Digital Nomads are hiring and firing their governments: The World at your hands

in #international7 years ago

A must read by every international Job Seeker or immigrant. This new Portal Site looks very interesting and Powerful. Please provide feedback if you happen to use it. If you have the right skills, passports are not a problem.

Jobbatical, a platform that allows digital nomads to find work in other countries and helps with the logistics of getting there.

From cryptocurrency millionaires in Puerto Rico to digital nomads in hotspots like Thailand, Indonesia, and Colombia, there is increasingly a view that there is a marketplace for governance, and we hold the power as consumers. Much like choosing a cereal from the breakfast department of a supermarket, highly-skilled professionals are now comparing governments online — and making clear-headed choices based on which ones are most convenient and have the greatest amenities available.

A little more friction in the immigration process from an extra visa form could mean hundreds of digital nomads simply switch their plane tickets somewhere else, depriving a country of innovative thought and critical revenues.

As the nation state moves toward this new form of networked sovereignty though, what are the challenges that such transience cause? Is it possible to merge the growing excitement and wanderlust of today’s innovative thinkers with the needs of local communities?

This Techcrunch article also covers the following key topics:

  • 2017 was a ferocious year in the talent wars
  • The rise of networked sovereignty
  • The rise of networked sovereignty

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/17/digital-nomads-are-hiring-and-firing-their-governments/

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