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The role of an IT professional is a varied and changing one. While outsiders may think the focus is on maintaining and installing hardware and software, in reality the scope of the department is much more extensive and it continues to grow.

What is next for local government? With staff now used to working in new ways, is there scope to maintain a level of home-based working, while resuming normal operations? 

While social distancing requirements will (hopefully) be relaxed at some time in the future, it’s also possible that ‘keeping a safe distance’ may become the norm. 

Meetings will continue to take place. Debating, decision-making and voting on local matters will carry on. How will collaboration continue? 

Is there such a thing as touchless conferencing? Find out how to build employee confidence in the use of workplace audio conferencing equipment.

What will office collaboration look for the rest of this year and beyond? Certainly, it will be different to what it was at the start of 2020. For those returning to the workplace, there’s understandably a feeling of anxiety about how safe it is in terms of office hygiene and social distancing. Many employees will continue working from home, so there will be fewer people sharing rooms. 

Videoconferencing has come of age. Put to the test in the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of people working from home, its value as a business and learning enabler has soared. Indeed, the implementation of videoconferencing technologies has helped many organizations to survive this difficult time.

The education sector has been hit hard by the global coronavirus pandemic. Colleges, universities, schools and training establishments sent students home. Lessons were delivered via online modules and virtual collaboration tools. Throughout the lockdown, teachers and lecturers used videoconferencing solutions more suited to social interaction than to delivering learning. 

Technology has completely revolutionized how we communicate. From microphones to telephones, radios and speaker systems, we’ve been able to connect with each other – across vast distances – for over 100 years. 

In fact, 81% of IT Decision Makers say audio has the biggest impact on improving the quality of virtual meetings. Good sound is easy to overlook, but poor sound cannot be missed. It causes fatigue, increases distraction, and reduces comprehension.