Visit by the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV)

Group photo of the SAV delegates with AGO representatives

(First row from left: Mr Doan Huy Vinh, Director General, Regional State Audit Office No. X; Ms Le Thi Thu Huong, Deputy Director General, Department of General Affairs; DAG Rina; Mr Dang The Vinh, Vietnam’s Deputy Auditor-General; AG; Mr Nguyen Ba Dzung, Director General, Department of International Cooperation; Mrs Nguyen Dam Huong, Interpreter, Department of International Cooperation. Second row from left: Mr Nguyen Thanh Tung, Head of Division, Center for Information Technology; Mr Vo Van Tho, Deputy Director General, Regional State Audit Office No. XIII; SAD Wen Yong; SAD Jit Hin; DD Sabrina Fok)

On 7 July 2023, Vietnam’s Deputy Auditor-General (DAG) Mr Dang The Vinh led a delegation to AGO. The delegation comprises: Mr Nguyen Ba Dzung, Director General, Department of International Cooperation; Mr Doan Huy Vinh, Director General, Regional State Audit Office No. X; Ms Le Thi Thu Huong, Deputy Director General, Department of General Affairs; Mr Vo Van Tho, Deputy Director General, Regional State Audit Office No. XIII; Mr Nguyen Thanh Tung, Head of Division, Center for Information Technology; Mr Le Van Hoc, Deputy Head of Division, Department of Personnel; and Mrs Nguyen Dam Huong, Interpreter, Department of International Cooperation.

The programme began with DAG Rina giving a warm welcome to the delegates. This was followed by DD Sabrina sharing on AGO’s role and work, and the electronic working paper system. SAD Wen Yong and SAD Jit Hin presented AGO’s Digital Transformation Journey and the use of IT application in audits, respectively. In turn, SAV’s Mr Nguyen Ba Dzung and Mr Nguyen Thanh Tung also shared on SAV’s experience in the same areas.

After a lunch that Auditor-General Ms Goh Soon Poh hosted the Vietnamese delegation to, Acting AUD Esther and SAV’s Ms Le Thi Thu Huong took turns to share on their respective SAI’s IT auditing experience.

Throughout the visit, participants from the two SAIs engaged in lively discussions on the topics discussed.

Vietnam’s Deputy Auditor-General (DAG), Mr Dang The Vinh presented AG with a token of appreciation

Vietnam’s Deputy Auditor-General (DAG), Mr Dang The Vinh presented DAG Rina with a token of appreciation for hosting the meeting