Regardless of the geography, the size of the country, the size of the government, and the level of development, governments are designed to work in a fragmented way by default.
HRIZONS is largely a virtual office presence, but the new physical office space takes advantage of the dynamics of presence while allowing significant flexibility in office hours and time in office.
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