The Vietnamese delegation at the meeting (Photo: VNA) The event, co-hosted by the Australian National AuditOffice (ANAO) and the Australian Capital Territory Audit Office, brought together more than 200 delegatesfrom audit offices worldwide and Australian ministries and agencies, along withmany leading experts.
With the theme of “The Auditor of the Future”, themeeting focused on the two topics of technology as a tool; and technology andthe impact on the auditors.
Participants exchanged experience in attractingauditors, and looked into necessary skills for auditors in the digital era, andissues regarding cyber security, challenges to the public sector and auditingin the AI era.
Other issues tabled for discussion included thelinkages between auditing and the legislature, and how to enhance audit impact fromthe perspective of the legislature, among others.
The participants shared the view that audit offices shouldconstantly reform their operations to meet higher requirements for auditreports in terms of both quality and deadline.
During their stay in Australia, the SAV delegation,led by Deputy Auditor General Ha Thi My Dung, held sidelines meetings with representativesfrom the participating audit offices, including a bilateral working session withthe ANAO.
Dung spoke highly of the ANAO’s hosting of IMPACT 2023which touched upon practical issues to state offices worldwide in the contextof the fourth Industrial Revolution and the world entering the new normal afterCOVID-19.
The official noted her hope for stronger cooperationbetween the audit offices of Vietnam and Australia through multilateral forums,and the exchange of personnel and professional experience.
The two sides should work together to improve auditquality, data analysis and IT application in audit activities, Dung continued,noting Vietnam hopes that the ANAO will back the SAV’s bid to run for a seat in the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) Audit Committee for the 2024-2027 term at the ASOSAI Assembly next year.
Dung conveyed the greetings and invitation of State Audit GeneralNgo Van Tuan to his Australian counterpart Grant Hehir and colleagues to visitVietnam in the coming time.
Hehir affirmed that the ANAO stands ready to share itsexperience with the Vietnamese counterpart in the areas of its strengths like datacollection and analysis, and IT application in auditing.
The official also expressed his willingness to welcomethe SAV staff to come to learn about the above-said issues, saying he hopes tovisit the SAV in the time ahead./.
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