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==What is Remote Working?==
 
==What is Remote Working?==
 
Remote Working is when an employee can carry out regular business duties from a remote location that is outside of their employers physical work space, typically via the internet.  With recent events, remote working has become more popular than previously before and will continue to get more popular as technology evolves.
 
Remote Working is when an employee can carry out regular business duties from a remote location that is outside of their employers physical work space, typically via the internet.  With recent events, remote working has become more popular than previously before and will continue to get more popular as technology evolves.
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Under the [https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32601 Directive on Service and Digital], employees are '''required''' to document their activities and <u>decisions of business value</u>. If any activities or decisions of business value are made while using department-approved or public cloud tools, then these must be captured (e.g., in a Word document) and saved in a departmental corporate repository (e.g., GCdocs) as soon as possible.
      
==Remote Working Vs. Teleworking==
 
==Remote Working Vs. Teleworking==
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|Employee has an office but works from somewhere else.
 
|Employee has an office but works from somewhere else.
 
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==Duty to Document==
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Under the [https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32601 Directive on Service and Digital], employees are '''required''' to document their activities and <u>decisions of business value</u>. If any activities or decisions of business value are made while using department-approved or public cloud tools, then these must be captured (e.g., in a Word document) and saved in a departmental corporate repository (e.g., GCdocs) as soon as possible.
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For more information, click [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/covid-19/managing-government-information-working-remotely.html here].
    
==Threats and Challenges posed by Remote Working==
 
==Threats and Challenges posed by Remote Working==
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*[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/images/2/28/Guidance_for_the_Secure_Use_of_Collaboration_Tools.pdf Guidance For the Secure Use of Collaboration Tools - TBS]
 
*[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/images/2/28/Guidance_for_the_Secure_Use_of_Collaboration_Tools.pdf Guidance For the Secure Use of Collaboration Tools - TBS]
 
*[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/images/4/4e/Orientation_sur_la_facilitation_de_l%E2%80%99acc%C3%A8s_aux_services_Web.pdf Orientation sur la facilitation de l’accès aux services Web - SCT]
 
*[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/images/4/4e/Orientation_sur_la_facilitation_de_l%E2%80%99acc%C3%A8s_aux_services_Web.pdf Orientation sur la facilitation de l’accès aux services Web - SCT]
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*[https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CISA_Video_Conferencing_Tips_S508C.pdf Video Conferencing Tips - CISA]
 
===Collaborative Tool References===
 
===Collaborative Tool References===
 
*[https://onezero.medium.com/slack-zoom-google-hangouts-are-your-remote-work-apps-spying-on-you-cf1e33809cf7 Slack, Zoom, Google Hangouts: Are Your Remote Work Apps Spying on You?]
 
*[https://onezero.medium.com/slack-zoom-google-hangouts-are-your-remote-work-apps-spying-on-you-cf1e33809cf7 Slack, Zoom, Google Hangouts: Are Your Remote Work Apps Spying on You?]

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