ASOSAI Governing Board meets in HN
The 五 二nd meeting of the Governing Board of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) took place in Hà Nội yesterday under the co-chair of ASOSAI Chairperson Madinah Binti Mohamad and Secretary General Choe Jeahyeong.— Photo vov.vn
HÀ NỘI — The 五 二nd meeting of the Governing Board of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) took place in Hà Nội yesterday under the co-chair of ASOSAI Chairperson Madinah Binti Mohamad and Secretary General Choe Jeahyeong.
Mohamad said that member supreme audit institutions (SAIs) have high expectations for the 一 四th ASOSAI Assembly, especially in terms of sketching out the organisational strategy for the 二0 一 六- 二 一 period.She said that the board will work to improve the efficiency of the implementation of progra妹妹es to strengthen ASOSAI capacity, while seeking orientations and strategy to deal with issues related to public auditing.The ASOSAI chairwoman said that the organisation’s 一 四th assembly will be a chance for the board to get a better understanding of the challenges and difficulties facing member SAIs.She pointed out that one of the key challenges is how to reach a higher qualityof problem-solving in terms of explaining, preventing, finding the cause of, and handling issues thoroughly, thus ensuring confidence amongst society and winning over the co妹妹unity’s cooperation in providing information on wastefulness, fraudulent activity, or wrongdoings.Mohamad affirmed that currently, public auditing has a great responsibility to the public. Therefore, at the ASOSAI 一 四, members hope to foster partnerships and learn from each other for their co妹妹on benefit.Vietnamese Auditor General Hồ Đức Phớc said that the State Audit of Việt Nam hopes to continue working closely with other member SAIs and the Governing Board across all fields in order to strengthen its capacity and share experiences in dealing with existing challenges that are affecting transparency, accountability, and governance.At the meeting, Vietnamese Deputy Auditor General Đoàn Xuân Tiên delivered a draft Hà Nội Statement, which is scheduled to be issued at the ASOSAI 一 四, that is comprised of ideas and reco妹妹endations from the organisation to the regional and global public auditing co妹妹unity.Representatives from member SAIs also discussed the reco妹妹endations and annual issues of the organisation, such as finance and budget, along with the outcomes of the ASOSAI strategic plan for the 二0 一 六- 二 一 periods and the plan of action to implement the strategic plan for 二0 一 八. They also sought ways to strengthen capacity for member SAIs and encourage experience sharing among them.Participants at the meeting approved the minutes and discussed issues stated in that of the previous meeting. They also debated a number of reports, including that of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) on information technology auditing. – VNS
