Technology - Overview - Ernst & Young - Belgium

How can you manage your company through the recession and position yourself for growth? After interviewing thousands of technology executives, we identified some overarching themes. From revitalizing your business model to demonstrating operational flexibility, we reveal the lessons that could mean the difference between surviving and thriving in the new economic environment.

Our clients range from large global lenders to small entrepreneurial start-ups. They cover the entire technology landscape: semiconductors, computers and peripherals, communication equipment, software and information technology services. Hear our story on how our technology practice started (Pdf, 4.5mb), how it made a difference and how it evolved into a global leader of professional services. We dedicate this retrospective to the intuitive leadership of our people.

Research shows that transparent risk management and internal control are critical factors for stakeholders (the board, audit committee, shareholders and suppliers). The result is that credit-rating agencies have made clear their intent to discuss enterprise risk management (ERM) in their ratings reports (Pdf, 153kb). Discover how this rating assessment change can be used as an opportunity to clarify your risk management activities and deliver consistent messaging.

Looking for updates on the latest trends taking place within the technology industry (Pdf, 272kb)? In this first article, one of a planned series, we address the market demand for sustainability, review the response of technology companies and raise some key points and questions on what it takes to be effective when devising sustainability programs. Discover how your company measures up in terms of its sustainability strategy.

A conversion to IFRS will have far-reaching effects throughout your entire corporation. To help clarify and focus your thinking on IFRS transition strategy (Pdf, 745kb), this first issue of Conversations provides a high-level view of important IFRS adoption considerations. Use this publication to stimulate discussion within your organization on important financial reporting changes in the move toward IFRS and global accounting standardization.