On 17 November 2017, in Halong city, SAV’s ASOSAI Organising Board’s Information and Communication Subcommittee conducted a Training Conferrence on Information & Communication Activities on the 14th ASOSAI Assembly. It was with the presence of journalists and reporters from 40 different central and local press agencies. The conferrence was chaired by Mr. Cao Tan Khong, Deputy Auditor General cum Head of the Subcommittee. Directors of several departments under SAV also presented at the conferrence.
In his opening speech
, Deputy Auditor General emphasized that the 14th ASOSAI Assembly will be the largest international event of ASOSAI and the first of its kind in Vietnam. The Assembly is expected to welcome some 350 delegates from 45 ASOSAI member SAIs with the head of each delegation at the ministerial level or higher levels. The Assembly also has the presence of representatives of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and several international organizations as observers. Taking place from 19 to 22 September 2018 in Hanoi, the Assembly will be a forum for Heads of all member SAIs of ASOSAI to discuss and share experience in governmental audit as well as voting for the next term’s ASOSAI Chairman and other positions.
During the Conferrence the participants was provided with background information about ASOSAI and the 14
th ASOSAI Assembly. It was stressed that with the determination of holding a successful Assembly, SAV focuses all its efforts to prepare and organize the upcoming meetings. Among other activities, Information & Communication activity is the field that received utmost attention from the Organizing Committee. Training conferences for the press are held to determine the orientation, content, duration and timing of communication and how to coordinate with the press and media in the preparation period as well as during the 14
th ASOSAI Assembly; providing additional information regarding SAV, ASOSAI, and the 14
th ASOSAI Assembly to the press. In addtion, through articles about the 14
th ASOSAI Assembly, the press will contribute to promote the images of a beautiful, peaceful, stable, friendly, modern Vietnam to international collegues and friends.
A participant is asking about the Assembly and its preparation activities
Khong encouraged the participants to share and discuss matters regarding the information and communication activities of the 14th ASOSAI Assembly so that SAV could take notes and arrange to meet the needs from the press in order to strengthen the Assembly’s information & communication activities in the upcoming time. Many participants asked questions to clarify the process of hosting the Assembly, preparation activities, the Assembly’s main topics, as well as oppurtunities and obstacles awaiting SAV as the host for the Assembly and ASOSAI Chairman in the next term.