ASOSAI to enhance IT audit capacity for its member SAIs

In the framework of its Capacity Building Program for the period of 2016-2018, Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions – ASOSAI has organised a Capacity Development Program on “IT Audit” of 2018-2019 which started from 26 February 2018 and scheduled to last until 10 May 2019. The Program was designed to equip the participants with necessary knowledge and skills in the IT audit strand, using blended approach which combines e-Learning training and on-the-job training. By the end of the Program, the participants are expected to acquire the delivered knowledge and be competent to conduct an IT audit in compliance with ISSAI and audit reporting requirements.

As the first activity of the Program, e-Learning theory training course lasted in 8 weeks. The participants were then devided into SAI-categorised groups to draft and finalise their audit plans in May 2018. The third phase included 3 face-to-face meetings having held in June till July 2018 respectively in India, Malaysia and Turkey where all groups gathered to discuss and share their experience in preparing the audit plans. The last phase is conducting pilot audits which will be supported by the trainers.

As the IT audit being identified the one of the Office’s top development priorities in the near future, the State Audit Office of Viet Nam has sent 03 auditors, who are working in the IT audit division under the Specialised Audit Department No. VII, to participate in the Program. The SAV auditors have actively involved in the Program by sharing their practical experiences in the audit of the State Revenue Management IT System in the General Department of Taxation.

Thanks to the advanced blended training method which allows the participants to learn both from theory and practice and to the encouragement of knowledge sharing, the participants have appreciated the training courses in providing them with the treasured experiences as well as expressed their high hope that ASOSAI organize more advanced training courses on the application of big data and data analysis in audit.

Le Anh Vu