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Smart working delivers.
Companies that apply "smart working" have on average a productivity growth that lies 9 percent higher than companies that don't. Technological and product innovations are more effective if they are combined with "smart working". That's what came out a Innovation Platform-study. Alexander Rinnooy Kan, member of the Innovation Platform: 'We are very pleased with the results of this study. For years we have been saying that smart working pays off, but everybody then reacted a bit confused. By "smart working" we mean process- and organisational innovations being the result of close cooperation between employers en employees. Especially changes in internal work and task- and time management pay off.
Based upon the study, we believe that if 10 percent of the MKB companies apply "smart working", that will lead to between 4 and 9 percent extra growth and productivity in The Netherlands. Actual experiences in the German Nordrhein-Westfalen substantiate this. According to the study, there is also a great potential in The Netherlands. 60 percent of MKB companies took no actions last years to apply "smart working".'
The Innovation platform is pushing for "smart working", especially now. The economic recession is forcing employers to change and review processes. Mostly with a view to reduce costs and increase turnover. Selecting, developing, keeping and optimal placing of employees remains the essential importance for long term survival (in a knowledge-based economy and with a fall in professional population). The Innovation Platform wants the application of "smart working" to help companies to come out of the crisis stronger.
September 2009