Besides the continuous application of the Information Technology (IT) into the management, the State Audit Office of Viet Nam has also actively adopted advanced technologies into its audit activities. Since then, it has witnessed remarkable changes in its work, proving that the technologies shall become an important tool to improve the effectiveness of audit activities. This effort also reflects the SAV’s strong commitment, in capacity as the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) Chair for the period of 2018-2021, to innovating the audit methodologies.
The SAV Delegation, as ASOSAI Chairman during 2018-2021, attended the Conference of the State Parties to the United Nations Convention against corruption in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 14-15 December 2019 at the invitation of the State Audit Institution (SAI) of the UAE.
The Project focuses on two main pillars of the SAV’s Development Strategy to 2020, including: (i) To develop the SAV’s organizational structure and management of human resources and (ii) To enhance strategic audit planning, modernization of audit methods and management of audit activities in line with the SAV’s practical requirements, INTOSAI standards and international practices. The Project participants are composed of France Expertise (EF) as implementing agency and many experienced experts in the public sector auditing from the UK National Audit Office, the French Court of Auditors, the Spanish Court of Auditors, the State Audit Office of the Republic of Latvia and several units affiliated to the SAV.
At the invitation of the Audit Board of Indonesia, SAV Delegation led by Deputy Auditor General Nguyen Quang Thanh paid a working visit to Indonesia from 24-28 November 2019.
In 2018, the Algerian Court of Accounts has reviewed the preparedness of the Algerian government to implement the SDGs, to determine whether the government has made the necessary arrangements to implement the 2030 Agenda.
The SAV’s Delegation headed by Deputy Auditor General Vu Van Hoa attended the 5th ASEANSAI Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 4-8 November 2019.
The SAV as Chairman of ASOSAI for the term 2018-2021 attended the 29th OLACEFS General Assembly with an aim at strengthening the cooperation with regional working groups in the field of public audit.
Deputy Prime Minister of El Salvador and approximately 150 representatives from the 22 full members of OLACEFS, numerous associated members and international organizations attended the opening ceremony of the XXIX OLACEFS General Assembly. The Vietnamese Delegation led by Deputy Auditor General, Prof. Dr. Doan Xuan Tien as ASOSAI Chairman for period 2018-2021 participated in the event with an aim at boosting ASOSAI – OLACEFS inter-regional relations in the field of public audit.
The XXIX Ordinary General Assembly of OLACEFS held from 16 to 18 October 2019 placed emphasis on institutional integrity and the importance of new technologies in audit activities. During the General Assembly, the following issues were discussed: Application and legal validity of electronic signatures and electronic documents in the audit process; Gender equality in the OLACEFS member SAIs; Improvement of institutional integrity management – relevance in SAIs and in the public sector; Improvement of public integrity in the prevention and the fight against corruption; Cooperative audit for sustainable public procurement; Integrity in public-private partnerships: The role of SAIs.
The plenary session for discussion attracted the attention of representatives from over 190 INTOSAI’s members, IDI, United Nations and other international organizations.