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Partnering for Sustainability in the Profession

PAFA CEO : Mr. Vickson Ncube

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Federation of African PAOs whose objective is to accelerate the development of the accountancy profession in Africa and strengthen the voice of the accountancy profession in Africa and

• worldwide. It is a non profit organisation currently made up of 46

PAOs from 38 countries. PAFA believes that good governance, accountability, good financial management and transparency are pillars in the acceleration of economic development and reduction of poverty

PARTNERING FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PROFESSION

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Why sustainability in the Profession?

• Book by Richard Susskind and Daniel

Susskind – The future of the Professions.

• Possibility one – Status quo with

improved process and standardization

• Possibility two – Introduction of

increasingly capable systems – displace current model.

PARTNERING FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PROFESSION

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Why sustainability in the Profession?

• Single most important threat and
• pportunity that faces the professions in

the medium to long term is ICT.

• Affects pool of entrants in the

profession.

• Take away most of the tasks.

PARTNERING FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PROFESSION

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How do we deal with challenges

• Nimble education systems able to adapt to

changing consumer demands.

• Closing ranks and more open systems

where various stakeholders share resources to address challenges – PAOs, regulators, tuition providers, business, governments and development partners.

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