"Asking the way: Making Technology Work for You" with Kate Watson, CEO of CMLW Consulting (Newcastle, UK)

"People are going to look more to accountants from a SOFTWARE
point of view, in how they communicate and in how their taxes are
managed".


GBD60. Kate Watson, CEO of CMLW Consulting, joins us from
Northeastern England. She talks to Kymberley McAdam (AICPA &
CIMA, London, UK) about tech perspectives on GDPR and wider data
privacy, cloud accounting, and the importance of effective
communication in an increasingly automated profession. She shares
some useful and practical suggestions about how finance and
accounting professionals can up-skill themselves as things
change.


 


TALKING POINTS:


* how asking questions and doing research helps deliver results
for accounting professionals


* GDPR and data privacy


* cloud accounting


* effective communication


* technology adoption and strategies


* information governance


* Making tax digital


 


OUR GUEST:


Kate Watson is CEO of CMLW Consulting, a technology broker and
trainer who's been working with clients around the world,
assisting them with technology and business for more than 30
years. She helps them make the most of the digital world through
best use of technology. Connect with her on Linkedin here.
She's also on Twitter using the hashtag #AskMrsWatson.


 


LINKS:


* Using the CGMA Store? Search for these privacy-related learning
materials and resources.


* If you're an AICPA Store-user, search its list of technology
and data privacy resources here.


 


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