{"id":3708,"date":"2020-09-15T10:39:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T10:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icap.org.pk\/?p=3708"},"modified":"2020-09-15T10:39:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T10:39:49","slug":"digital-competency-assessment-dca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.icap.org.pk\/icap\/digital-competency-assessment-dca\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Competency Assessment (DCA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The  dependence on technology in our day-to-day life is so evident that no one can  afford to ignore it. The use of technology in audit and accountancy practices  is no more an option. To stay relevant,  firms must leverage technology. The SMP Committee of the Institute is cognizant  of the fact that digital competence is a challenge for SMPs and hence the  Institute has developed a Digital Competence Assessment (DCA) survey to help  SMPs self-evaluate their digital capabilities as well as how to improve it. The  usage of the tool is open to SMPs free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>The  objective of this assessment tool is for Audit and Accountancy firms to be able  to self- evaluate their current level of maturity on digital competency,  identify areas where competencies are good\/ lacking, and then develop a road  map for upgrading to a higher level of maturity.<\/p>\n<p>Steps  to Completing the DCA survey:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span dir=\"LTR\"> <\/span>Go to your secured  members&rsquo; login area<\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"LTR\"> <\/span>Proceed to Digital  Competence Assessment <\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"LTR\"> <\/span>Complete each section of  the Survey. The survey consists of three sections.<\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"LTR\"> <\/span>Section A &#8211; The level of  automation of the firms` internal processes<\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"LTR\"> <\/span>Section B &#8211; Availability  of qualified resource pool and talent development relating to digital  competencies<\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"LTR\"> <\/span>Section C &#8211; Level of  automation relating to processes and nature of services being rendered <\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"LTR\"> <\/span>We recommend the firm&rsquo;s  leadership, preferably including someone with IT expertise, meet to form a  collective response. Completing the questionnaire will demand the exercise of  professional judgment. The questions in each section must be completed using  the &lsquo;yes&rsquo; or &lsquo;No&rsquo; options. At the end of each section click &lsquo;submit&rsquo; to save  the answers and move to the next section. Complete all three sections in the  same manner.<\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"LTR\"> <\/span>Finally, click &lsquo;Final  Result&rsquo; to see the digitalization level for each section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once  you have submitted your answers and generated results you would not be able to  refill the survey. It would be a one-time activity. <\/p>\n<p><em>Digital  Competency Assessment (DCA) is only for self-evaluation by practicing firms of  their digital competence maturity and taking steps to move up the maturity  level.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I  hope the above questionnaire will help our SMPs to improve their digital  profile and enable the Institute to make more informed policy decisions  regarding SMPs.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Your  feedback would be much appreciated to help us further improve the  questionnaire. For feedback or any query about the Questionnaire, you may  contact: <a href=\"mailto:israr.khan@icap.org.pk\">israr.khan@icap.org.pk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dependence on technology in our day-to-day life is so evident that no one can afford to ignore it. 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