Smart Work Center (SWC) is an innovative concept that combines work and life while leveraging ICT to increase productivity through collaboration and sustainable practices. At the SWC, its users have at their disposal not only a physical space, but also a virtual space, thanks to a wide range of ICT services available.
ICT + COLLABORATIVE WORK + SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES= SWC
As main technological components, the following should be highlighted:
And as social features we would have:
The Smart Work Center model aims to provide a versatile and scalable workplace with numerous benefits for employers, employees and the environment.
Direct and indirect benefits for individuals include: reduced costs (fuel, parking, public transport), reduced travel time, increased productivity, the possibility of flexible working, reduced noise and stress in the office and increased mentoring opportunities. It also allows more time for family and friends, leisure and a better work-life balance.
At the business level, it reduces costs by optimising the use of resources, from office space to the consumption of supplies, as it allows a flexible and multifunctional use of its resources by offering numerous services that are defined and adjusted to the set of users they serve.
In terms of the organisational benefits that a SWC enables we can include improved organisational performance through increased job satisfaction and individual productivity; reduced absenteeism and staff turnover; increased commitment and a better positive organisational climate; a reduction in office costs; a wider labour market and the ability to attract, motivate and retain highly specialised human resources.
Finally, at the social level, SWC can produce positive results for the community, through reduced environmental pollution; increased community participation; reclamation of deprived areas; reduced unemployment and commuting accidents.
SWC offers an attractive environment and favours synergies for startups, small businesses, professionals and workers of companies that are physically located far away.
It is emerging in urban areas and builds on the momentum and development of ICT solutions applicable to cities around the world.
However, the rural population is declining across Europe, with young skilled people being the first to leave due to the lack of suitable jobs in this environment.
Faced with this challenge, the implementation of the SWC model that leverages networks and contacts in these areas can help to repopulate rural communities.
This approach can achieve both physical and virtual concentration of resources. SWC can therefore serve as an important tool to overcome distance in rural areas and take full advantage of available resources.
The establishment of SWC can be an option both inside and outside metropolitan areas. It could minimise the typical disadvantages of teleworking such as loss of socialisation, lack of corporate roots or difficulty in organising face-to-face meetings.
CEEIM is located in the University Campus of Espinardo, within the University of Murcia, with a surface area of 3,000 m2 to house entrepreneurs and develop professional support services.
The Centre has the latest advances in computer and communication technology, which allows it to offer its potential users a high-level service infrastructure applied to its accommodation service in the Business Centre; its computer services, the department of comprehensive support to entrepreneurs and companies with innovative initiatives and in the areas of specialised training, R+D+i projects, specialised business consultancy and advice on financing, allow it to offer a complete support service for entrepreneurs and CEEIM users.
The office module rental includes:
In addition to the services included in the rental cost, CEEIM offers other optional services, at a reduced price, which will facilitate the development of the initiatives incubated in the Business Centre:
IMPLEMENTATION/IMPROVEMENT OF SEPARATE COLLECTION OF LIGHT PACKAGING AND/OR PAPERBOARD IN SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACES