Work is evolving towards new models and new type of professionals, and two token trends illustrate this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.- Rise of freelancers<\/strong> and digital nomads, and local, regional and national initiatives to attract them. This movement is becoming so relevant that the phrase Zoom towns<\/a> has been coined to describe locations that appeal professionals due to their high quality of life and appealing housing prices. These locations can reactivate and diversify their economy through this process. There is an exemplary initiative by Nacho Rodr\u00edguez<\/a><\/strong>, FTF expert and founder of repeople.co<\/a>. He is on a mission to repopulate communities where talent has been draining for decades due to lack of job opportunities, by creating ecosystems for digital nomads in the Canary islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2.- Boom of gig job platforms<\/strong>. Digital nomads and freelancers in general, use digital platforms to offer their services and interact among them. In Spain, there are generalist platforms such as Malt<\/a>, Freelancer<\/a> or Corner Job<\/a> and other more specialized, such as Cuideo<\/a>, in the space of care for the elderly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These two realities have impact on, and the need for lifelong learning. There is a grand opportunity to support disenfranchised communities, promote inclusion and equal opportunities. This is supported by our FTF experts <\/a>Cristina Aranda<\/a><\/strong>, cofounder of MujeresTech<\/a> and Arantxa Balson<\/strong><\/a>, cofounder and CEO of IN4IMPACT<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n