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\n\t\t\t\t\tSecure cloud<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\nWhen the world went into lockdown, millions of remote workers abandoned US and European cities for suburbs, the countryside and other countries<\/a>, creating \u2018Zoom towns.\u2019<\/p>\nToday, 35 million digital nomads worldwide spend around 787 billion US dollars a year<\/a>. Location-independent workers now rival Canada in population with the global annual spending power of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\nLarge numbers of digital nomads in tech<\/h2>\n
MBO Partners research also found tech has the most digital nomads: 12 percent of the total digital nomad workforce. \u201cCOVID-19 prompted an acceleration of technology adoption and digital transformation,\u201d says Lauren Razavi, digital nomad and author of Global Natives: The New Frontiers of Work, Travel and Innovation<\/a>. \u201cCompanies are redesigning their organizations from the inside out, and workers across all industries are demanding more flexibility.\u201d<\/p>\nWorld Economic Forum projects worldwide numbers of permanent remote workers will double from the start of the pandemic to the end of 2021<\/a>, reaching 34.4 percent. Facebook, GitLab and other international tech companies are leading the way.<\/p>\nEconomic value of digital nomads<\/h2>\n
Continued travel restrictions aside, anywhere with good internet is fair game for digital nomads. Several industries have noticed this new consumer base. After large revenue loss during the pandemic, hospitality and travel companies began catering to remote and location-independent workers with long-term stay discounts<\/a> and alternative offices.<\/p>\nCities dependent on tourism found creative ways to take advantage of the new remote tech worker diaspora with relocation cash incentives<\/a>.<\/p>\nOklahoma, Georgia and other US states woo remote workers with housing subsidies, free coworking membership and ultra-fast internet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Countries devastated by lack of tourism are offering visas for remote workers<\/a>. After Estonia started offering a digital nomad visa<\/a> in 2020, Georgia, Bermuda and dozens of others followed. Portugal\u2019s temporary stay permit and Germany\u2019s freelance visa predate the pandemic.<\/p>\nRazavi says there\u2019s still a lot to do. Many organizations still try to limit workers\u2019 travel, creating blanket policies about where their employees can work, to comply with local employment regulations. Remote tech companies and entrepreneurs struggle to find global health insurance and offer retirement plans, often choosing to scale abroad without employee safety nets.<\/p>\n
Individual country border, visa and tax regulations make staying in one place for more than a few months hard. A comb through the list of digital nomad visas<\/a> reveals high fees and income requirements that may restrict millions.<\/p>\nWhat do we need to do to make sure tech workers and other digital nomads are free to roam? The answer may lie in a unique online movement called Plumia<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat digital nations could offer remote workers<\/h2>\n
Digital nations or internet countries<\/a> like Plumia turn the idea of a country on its head. These projects map their borders around missions rather than physical spaces, redefining citizenship and nationality.<\/p>\nStarted by Norwegian nomad health insurance company SafetyWing in 2020, Plumia is a group of digital nomads and remote workers \u201caiming to build a country\u2019s infrastructure on the internet,\u201d says Razavi \u2013 one of the project\u2019s founding board members.<\/p>\n
Plumia wants to connect workers on the move, create a worldwide community and offer services like any nation-state, such as social benefits, global identification and legal protection. \u201cRather than complaining about what exists, we want to rethink the systems and show there are better, borderless ways for the world to work,\u201d Razavi says.<\/p>\n
When I heard about Plumia I was fascinated, and later joined as a founding member. While I\u2019m not yet a digital nomad, owning a location-independent business in an expensive US city helps me see the benefits of borderless support.<\/p>\n
Future of work writer and entrepreneur Nicci Talbot<\/a> has been watching Plumia with interest. She sees Plumia as a \u201ccontact point, an opportunity to connect with like-minded people and a springboard to develop ideas. Their activities and ambassadors are making the space more competitive, highlighting the growth of remote working and giving digital citizens a global mindset,\u201d she says.<\/p>\nPlumia has an active and growing community of over 1,000 members who gather on community and messaging platform Discord to network, discuss infrastructure and draft services. They\u2019re working on identifying the best structure to support millions of remote workers worldwide and launching a member-driven set of services for nomads.<\/p>\n
Plumia board members have launched an ongoing public speaker series<\/a>, inviting future of work and legal experts from around the world to share knowledge and advise the project.<\/p>\nBorderless travel starts online<\/h2>\n
Plumia isn\u2019t the only digital nation devoted to making movement easier for global citizens. The world\u2019s first internet country was Wirtland<\/a>, founded in 2008 as a \u201cdemocratic and peaceful alternative\u2026 for people\u2019s self-identification,\u201d according to its Statute. Wirtland has a newspaper, 8,000 citizens (\u2018witizens\u2019) and a currency. Wirtland tried to gain recognition by acquiring lands in 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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When the world went into lockdown, millions of remote workers abandoned US and European cities for suburbs, the countryside and other countries<\/a>, creating \u2018Zoom towns.\u2019<\/p>\n Today, 35 million digital nomads worldwide spend around 787 billion US dollars a year<\/a>. Location-independent workers now rival Canada in population with the global annual spending power of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n MBO Partners research also found tech has the most digital nomads: 12 percent of the total digital nomad workforce. \u201cCOVID-19 prompted an acceleration of technology adoption and digital transformation,\u201d says Lauren Razavi, digital nomad and author of Global Natives: The New Frontiers of Work, Travel and Innovation<\/a>. \u201cCompanies are redesigning their organizations from the inside out, and workers across all industries are demanding more flexibility.\u201d<\/p>\n World Economic Forum projects worldwide numbers of permanent remote workers will double from the start of the pandemic to the end of 2021<\/a>, reaching 34.4 percent. Facebook, GitLab and other international tech companies are leading the way.<\/p>\n Continued travel restrictions aside, anywhere with good internet is fair game for digital nomads. Several industries have noticed this new consumer base. After large revenue loss during the pandemic, hospitality and travel companies began catering to remote and location-independent workers with long-term stay discounts<\/a> and alternative offices.<\/p>\n Cities dependent on tourism found creative ways to take advantage of the new remote tech worker diaspora with relocation cash incentives<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oklahoma, Georgia and other US states woo remote workers with housing subsidies, free coworking membership and ultra-fast internet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Countries devastated by lack of tourism are offering visas for remote workers<\/a>. After Estonia started offering a digital nomad visa<\/a> in 2020, Georgia, Bermuda and dozens of others followed. Portugal\u2019s temporary stay permit and Germany\u2019s freelance visa predate the pandemic.<\/p>\n Razavi says there\u2019s still a lot to do. Many organizations still try to limit workers\u2019 travel, creating blanket policies about where their employees can work, to comply with local employment regulations. Remote tech companies and entrepreneurs struggle to find global health insurance and offer retirement plans, often choosing to scale abroad without employee safety nets.<\/p>\n Individual country border, visa and tax regulations make staying in one place for more than a few months hard. A comb through the list of digital nomad visas<\/a> reveals high fees and income requirements that may restrict millions.<\/p>\n What do we need to do to make sure tech workers and other digital nomads are free to roam? The answer may lie in a unique online movement called Plumia<\/a>.<\/p>\n Digital nations or internet countries<\/a> like Plumia turn the idea of a country on its head. These projects map their borders around missions rather than physical spaces, redefining citizenship and nationality.<\/p>\n Started by Norwegian nomad health insurance company SafetyWing in 2020, Plumia is a group of digital nomads and remote workers \u201caiming to build a country\u2019s infrastructure on the internet,\u201d says Razavi \u2013 one of the project\u2019s founding board members.<\/p>\n Plumia wants to connect workers on the move, create a worldwide community and offer services like any nation-state, such as social benefits, global identification and legal protection. \u201cRather than complaining about what exists, we want to rethink the systems and show there are better, borderless ways for the world to work,\u201d Razavi says.<\/p>\n When I heard about Plumia I was fascinated, and later joined as a founding member. While I\u2019m not yet a digital nomad, owning a location-independent business in an expensive US city helps me see the benefits of borderless support.<\/p>\n Future of work writer and entrepreneur Nicci Talbot<\/a> has been watching Plumia with interest. She sees Plumia as a \u201ccontact point, an opportunity to connect with like-minded people and a springboard to develop ideas. Their activities and ambassadors are making the space more competitive, highlighting the growth of remote working and giving digital citizens a global mindset,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Plumia has an active and growing community of over 1,000 members who gather on community and messaging platform Discord to network, discuss infrastructure and draft services. They\u2019re working on identifying the best structure to support millions of remote workers worldwide and launching a member-driven set of services for nomads.<\/p>\n Plumia board members have launched an ongoing public speaker series<\/a>, inviting future of work and legal experts from around the world to share knowledge and advise the project.<\/p>\n Plumia isn\u2019t the only digital nation devoted to making movement easier for global citizens. The world\u2019s first internet country was Wirtland<\/a>, founded in 2008 as a \u201cdemocratic and peaceful alternative\u2026 for people\u2019s self-identification,\u201d according to its Statute. Wirtland has a newspaper, 8,000 citizens (\u2018witizens\u2019) and a currency. Wirtland tried to gain recognition by acquiring lands in 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\nLarge numbers of digital nomads in tech<\/h2>\n
Economic value of digital nomads<\/h2>\n
What digital nations could offer remote workers<\/h2>\n
Borderless travel starts online<\/h2>\n