As these proposals are reviewed by planning professionals and planning agencies of North Bay jurisdictions, it is the hope of the Digital Village Foundation that more comprehensive criteria will emerge. The trend has advanced so far in the United Kingdom that a national organization, the Telecottage Association, has emerged. The Association currently has over 150 members. A recent phenomenon is the recognition by corporations that the use of real estate can be shaped to fit the new ways of doing business and is not just a fixed cost of doing business. Competition and the IT revolution force managers corporate leaders to recognize real estate as an undermanaged asset.
Occupancy cost is the second highest corporate expense.
Achieving this goal is possible in part by reducing the per employee space requirements from 322 sq.