Coronavirus COVID-19 has hauled the world causing a global crisis. Bringing about a war like situation effecting every one of us. In the new world order caused by the coronavirus where governments order us not to leave our home, work –from home culture has become a new reality. It is no longer a choice but a necessity. And we are all trying to adjust to the new reality. NASSCOM former president R Chandrashekhar has said the work-from-home systems being adopted by several firms across the globe, including India, may have a negative impact on the industry in the short-term, but in the long run it would change the work culture. HE SAID THE NEW DISTANCE WORK CULTURE MIGHT become a positive development in the long run as it opens up newer avenues and save investments by IT firms.
The it sector in india suffers today with endless worries. Report by Money control on April 3 states over 1.5 lakh people across India’s various IT firms are expected to lose their jobs in the coming months.
According to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, over 490 IT employees in Bengaluru and West Bengal have lost their jobs so far.
Huffington post reported on March 20, Techno solution, a New York-based global technology business consultancy in Hyderabad laid off 20 employees, citing a market slowdown due to the global coronavirus pandemic crises.
Work-from-home and business continuity is a priority for every company across the globe today. The coronavirus has caused all companies and business to rethink their strategies to enable remote work -from -anywhere solutions.
Every company big or small will need a WELL-THOUGHT-OUT WORK-AT-HOME /WORK –FROM- ANYWHERE strategy and business continuity plan.
The question is, are we ready for the new system of work. Especially in a developing country like ours. Do we have the infrastructure and the required network bandwidth and compute power to pull it off? According to Media and Digital Mr. Hemant Mehta , Managing Director Kantral MRB said “ it is fascinating to note that the digital revolution is now sweeping small towns and village perhaps driven by increased accessibility at affordable data costs. The increase in the usage of digital in rural India. Where more than two –thirds of active internet users are now accessing the internet daily to meet their entertainment and communication needs.” Marketers have a big opportunity today where they can use digital medium to reach their consumers both in urban and rural India, Mehta said. With the usages growth estimated from 9 percent in 2015 to 25 percent in 2018 Government of India seems to have increased the awareness drive trying to bridge the digital gap between urban and rural.