AAT Sri Lanka steps in to era of “PAPERLESS Board Meetings”
AAT Sri Lanka’s decision for its Governing Council to go for “Paperless Board Meetings” is yet another step ahead of the right direction. Accordingly, AAT Sri Lanka which until now circulated printed board paper will be doing away permanently with such printed hard copy circulationwith this move. This is in line with the strategic direction of the Governing Council to use technology for productivity improvement said AAT Sri Lanka President Lalith T. Fernando.
Speaking on the subject AAT Sri Lanka CEO Tishanga Kumarasinghe said, “Printed board papers are inconvenient to say the least. They can get physically damaged when used to derive information. The paperless board papers are loaded on to an Apple ipad. Using the ‘ Board Pack’ software all the required documents can be put in. With this package we can do virtually anything that canbe done with a hard copy
“Previously when hard copies were used there was the risk of loss, damage and more importantly, confidentiality issues to contend with. But when information is given
on an iPAD all these issues do not arise.”
except physicalexistence. This enables the person using it to edit, highlight, search and even scroll the files. This facility of using the Board Pack is an added advantage to board members. Once papers are sent to board members they have ample time to study them at their own pace, in time for the meeting. In today’s context saving of time by this move alone justifies the cost.”
“Previously when hard copies were used there was the risk of loss, damage and more importantly, confidentiality issues to contend with. But when information is given on an iPAD all these issues do not arise.”
AAT Sri Lanka was founded in 1987 on the initiative of the Institute o f Char t e r e d Accountants of Sri Lanka ( CASL). At that time, a professional body for Accounting Technicians was in existence only in the UK. It was establishedtocater the shortage of qualified accounting personnel at the middle level in both the public and private sectors highlighted in the recommendations of an Inception Mission undertaken by the Asian Development Bank. The number of active students during 2013 were 40,118. This is, still, the largest number registered for any professional examination in Sri Lanka, outside the university system.