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Questioning technology governance orthodoxy

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Mike Bechtel, Carey Oven, and Bill Briggs, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, on Sunday, March 31, 2024 Editor's Note: Mike Bechtel is Managing Director and Chief Futurist, Carey Oven is National Managing Partner, and Bill Briggs is Chief Technology Officer at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. more…)

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Perspectives Paper: Deciphering Technology

IVSC

Background The introduction of new technology often marks the beginning of a new era: railroads, electrification, and combustion engines produced momentous changes even before the advent of the “digital revolution”. In this paper, the fourth of our series, we address the topic of technology valuation.

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Board Practices in the Digital Era: Maximizing the Benefit-to-Cost Ratio of Information Technology

Harvard Corporate Governance

Modern information technology can markedly improve the efficiency and quality of the deliberative processes of corporate boards of directors. These two topics are related. Virtual capabilities and electronic documents are double-edged swords.

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Perspectives Paper: Automated Valuation Models and Residential Valuations

IVSC

In October 2020 the IVSC issued its Agenda Consultation 2020 which highlighted Automatic Valuation Models (“AVMs”) as a key topic to be considered by the IVSC over the next few years.

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Investment in technology: How much time does your firm waste?

ThomsonReuters

For today’s accounting firms, advanced technology is no longer an option but a necessity. If your firm is considering an investment in tax technology, the time is now. The state of investing in technology for firms Historically, accounting firms have been reactive in terms of adopting technology.

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On the Audit Committee’s Agenda: What’s on the Horizon for 2022

Harvard Corporate Governance

This post highlights five areas of focus—financial reporting and controls; enterprise risk management; environmental, social, and governance; cyber risk; and digital finance transformation—that likely will be recurring topics of discussion for audit committees in 2022. With these large-scale changes comes an increased risk for fraud.

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The Board Member’s Oversight of AI Risk – Moving from Middle to Modern English

Harvard Corporate Governance

Artificial Intelligence, including advanced forms of Generative Artificial Intelligence (“GenAI”), has been a headline grabbing topic for upwards of a year and arguably served as the driving force in keeping the NASDAQ Composite trading near all-time highs. more…)