State Audit of VN strives for excellent performance as ASOSAI Chair
State Audit of Vietnam strives for excellent performance as ASOSAI Chair
Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) Ho Duc Phoc has signed a decision on the framework programme for implementing the SAV’s role as Chair of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) for the 2018-2021 term.
Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) Ho Duc Phoc (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam(SAV) Ho Duc Phoc has signed a decision on the framework programme for implementingthe SAV’s role as Chair of the Asian Organisation of SupremeAudit Institutions (ASOSAI) for the 2018-2021 term.
According to the SAV, the objective of the programme is to well perform the SAV’srole and responsibility as the ASOSAI Chair for the 2018-2021 period, inparticular demonstrating its leadership role in promoting the ASOSAI’sdevelopment, upholding the strengths of ASOSAI member Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), andmobilising resources to strengthen the public auditing capability to successfullyrealise the goals and commitments of the Hanoi Declaration of the 14th ASOSAI Assembly.
The achievement of this will elevate theposition and influence of ASOSAI as a model organisation in the region and theworld.
Under the programme, the SAV will work to further enhance its role, position,and performance within ASOSAI at regional and global forums and improve its professionaland institutional capacities in accordance with international practice,contributing to implementing the policies and guidelines of the Party and Stateon international integration.
As the Chair of ASOSAI for the 2018-2021 term, the SAV will be responsible for presidingover the ASOSAI Assembly; the 54th, 55th,and 56th meetings of the Governing Board of ASOSAI; and the first plenary of the 15th ASOSAI Assembly in Thailand in 2021.
It willalso direct the implementation of decisions of the Governing Board, coordinate the ASOSAI’s activities andreport to the Governing Board, and represent the ASOSAI while working with nationaland international organisations.
Auditor General Phoc assigned SAV units tocoordinate, encourage, and supervise the implementation of the programme.–VNA
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Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) Ho Duc Phoc (Source: VNA) 
