Director of Audit joins National Audit Office to attend 9th Meeting of International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions Working Group on Big Data

At the invitation of the National Audit Office of the People’s Republic of China (CNAO), Prof. Nelson Lam, Director of Audit, Prof. Nelson Lam, in the company of Assistant Director of Audit Flora Wan and Senior Auditor Alex Lau, attended the 9th Meeting of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions Working Group on Big Data in Harbin as representatives of the People’s Republic of China.  The meeting was held between 1 and 3 September. During the trip, Prof. Lam briefed the Auditor General of the CNAO, Mr Hou Kai, on the recent work of the Audit Commission (Audit).

Themed “Partnering for New Advancement in Auditing in the AI Era”, the meeting was organised by the CNAO, chair of the said working group, and attended by over 60 representatives from 22 national supreme audit institutions of different countries and international audit organisations.  During the meeting, representatives from various regions had comprehensive exchanges and discussions on issues such as AI and big data auditing, with a united aim to explore better ways to apply emerging technologies to audit work, which would promote audit efficiency and quality, and support the sector to navigate the ever-changing landscape of auditing.

Prof. Lam thanked the CNAO for the numerous opportunities it offered, which allowed Audit personnel to take part in international audit events as national representatives.  On this occasion, Audit personnel were able to gain up-to-date knowledge on the development of AI and big data auditing, engage in exchanges with industry experts from around the world, and get access to the latest audit technologies and practices.  All these would drive Audit to grow with the times.  He added that the highly authoritative International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions Working Group on Big Data, which is chaired by the CNAO, has been issuing series of guidelines, research reports and dissertation collections since its establishment nearly 10 years ago, providing solid support for the exchanges and co-operation in the realm of big data auditing among national supreme audit institutions of different regions.  Prof. Lam said he looked forward to continued opportunities for Audit personnel to join the national team in contributing to the working group.

The Auditor General of the National Audit Office of the People’s Republic of China,
Mr Hou Kai (sixth on the left), met with Audit personnel and those of
the Commission of Audit of Macao to get an update
on the recent work of the two audit departments.

Audit personnel participating in the meeting included Director of Audit Prof. Lam (centre),
Assistant Director of Audit Flora Wan (left) and Senior Auditor Alex Lau (right).

Prof. Lam, expressed his gratitude to
the Auditor General of the National Audit Office of the People’s Republic of China,
Mr Hou Kai, for his ongoing care and support for Audit.

During the 9th Meeting of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
Working Group on Big Data, which spanned three days, representatives from various regions
had comprehensive exchanges and discussions on issues such as AI and big data auditing.