THEIR WET COUNTERPARTS , WE ’ RE SEEING THIS SHIFT ACROSS MARKETS . “ A CUSTOMER RECENTLY STATED THAT , SINCE THEY HAVE STARTED USING IMPRESSION , THEY HAVE NOTICED A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN RESPECT FOR THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT , AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH CONTRACT DISPUTES ,” ADDS PETER .
THE REALISATION THAT A PERSON DOES NOT NEED TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT TO : BE EFFECTIVE IN A MEETING ; BE PRODUCTIVE AT WORK ; PROVE IDENTITY AND SIGN A DOCUMENT , HAS MANIFESTED IN SPIKING WFH AND DIGITAL SIGNING / ESIGNATURE ADOPTION ACROSS THE WORLD . NOW CONTRACTS ARE BEING SIGNED ACROSS BORDERS AND OCEANS , WITHOUT EITHER PARTY HAVING TO LEAVE THEIR DESK – ALL WITH THE ASSURANCE OFFERED THROUGH PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE BACKED ESIGNATURES . WHILE THERE ’ S A LOT WE WON ’ T THANK COVID FOR , THIS MAY BE ONE PLUS WORTH RECOGNISING .
HOWEVER , WFH ABUSES HAVE ALSO SHOWN THAT WHERE REMOTE WORKING IS POSSIBLE , IT MUST BE MANAGED CORRECTLY . CONTROLS MUST BE PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT ORGANISATIONS ARE PROTECTED IN SCENARIOS WHERE THEY CANNOT PHYSICALLY SEE SOMEONE , AND INSPIRED APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT AND ACHIEVING TEAM COHESION ARE REQUIRED . ESPECIALLY IN SCENARIOS WHERE EMPLOYEES REPRESENT THEIR ORGANISATION IN A CONTRACTING CAPACITY , IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE BUSINESS IMPLEMENT AN ESIGNING SOLUTION THAT IS WHOLLY SECURE AND TOTALLY COMPLIANT .
TO THIS END , THE CLOUD SIGNATURE CONSORTIUM - A GLOBAL GROUP OF INDUSTRY , GOVERNMENT , AND ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONS OPERATING TO DRIVE THE STANDARDISATION OF HIGHLY SECURE AND COMPLIANT DIGITAL SIGNATURES IN THE CLOUD – IS ACTIVELY DRIVING THE ADOPTION AND PROMOTION OF ESIGNING IN AFRICA . STANDARDISATION IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN SUPPORTING BUSINESSES OPERATIONS ACROSS GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS EFFICIENTLY , WHILE REMAINING ALIGHTED WITH LEGISLATION AND COMPLIANCE ACROSS THOSE ZONES .
NO MATTER HOW MANY ORGANISATIONS BEGIN TO PUSH FOR EMPLOYEES TO RETURN TO WORK , WFH SIMPLY ISN ’ T EVER TRULY GOING AWAY . THE GENIE ’ S OUT OF THE BOTTLE – AND HE ’ S NOT GOING BACK IN . WFH , HYBRID , AND FLEXIBLE WORK ENVIRONMENTS ARE GIVING EMPLOYEES MORE TIME TO FOCUS ON STRATEGIC , VALUE DRIVING ACTIVITIES , RATHER THAN JUST DRIVING . THE KNOCK-ON BENEFITS INCLUDE ERADICATING WASTED TIME AND BUDGET ON TRAVEL , AND DECREASED CARBON FOOTPRINTS .