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Description
The 'Mastering Digital Assurance in the Age of AI' certificate offers an extensive curriculum designed to familiarize CPAs with cutting-edge digital governance standards established by national and international authorities. Covering areas such as privacy systems, cybersecurity, AI risk management, and ethical AI practices, this program ensures CPAs develop a profound understanding of digital standards.
Completion of this certificate empowers CPAs to lead the formulation of organizational strategies for effective management and reporting of compliance to both voluntary and mandatory standards mandated by regulations. By attaining this certification, CPAs gain a competitive advantage in driving and showcasing adherence to digital standards, thereby transforming their role within their organizations.
This certificate program underscores the pivotal opportunity for CPAs in business, finance, and audit services to pivot away from the specter of automation. Instead, they can leverage their expertise to deliver value-added services that support digital transformation and ensure digital governance assurance. Given the current AI-driven landscape, it's imperative to train both new and seasoned CPAs in mastering data, specific digital technologies, and digital governance standards.
Topics Include:
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| Module 1: Conducting a Standard Assurance Engagement |
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| Module 2: Introduction to Digital Governance Standards |
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| Module 3: Mastering Digital Assurance |
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Learners will have on-demand access to this certificate program starting October 25, 2024.
Key Takeaways
On completion of this certificate, learners will:
- Understand what digital standards are, what they aim to achieve and what organizations is using them.
- Gain an understanding of domains where voluntary and mandatory standards are used as a compliance mechanism, such as privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and digital identity.
- Determine how organizations can demonstrate compliance through assurance engagements.
- Identify how to conduct digital assurance engagements using the CSAE 3000 series.
- Learn about the features and requirements of digital governance standards through three case studies developed by the Digital Governance Standards Institute: Ethical Design and Use of Automated Decision Systems; Baseline Security Controls for SMEs; and Standards on Digital Trust and Identity.
Earn a Digital Badge
Our new collection of digital badges can be earned through the completion of any of our certificate programs offered in our professional development catalogue. Collect these digital badges to add to your website, social profiles, email signature and more. These badges are an easy way to visually communicate your skills and accomplishments to your peers and network. Digital badges will be awarded based on course completion requirements.
Who Will Benefit
Examples of professions who may benefit from this course include:
- IT Auditors
- CPAs working with digital transformation initiatives
- Auditors
- CIOs
- CFOs
- Board Members
- Members of Audit Committees
- Cybersecurity professionals
CPA Ontario AI Paper
In our thought leadership paper, Trust in New Frontiers: Putting AI Governance into Practice we examine how CPAs, guided by technical expertise and high ethical standards, can lead the charge in strengthening AI governance and building public trust.
Discover how CPAs can champion responsible AI governance and help organizations to embrace AI with confidence and integrity.
How To Access the Course
Learners will have on-demand access to this certificate program starting October 25, 2024.
We're pleased to invite you to register for our Certificate courses. Whether or not you're a CPA, you're more than welcome to join us on this learning journey. To get started, you'll need to create an account. Don't worry if you don't have a CPA Ontario ID yet; you can easily set up your account right here. Let's begin your learning adventure together.
This is an online session. This course is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Once registered, you can access the material at any time.
However, you will only have access to the course for 90 days after REGISTRATION.
To access the course please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD Seminar policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
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Michel Girard is a senior fellow at CIGI, where he contributes expertise in the area of standards for big data and artificial intelligence (AI). His research strives to drive dialogue on what standards are, why they matter in these emerging sectors of the economy, and how to incorporate them into regulatory and procurement frameworks. He highlights issues that should be examined in the design of new technical standards governing big data and AI in order to spur innovation while also respecting privacy, security and ethical considerations. |
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Keith Jansa is the Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Governance Council, formerly known as the CIO Strategy Council. He works with senior leaders from across Canada to address digital governance opportunities and challenges to safeguard Canadians in an increasingly digital world. His unparalleled acumen in devising strategies for responsible data and digital governance has earned the Digital Governance Council the distinction as preeminent technology leadership council globally. Keith is a provincially appointed member of the Ontario Health Data Council and Chair of its strategic working group on Data Governance and Data Stewardship. Keith is a specialist in the strategic application of standards. Keith was named one of the 10 most influential business leaders in 2023 by The Inc Magazine. Keith graduated with honors from the University of Ottawa with a degree in health sciences. He is married to Kayla and is the loving father of his three small children. |
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Malik Datardina, CPA, CA, CISA is the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Strategist for Auvenir. His two decades of experience encompasses audit innovation, audit data analytics (ADAs), risk and security governance. At Auvenir, Malik analyzes disruptive trends and technology like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data to build the audit platform of the future. He also wears the GRC hat, where he handles risk & compliance issues. Malik uses his wealth of knowledge in the innovation space to explore the impact of both innovation and exponential technologies on the profession and has authored professional publications on the topic. |
