Cutting through the technology hype to drive real change in the audit, Hermann Sidhu, assurance partner, EY There are few industries that haven’t been gripped by the hype around emerging technologies. Within audit, data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are already driving radical transformation in the profession. And like many organisations, EY is investing in developing tools such as bots, drones and AI applications that put emerging technology into practice. But it is about more than just building technology; it’s about moving the process forward. And it’s about how auditors can utilise the best of what technology can offer to drive quality and deliver on its mandate to provide trust and confidence to the capital markets. At EY, the big challenge is cutting through the hype to understand the real impact this emerging technology can have for our clients and the capital markets, now and in the future. Technology for technology’s sake is not going to i...
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