U.S, June 30 -- What is a digital workforce? Defined by Deloitte as "the natural evolution of the workplace", a digital workforce encompasses all the technologies that workers within an organisation use to get work done in a modern workplace. The types of technology range from HR application and core business applications to emails, instant messaging, enterprise social media and social meeting tools.

"Because most organisations already use many of these components, you generally do not have to build the digital workplace from the ground up. In fact, if your staff respond to emails from smartphones, check their pay stubs online or digitally enter a sales opportunity, you may be closer to operating a digital workplace than you think," says ...