Future fit accountant

The 21st century, commonly known as the
information age, has seen a significant change
within the business environment as compared
to the 20th century which was mainly
characterised by the end of the Industrial
Revolution and introduced the Digital Age. This
Information Age is much more fuelled by a
knowledge economy that values problem
solving and critical thinking over the route skills
of the Industrial era. The world is becoming
one global village and, increasingly, it is
becoming important to be able to learn,
unlearn and relearn skills necessary to be
effective in the new environment. The
Chartered Accountancy (CA) profession has
not been spared by these changes. The skill
sets that a CA should possess to be competent
and provide value services have had to change.