Chairman of State Audit Institution Visits the Auditor-General’s Office and Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in Singapore
Chairman of State Audit Institution Visits the Auditor-General’s Office and Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in Singapore
Date of Publication: Jan 10, 2024, 11:39 AM
HE Sheikh Ghuson bin Hilal Al-Alawi, Chairman of State Audit Institution, visited the Republic of Singapore on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. The visit came within the framework of active cooperation with the counterpart institutions concerned with financial and administrative audit and integrity promotion, and in the interest of SAI to strengthen the bonds of international cooperation and exchange of experiences. The agenda for the visit included a joint meeting with HE Goh Soon Poh, the Auditor-General, and Mr. Chin Wee Liam, CPIB Head of Operations. Specialists from SAI as well as their counterparts from the Auditor-General's Office and Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau were present.
During the meeting, cordial talks and strong relations between the two countries were discussed. The meeting also examined the ongoing training collaboration and experience sharing to serve mutual interests.
The meeting included presentations to the SAI's delegation on the legislative and regulatory aspects related to audit work, as well as planning mechanisms and methods used in the implementation of the audit work in government units and companies.
The presentations also covered modern techniques used in the audit work implementation, besides ways to benefit from successful experiences in executing audit tasks, including those related to audit areas in different sectors.
The meeting reviewed the legislative and regulatory aspects related to combating and preventing corruption, in addition to a review of national anti-corruption strategies, and mechanism for implementing and following up on their objectives. The meeting also discussed the mechanism for dealing with complaints and reports related to cases of abuse of public fund.
At the end of the meeting, HE Goh Soon Poh, the Auditor-General, expressed her appreciation to HE Sheikh Ghuson bin Hilal Al-Alawi, for his interest in enhancing aspects of cooperation between the two countries. She indicated that this reflects the keenness of the Institution to adopt international best practices in the areas of financial and administrative audit and integrity promotion.
For his part, HE Sheikh Ghuson bin Hilal Al-Alawi stressed the keenness of the Sultanate of Oman, represented by State Audit Institution, to build bridges of cooperation with the international community in all professional and training activities, exchange experiences in all aspects that would advance audit work and reflect cooperation with counterparts at the regional and international levels in areas related to financial and administrative audit as well as integrity promotion.