1. Kindly answer this as soon as possible.

We live in an age of unprecedented technological change which has triggered an explosion in information and knowledge. While the pace and scale of change has increased, thus far the accounting profession has largely kept pace with technological progress. How current technological changes enables accounting professionals to continue to thrive in the face of these developments?

(Note: focus your discussion on these points i.e. data acquisition & preparation, data processing & analysis and interpretation & decision-making).