05/22/2017

Prepping for the Future

How one organization is preparing its members for technology breakthroughs

Through a partnership with IBM, the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) is training CPAs on technology such as artificial intelligence and data science—and preparing them for a rapidly changing landscape.

Technology is changing the accounting profession rapidly, and MACPA has teamed up with IBM to prepare accounting and finance professionals to adapt and to help them guide their organizations’ digital transformation.

The partnership will deliver a series of e-learning courses in a cognitive learning format—including video and engaging exercises—on big data, data science, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and cognitive computing, through IBM’s Big Data University. They will help accounting professionals apply insights derived from cognitive computing to solve complex financial problems.

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