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PULSAR joint Education and Financial Reporting Communities of Practice 13th Workshop "Digital & AI Driven Solutions for Financial and Sustainability Reporting"

The Udine Workshop builds previous events, recognizing that effective outcomes depend not only on sound standards but also on robust systems and seamless data integration. The Workshop focuses on the role of public financial management information systems (FMIS) and digital transformation in strengthening accounting and reporting, addressing the challenge of system design, harmonization of financial processes, and integration of both core and non core modules. The Workshop features practical sessions on IFMIS architecture, modularity, and system integration, alongside discussions on data governance, interoperability standards, and the use of APIs and data sharing platforms. The Workshop examines the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence in accounting, reporting, and consolidation, highlighting the benefits and potential risks of automation, machine learning enabled classification and reconciliation, and next generation analytics that support more informed decision making in the public sector.

Hosted by the University of Udine, the Workshop includes a dedicated session on accounting for Heritage Assets drawing on Italy’s extensive experience in this field and IPSASB’s recent efforts. The session will highlight the importance of accurate recognition, valuation, and reporting of cultural and historical assets within the public sector.

The objectives of this face-to-face workshop will be to:

• Enhance participants’ understanding of IFMIS architecture and interoperability, including integration with non core, sectoral, and legacy systems using modern data exchange and API based approaches
• Explore the role of AI and advanced analytics in improving data quality, automating accounting processes, and enabling timely, reliable financial and sustainability reporting
• Learn from Italy and regional peers on the recognition, valuation, and digital management of heritage assets, and the role of technology in enhancing reporting transparency
• Discuss the latest developments in IPSAS including sustainability reporting

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EAASURE

REPARIS for SMEs

Beyond Compliance: Financial Reporting for Growth and Jobs

The Forum Beyond Compliance: Financial Reporting for Growth and Jobs will bring together around 90 participants from more than 11 countries across Europe and Central Asia. Participants include senior government officials and representatives of public oversight institutions, professional accountancy organizations, universities, and chambers of commerce and development partners.

The objective of the Forum is to advocate for financial reporting reforms that promote economic growth and job creation.  Moving beyond the traditional focus on compliance, the Forum will examine how financial reporting, accounting, and auditing ecosystems can support investment readiness, access to finance, economic growth, and job creation. The Forum will explore how reliable, proportionate, and decision-useful financial information helps businesses and state-owned enterprises build trust, attract capital, manage resources, and pursue sustainable growth.

Structured over two days, the Forum will consider what investors, lenders, and business partners need from financial information, and how audit oversight can strengthen confidence in corporate reporting. It will examine how reporting requirements can meet fiduciary requirements while reducing unnecessary burdens, thereby helping SMEs become competitive and finance-ready. Sessions will show how financial reporting in state-owned enterprises can improve performance, help manage fiscal risks and mobilize private capital. Sessions on sustainability reporting, artificial intelligence, and digital technologies will explore how these developments can improve business and financing decisions while reshaping the skills and roles required of the accounting profession. Peer learning and country experience will help participants translate these themes into practical reform priorities and deeper regional cooperation.

The Forum is organized by the Center for Financial and Sustainability Reporting (CFRR) through the Road to Europe: Program of Accounting Reform and Institutional Strengthening for Small and Medium Enterprises (REPARIS for SMEs), and the Enhancing Accounting, Auditing, and Sustainability Reporting Program (EAASURE). The Forum is financed by the European Union, the State Secretariat for Economic Cooperation of Switzerland, the Ministry of Finance of Austria and the Austrian Development Cooperation Agency.

The event is per invitation only.