Several global trends drive us towards paperless work styles and lifestyles. Some of the major trends are:

1. The ready availability of electronic information and communication technologies (ICT), such as computers and internet and telecommunication devices.

2. A gradual shift towards a knowledge-based economy centered around the generation, trade, and exchange of knowledge and information services and products.

3. The ever-growing urban centers, congested highways, and increasing housing and office space costs.

4. Long and lengthy commutes, and increasing energy and fuel prices.

5. The negative environmental impact of commuting via automobile and maintaining office facilities.

 

6. According to IDC, 75-percent of the U.S. workforce will be mobile by 2012, and in Japan it will exceed 80-percent. The worldwide number of mobile workers is predicted to reach one billion by 2011.

7. A need to improve the quality of life for millions of people worldwide .

Your ability to adapt to the rapidly changing social and economic environment will determine your competitiveness, growth, and sustainability. The fast pace of change provides many opportunities for early movers. This is how you can join the frontier of change: