Visualisation of Accounting and Financial Information

• Published in: Digital Transformation for Business and Society: Contemporary Issues and Applications in Asia
• Main Author: Shah A.R.B.M.K.; Wook T.S.M.B.T.; Hood Z.; Ramli R.Z.
• Format: Book chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor and Francis 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85173795615&doi=10.4324%2f9781003441298-8&partnerID=40&md5=55dcb35428eb402b71c54849bb083f4b

Non-government organisations (NGOs) are welfare organisations established to help improve the lives of people affected by current lifestyles and economies and are not based on profit-making policies. In general, non-governmental organisations manage funds received from the collection of public contributions, private companies and government assistance, which are then channelled to communities in need through welfare projects and community service activities. In Malaysia, speculations have been raised on the credibility of the NGOs and the people’s level of trust in these welfare organisations in managing funds transparently. This doubt is regarding the lack of information transparency of the welfare organisations’s financial reporting. Existing financial reports are in the form of complex writing, making it difficult for people to understand and analyse the information. The relay and dissemination of information and the accessibility of information resources have been made easier with just the touch of a finger and access to the internet. This article explains a system that has been developed to provide transparent information on the financial reporting of welfare NGOs using information visualisation techniques to facilitate the community’s understanding of the information through visual media. © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos and Muhammad Anshari.