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 14th Assembly of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), which took place in Vietnam from September 19-22, has adopted the 12th ASOSAI Research Project on “Auditing the implementation of SDGs” in line with INTOSAI’s orientation on the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. According to the ASOSAI’s practice, the 12th ASOSAI Research Project has been carried out for the 2018 – 2021 period. A research team will be established in order to make plans, organize discussion meetings, develop documents guiding the implementation of audit and draft progress reports for submiting to the ASOSAI Governing Board. Currently, there are 14 participating SAIs, including Saudi Arabia, India, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Jordan, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey, China and Vietnam.