«THE GOVTECH SUMMIT 2018» | 12 NOV | PARIS

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«HE GOVTECH SUMMIT

Supported by French President Emmanuel Macron, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and the European Commission, the GovTech Summit will gather European leaders and innovators to explore how new technologies can improve public services and democratic practices.

The one-day summit will feature more than 90 international speakers, covering topics from transport to healthcare, security to international development, e-government to citizen engagement. The Summit is proud to be part of the Paris Digital Week.

The GovTech Summit will reimagine services that place citizens at the centre of public delivery, where public servants have an array of technology-enabled resources and information at their fingertips, and can use new ways of delivering better, more efficient, more citizen-focused services».

RICHARD BROOKS | «Bean Counters: The Triumph of the Accountants and How They Broke Capitalism»

«The world's 'Big Four' accountancy firms - PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and KPMG - have become a gilded elite. Up in the high six figures, an average partner salary rivals that of a Premier League footballer. But how has the seemingly humdrum profession of accountancy got to this level? And what is the price we pay for their excesses? 

Leading investigative journalist Richard Brooks charts the profession's rise to global influence and offers a gripping exposé of the accountancy industry. From underpinning global tax avoidance to corrupting world football, Bean Counters reveals how the accountants have used their central role in the economy to sell management consultancy services that send billions in fees its way. A compelling history informed by numerous insider interviews, this is essential reading for anyone interested in how our economy works and the future of accountancy». Saiba mais.

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Is the time right to reform the auditors?

«Innovating Education and Educating for Innovation / THE POWER OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SKILLS»

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CONFERÊNCIA | «A Europa na Encruzilhada/desafios europeus para a politica nacional» | 15 OUTUBRO 2018 | INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS | UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA

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«Professional Skepticism: The Heart of Audit

by Katharine Bagshaw, Manager, Auditing Standards, ICAEW | September 6, 2018 

Most of us who trained as auditors never really lose the urge to question numbers. The temptation to ask on what basis they were calculated, to generally prod and poke around, and to make sure that they are what they appear to be, becomes instinctive.

Skepticism it not just at the heart of auditing, it is in the heart of most auditors, a fact that is not obvious to outsiders given the various calls for auditors to exercise more skepticism, particularly when the pressures of deadlines and budgets are brought to bear and doing the right thing becomes more of a challenge. 

Firms are well aware of this. They use the insights of behavioral psychology, particularly as relates to the various forms of bias, to build checks and balances into the system to ensure that skepticism is in fact applied consistently throughout the audit and across the practice. 

The ICAEW’s report, Scepticism: The Practitioners’ Take, aims to move forward the debate on skepticism by offering insights from real auditors and people who work with them. Based on a series of interviews with practicing auditors, training providers and audit regulators, the report sets out the views of those with first-hand audit experience who deal with the pressures of deadlines and budgets.

It explores who is responsible for skepticism, how to improve it, and what firms are already doing to try and encourage it. These are some of the key messages: (...)». Continue a ler. 

OEB 2018 Conference | «Learning to love Learning»

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«(...)The overall theme of the conference is ‘Learning to love Learning’ and it will highlight the increasing effect of digital transformation and the central role learning is likely to play in everyone’s life in the future. It will also focus on how education itself will have to change to cope with the demands of the future and of tomorrow’s workplace. (...)». Leia na integra.