Hanoi(VNA) – The 52nd meeting of the Governing Board of the Asian Organisation of Supreme AuditInstitutions (ASOSAI) took place in Hanoi on September 19 under the co-chair ofASOSAI Chairperson Madinah Binti Mohamad and Secretary General Choe Jeahyeong.

MadinahBinti Mohamad said that member supreme audit institutions (SAIs) have highexpectations for the 14th ASOSAI Assembly, especially in terms of sketching outthe organisational strategy for the 2016-2021 period.

She said that theboard will work to improve the efficiency of the implementation of programmesto strengthen ASOSAI capacity, while seeking orientations and strategy to dealwith issues related to public auditing.

The ASOSAI Chairwoman saidthat the organisation’s 14th assembly will be a chance for the board to get abetter understanding of the challenges and difficulties facing member SAIs.

She pointed out thatone of the key challenges is how to reach a higher quality
of problem-solving in termsof explaining, preventing, finding the cause of, and handling issuesthoroughly, thus ensuring confidence amongst society and winning over thecommunity’s cooperation in providing information on wastefulness, fraudulentactivity, or wrongdoings.

MadinahBinti Mohamad affirmed that currently, public auditing has a greatresponsibility to the public. Therefore, at the ASOSAI 14, member SAIs hope tofoster partnerships and learn from each other for their common benefit.

Vietnamese AuditorGeneral Ho Duc Phoc said that the State Audit of Vietnam hopes to continue workingclosely with other member SAIs and the Governing Board across all fields inorder to strengthen its capacity and share experiences in dealing with existingchallenges that are affecting transparency, accountability, and governance.

At the meeting,Vietnamese Deputy Auditor General Doan Xuan Tien delivered a draft HanoiStatement, which is scheduled to be issued at the ASOSAI 14, that is comprisedof ideas and recommendations from the organisation to the regional and global publicauditing community.

Representatives frommember SAIs also discussed the recommendations and annual issues of theorganisation, such as finance and budget, along with the outcomes of the ASOSAIstrategic plan for the 2016-2021 period and the plan of action to implement thestrategic plan for 2018. They also sought ways to strengthen capacity formember SAIs and encourage experience sharing among them.

Participants at themeeting approved the minutes and discussed issues stated in that of theprevious meeting. They also debated a number of reports, including that of theInternational Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) oninformation technology auditing. –VNA