped pdf file (3.5 Mb) by clicking here.

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