The International Auditing Standards Board, IAASB, has set up the Data Analytics Working Group (DAWG) to look into the incorporation of data analytics procedures into the global auditing requirements. DAWG has recently published a working document on this subject for which input is requested.

During the 2016 Singapore Accountancy Convention, Senior Minister of State for Law and Finance Indranee Rajah urged Audit Committees to provide commentaries on financial reports.