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[118] Progress of Telework and Workcation Efforts by Local Municipalities Under COVID-19 Pandemic
Keywords:COVID-19, telework, workcation, regional revitalization, questionnaire survey
The outbreak of COVID-19, which began in 2020, brought an opportunity to reconsider new ways of working and traveling. Local governments started to implement telework and workcation projects. In order to understand the actual status of their development and promotion two years after the outbreak, this study conducted a questionnaire survey. Results showed that although the telework environment in municipalities has been improving, the telework ratio is low. Also, it clarified that municipalities that have adopted various forms of telework tend to consider the promotion of telework positively. In addition, the municipalities implementing initiatives to promote the usage of workcations were more proactive in developing facilities for workcations.