LIVE WHEREVER YOU WANT AND WORK WHERE YOU'RE LIVING AlpSatellites Remote work in the Alps: Readiness, opportunities and barriers
Abstract
The activity A.1.2 was a study of the target territories’ of
AlpSatellites. Aosta Valley University led this activity.
In each country (Italy, France and Austria) a study was carried
out to map the level of readiness for remote working
of the three target mountain areas (Unité des Communes
Valdôtaines Evançon [Aosta Valley Region, Italy], Pays du
Grand Briançonnais, des Ecrins and du Guillestrois/Queyras
[France] and the Municipality of Gemeinde Doren [Austria]).
The specific objectives of activity 1.2 were:
1. to construct a theoretical framework to inform the development
of the AlpSatellites project;
2. to map the specific characteristics of the three target areas
(collecting data such us: demography dynamics, main
economic indicators, labor market dynamics, technological
infrastructures, geographical features, including
climate information, the potential space for coworking,
services, housing market dynamics, public laws and HR
policies, demand & supply, job profiles and digitization,
workers’ digital skills; attractiveness for tourists) which
helps to identify the enabling conditions for remote
working and for coworking spaces (the characteristics
of each target area will be included in Deliverable 1.4.2);
3. to analyze the needs for remote working and coworking
spaces (competences and digitalization of work) in the
local community, the companies (employers), the workers
(employees) and the required characteristics of Alp-
Satellites, as potential spaces for remote workers;
4. to identify the barriers and opportunities related to remote
work and to the use of coworking spaces (AlpSatellites).
The research methodology was co-designed by the University
of Aosta Valley together with Fachhochschule Vorarlberg
(FHV) and Aix-Marseille University and then shared and discussed
with all the partners involved in AlpSatellites at the
first Transnational Partners’ Meeting (TPM) in November 7-9
in Italy and during several on-line meetings. The study was
a collaborative project; however, each university developed
it with slight variations tailored to the specific needs of their
respective territories.
In the following pages we will present:
1. an interdisciplinary literature review on remote work
and coworking spaces. Understanding the very complex
subjects of readiness of target areas for remote working
and the AlpSatellites project (potentially attractive places
for people and businesses) required cooperation between
disciplines (such as work and organizational and
social psychology, sociology, anthropology, geography,
economics and science and technology studies);
2. the comparative quantitative research carried out in
France, Italy and Austria;
3. the results of the qualitative study carried out in Italy.
4. the results of the quantitative and qualitative research
carried out in France;
5. the results of the quantitative study carried out in Austria.
The A.1.2 activity was divided into four stages: 1. preparing
the field and the research devices; 2. data gathering; 3.
data analysis; 4. writing up the research results. These stages
were conducted between September 2022 and October
2023. An International Scientific Committee was involved in
the different stages.
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