At the moment it seems clear that these 10 technologies are coming together to create the ‘new normal’. Accountants have a significant role to play in this increasingly connected and interconnected ecosystem. The internet and cloud-based technology resources are reshaping myriad aspects of business: from the way we finance, resource and develop new and existing enterprises, to the way we create, buy and sell products and services. Nothing in the future is certain, and the unforeseen interactions between these technologies promise to be both interesting and challenging.
This document does not aim to make predictions, but rather to stimulate discussion about a broad range of emerging and converging technologies and their potential to influence finance professionals. The following propositions are based on available, established and emerging technologies, and the ways in which they could potentially impact on the finance profession over the next five to