Telework

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy has revealed the next step to realise the Australian Government's vision for more flexible workplaces, with more Australians able to telework from their home offices for at least a few days per week.

The Minister has announced National Telework Week, 12–16 November 2012, as part of the drive to increase telework uptake in Australia

Throughout the year, in the lead up to the week, the department will engage with businesses, local councils and government agencies to increase their understanding of telework, particularly next-generation telework using the NBN.

Media release: First Australian Telework Week to showcase the benefits of working from home.

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Teleworking is working regularly from a place other than the office, in most cases from a home office, utilising information and communications technology to stay connected to colleagues. Australia currently lags internationally in levels of teleworking.

Reaching the goal for telework in Australia

By delivering reliable, high-speed broadband to all Australian premises, the National Broadband Network will give more employees and employers the confidence to engage in teleworking.

The Australian Government is committed to achieving the telework goal set out in the National Digital Economy Strategy—that by 2020 Australia will at least double its level of teleworking, so that one in eight Australian employees (12 per cent) report having a regular telework arrangement with their employers.

To find out more about National Telework Week and to find fact sheets and resources, visit nbn.gov.au/telework

The NBN website contains a range of fact sheets and resources related to telework.

2011 Telework Forum: Bringing home the benefits of teleworking using the NBN

To help develop a consensus around how best to take advantage of the NBN to boost teleworking in Australia, the government held a telework forum in August 2011 with key experts, industry leaders and government agencies.

The forum showcased Australian businesses and government agencies that are using telework to improve business performance.

Participants identified a number of actions government and industry can take to maximise the opportunity the NBN provides to extend telework in Australia. One action is to convene a national telework week similar to that organised by the private-public partnership Telework Exchange in the United States.

Visit the government initiatives page on the NBN site to find video highlights, outcomes and more information about the telework forum.