Auditing SA Edition 7

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QUANTUM PERSPECTICVE

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e are in a period where we witness the destructive effects of technological innovations in many sectors, different lines of business, and professions. There are a wide variety of innovations and approaches enabled by technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), Blockchain, machine learning, big data analytics, cloud computing, and automation.

Sezer Bozkuş Kahyaoğlu Associate Professor of Finance, University of South Africa

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Although all of these are important, Quantum theory remains one step ahead and is described as the "queen of disciplines" in the literature (Ron 2023). In this context, this study evaluates the

Advancing Auditing &Accountability

field of accounting and auditing, and its framework within the quantum perspective, which are amongst the basic elements of social sciences and a major part of the world of economics and finance. Prof. Qadir (1978) was the first to use the concept of “quantum” in the field of social sciences (Qadir 1978). The quantum implementations in accounting and auditing can be said to date back to Prof. Qadir’s 1978 paper, and incorporate findings from the developing fields of quantum cognition and quantum social science. In this respect, Prof Qadir argued that the money system is best viewed and analysed as a “quantum system” in its own right, with its own versions of superposition, interference, and entanglement.

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Letter from the President

3min
page 6

CEO's Note

4min
page 8

Letter from the Editor

4min
page 10

Prevention is better than cure

7min
pages 12-16

Improving audit quality to address material irregularities

5min
pages 18-21

The Root Cause for Non-Implementation of Internal Audit recommendations

8min
pages 22-25

Evaluation of Accounting and Auditing Framework within the Quantum perspective

11min
pages 26-31

Our World is changing, and we must change with it.

8min
pages 32-36

7 Strategic Risks threatening the future of Internal Auditing

5min
pages 38-40

The Discourse of Budgetary Matters

10min
pages 42-46

NHI: Does it mean 31% more tax and 69% less benefits in return?

5min
pages 48-51

Unleashing the full potential of audit committees and internal audits

3min
pages 52-53

Navigating dynamic environments: Agile Auditing in the SA Public Sector

6min
pages 54-56

South Africa needs to face grid realities to overcome the power crisis

5min
pages 58-60

ASB: Simplifying and Enhancing Application of GRAB Standards

2min
page 61

SAIGA 2024 EVENTS

4min
pages 62-63

Politics: Will Parties move the needle in South African Politics

4min
pages 64-65

30 Years into Democracy: How has South Africa's Agricultural sector performed?

6min
pages 66-68

Dysfunctional Municipalities, Coalition Governments!

7min
pages 69-71

What do PFMA Audit Results Really Mean

10min
pages 72-76
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