By Sunčana Tuksar (Professor in the interdisciplinary field of philology and social sciences at the Jurja Dobrile University in Pula)
The role of the international LangComm Project at the Faculty of Economics and Tourism “Dr. Mijo Mirkovic” in Pula is to explore different storytelling concepts online. The project is of both academic and social-cultural significance as its research included activities based on images and visual and cultural literacy. The project leader is Sunčana Tuksar, who teaches English Language, Film, and most importantly, a newly established course in Croatia – Transmedia Storytelling and Digital Nomads. This course is held at Design and Audio-Visual Communications Study Programme. Its strategic activities and communicative tactics combine the artistic and non-artistic context of storytelling within different media. Therefore, digital nomads are important for the project as they bring the diversity of cultural milieus and creatively work with different audio-visual narratives. By working online in various remote businesses and more often than not in creative industries, digital nomads are communicating interdisciplinarity to the students. They speak of their remote and on-site activities pragmatically so that students can benefit from their experience and encounters that take place in the global world.
About freelance platforms, free time, boredom, friendships, social life, working hours, discipline, business, and travel – What is it like to be a digital nomad?
Steve as a digital nomad in Croatia talked about what the DNA as an organisation actually is and what is its task in promoting Croatia as a destination. At the Design and Audio-Visual Communications Study Programme, he talked about how technology, copyrights, and clients work in developing features and products of a dynamics a person might be interested in creatively. Science and market together with artistic expression work together in a digital dynamic. The sense of freedom and individuality as a paramount feature of designing one’s life. Pros and cons of removing oneself from own culture and being able to find a new one around the corner.
Steve Tsentserensky
Digital nomad tourism and young professionals.
Jan as president of the Digital Nomad Association talked about Croatia as a country, how to become less dependent on tourism and to become more attractive as a country all year round. Croatia as a perfect destination for a remote professional to work for foreign companies.
How to make all the legislative changes, such as visa, handling various ministries, how to get a digital nomad permit, how to handle taxes agreements, etc.
Remote work professionals in Croatia and the paperwork.
The large community with 35 million digital nomads globally. The 20th largest economy in the world. Digital nomadism allows companies and their staff to work fully remotely, especially young and talented people.
A way to reverse the brain drain is to invite young talents to come to Croatia.
For our students, being involved in this digital nomad economy is the opportunity to find a way to work abroad during and post-study period for their field projects or final projects. Nomad lists provide the numbers and destinations to help conclude whether or not to become a nomad.
Jan de Jong
With a reverse rain drain and being an attractive destination all year round, not only during the seasons, which could be of tremendous importance as a new revenue for Croatia in general and for Istria in particular.
What do Croatia, Silicon Valley, and Thailand have in common?
Young professionals are compensated not for „from where“ they do the job but for the work that they as digital nomads „actually do“!
Whether you do it from Silicon Valley or Thailand becomes irrelevant. Why? Because, if you earn the same amount of money as you would do in Silicon Valley but get to spend in a cheaper destination such as Thailand, you can accommodate a better lifestyle for yourself as a digital nomad.
