Accountants Urged to Use Research to Shape Uganda’s Economic Future

What the report says

SoftPower News reports that accountants in Uganda have been encouraged to expand their role beyond routine financial reporting and use research to help guide the country’s economic transformation. The appeal centered on themes such as sustainability, digital innovation, corporate accountability and stronger public service delivery.

According to the publisher, the remarks were made during the second Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) Research Conference 2026, held at Protea. The article does not specify all speakers in the provided snippet, but it frames the conference as a forum for discussing how the profession can influence broader national development priorities.

The message is significant because it places accountants within Uganda’s wider policy and economic debates, rather than treating them only as compliance or bookkeeping professionals. In that context, research was presented as a tool for improving decision-making, accountability and the usefulness of financial expertise in both the public and private sectors.

More generally, professional bodies across Africa have increasingly urged accountants to engage with data, governance and technology as economies adapt to digital systems and sustainability goals. That broader trend provides background, but the specific reported call here is the emphasis from ICPAU’s conference on using research to shape Uganda’s economic future.