Digital nomad

Digital nomads are individuals who use telecommunications technologies to earn a living and, more generally, conduct their life in a nomadic manner. Such workers typically work remotely—from home, coffee shops, public libraries, and even recreational vehicles—to accomplish tasks and goals that traditionally took place in a single, stationary workplace.

Definition

Digital nomads use wireless internet, smartphones, Voice over IP, and cloud-based applications to work remotely wherever they live or travel.[1][2] Digital nomads also often use coworking spaces, cafes, house sitting agreements, and shared offices in major cities around the world.

More digital nomads are traveling, while they continue to work with clients or employers.[3] This sort of lifestyle presents challenges such as maintaining international health insurance with coverage globally, abiding by different local laws and sometimes obtaining work visas, and maintaining long-distance relationships with friends and family back home.[4] Other challenges may also include time zone differences, the difficulty of finding a reliable connection to the internet, and the absence of delineation between work and leisure time.[5]

The growth of digital nomad has increased,[6] with the first international conference for digital nomads (DNX GLOBAL) scheduled for Berlin, Germany in 2015[7] and websites providing cost of living and other data to help them choose where to visit.[8][9][10]

This growth has also led to the first international housing system for digital nomads called ROAM.[11] ROAM is a global co-living subscription that allows digital nomads to sign one lease then live in any of its properties around the globe. This alleviates many of the common challenges for digital nomads mentioned above by providing weekly or monthly leases, reliable internet, co-working space, and a meeting point for digital nomads to create new friendships and business contacts while they travel from location to location. ROAM's flagship location in Ubud, Bali opened in March 2016 with further openings planned throughout 2016 in Miami, Madrid, London, and Buenos Aires.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tsugio Makimoto & David Manners (1 January 1997), Digital nomad, Wiley
  2. ↑ Mike Elgan (1 August 2009), Is Digital Nomad Living Going Mainstream?, Computerworld
  3. ↑ Lamarque, Hannah. "The Rise of the Digital Nomad". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Meggan Snedden (30 August 2013), When work is a nonstop vacation, BBC.com - Capital
  5. ↑ "Digital nomads travel the world while you rot in your office". Mashable. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Anna Hart (17 May 2015), Living and working in paradise: the rise of the 'digital nomad', The Telegraph
  7. ↑ "Marcus & Feli: Work Hard and Travel the World," The Surf Office, January 5, 2015
  8. ↑ Steven Melendez (23 March 2015), Work From Anywhere But Home: Startups Emerge to Turn You Into a Globetrotting Digital Nomad, Fast Company
  9. ↑ Rosie Spinks (16 June 2015), Meet the 'digital nomads' who travel the world in search of fast Wi-Fi, The Guardian
  10. ↑ Kavi Guppta (25 February 2015), Digital Nomads Are Redefining What It Means To Be Productive, Forbes
  11. ↑ Chris Messina (2 February 2016), The first global co-living subscription, Product Hunt
  12. ↑ Kim Mai-Cutler (17 March 2016), A Global Experiement in Co-living, Tech Crunch


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