15th ASOSAI Assembly And 8th ASOSAI Symposium

Auditor-General Goh Soon Poh led a delegation to attend the 15th ASOSAI Assembly and 8th ASOSAI Symposium held virtually from 7 to 8 September 2021. The Assembly was hosted by the State Audit Office of The Kingdom of Thailand, which would assume the position of ASOSAI Chair for the period 2021 to 2024. The 15th ASOSAI Assembly was attended by the Heads of SAIs and delegates from 47 ASOSAI member countries, and representatives from several other international and professional organisations including the INTOSAI Development Initiative.

AG representing AGO at the ASOSAI Assembly

AG (in upper left corner) participating in the proceedings at the 15th ASOSAI Assembly

At the meeting, ASOSAI members voted for the new members of the Governing Board and Audit Committee for the period 2021 to 2024. A virtual ceremony was also held to commemorate the change in ASOSAI Chairmanship from SAI Vietnam to SAI Thailand.

The 8th ASOSAI Symposium was conducted on 8 September 2021. During the Symposium themed “The ASOSAI and the Next Normal: Resilience amidst Challenges”, representatives from ASOSAI member countries made presentations to share their experiences in the following sub-themes – promoting good governance in the next normal, leveraging advanced technologies for auditing, encouraging the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and responding to disaster and pandemic issues. AGO made a presentation on lessons learned from AGO’s ongoing digital transformation journey.