The National Audit Authority (NAA) of Cambodia, in cooperation with IDI and ASOSAI, hosted the 3i Management Workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from February 27 to March 1, 2013. The workshop were attended by top Managements as Auditor Generals and Deputy Auditor Generals from 20 SAIs including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Laos PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. It is also facilitated by a resource team of specialists from SAIs India, Philippines and Turkey, subject matter experts from IDI as well as a representative of ASOSAI Training Administrator from SAI Japan.
The ISSAI Implementation Initiative (3i programme) is a global programme for supporting SAIs in developing countries in the implementation of Level 2 and Level 4 of ISSAIs. The 3i Management workshop aimed at raising the awareness related to the ISSAI implementation, sharing experience related to ISSAI implementation, discussing challenges and strategic considerations for implementation, and obtaining commitment for conducting iCATs.
On the occasion of the workshop opening session, Ms. Archana Prabhakar Shirsat, IDI representative and Mr. Keisuke Kato ASOSAI Training Administrator Representative delivered their welcome remarks, followed by opening remark of Her Excellency Som Kim Suor, Auditor General of the NAA.
During the workshop, there were overviews of the ISSAI level 2 and level 4, along with SAIs’ presentation on their current status in implementation of ISSAIs. There were also presentations on iCAT for level 4 of financial audit ISSAIs, performance audit ISSAIs and compliance audit ISSAI. There were also group discussions, inquiries, comments and clarification of ISSAI implementation and iCAT presentations.
Finally, the workshop was concluded with the signing of the statement of commitment by all representatives of 20 participating SAIs, IDI and ASOSAI Training Administrator, showing their commitments to carry out the 3i program.
