#urban-rural-divide

#urban-rural-divide

Remote work, first conceptualised in the 1970s1 has recently attracted the interest of many individuals, not due to its novelty but because of the rapid escalation in the incidence of remote or hybrid work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a means of engaging with the labour market, remote work holds great potential to advance European Union's territorial cohesion across social, economic and environmental dimensions, while aligning with the European Regional Development Fund's 2021-2027 priorities.

JWD, pronounced "Yot vee dey", stands for janz weit draussen which means "way out in the middle of nowhere" and captures urban-rural tensions.