In the world we live in today, technology is reinventing society in ways that would have seemed impossible in previous years. Bringing new and improved ways to digitise the world including the workplace.

Technologies like mobile apps, e­commerce, and cloud computing or wireless communication have helped gain knowledge at a greater scale than ever before. Digital revolution has brought new ways to boost productivity within the workforce and transformed this society into what can now be known as a network society; connecting universally, always changing and always redefining itself.

Half of the world’s population is connected through the internet, and by 2022 more than 70 percent of people across the globe will be connected by mobile.

For most business in this era, the emerging technologies provide numerous new opportunities. This new technological era brings with it the ability of employees to be able to work offsite and be able to access from different endpoints, new and improved communication tools.

How can companies capitalize on digital revolution technologies?

Things are changing fast in the digital world, but for companies to succeed, the best route is not to rush into new fixes and sweeping changes. To embrace this digital revolution, companies have to take into account how all the employees and their organisational structure will process and incorporate this change and technological advancements.

Thus, to embark on this new journey of digitisation and successfully embrace the future of work, companies should stay focused on the human dimension and how new technologies can be used to augment an employee’s daily activities. Organisations need to become flexible and adaptive in order to survive, with the help of technology, we now have the opportunity to make it happen.

Skill Shifts and Transformative technologies                                    

In this new era, the areas of largest growth in employment will include IT, programming, and other technological, scientific, and mathematical skills. Professions that involve creativity and information processing with management and entrepreneurial skills will see an increase of about 35% in hours spent by 2030.

Technology is also reshaping the physical environment of the workplace. With this change, remote work has become increasingly popular. For an organisation, it means that they would have less expenses, also reducing the commuting time significantly. Along with lower costs, remote work allows to tap into a larger pool of workers, reaching to the global talent.

Without having the physical obligation and limitation of having to work in a defined physical space, there is room for spending finances on other important aspects of the company that might need improvements. All these factors are leading to a more digital workplace where remote teams depend on enterprise mobile solutions to collaborate with.

Just like product experience, companies need to focus on employee experience. Employees need intuitive systems to find all the information they need, collaborate and to execute the work. Teams need support to increase their productivity levels, especially when it comes to remote teams they need flexible commuting policies that work well for a business and their employees.

With various courses on Executive education, Magna Carta College is working on spreading the word of workplace digital revolution by providing the necessary knowledge that it requires.