International Activities
(1) Research on national audit systems abroad
The Board conducts research on foreign financial control systems such as activities and audit cases of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) around the world.
The Board hosts the Tokyo International Meeting on Audit, inviting high-level officials and senior auditors from SAIs of leading countries in order to seek possible solutions to the common issues and challenges that SAIs face.
Furthermore, the Board participates in the annual Global Audit Leadership Forum in order to introduce the Board’s current situation and to exchange opinions on common audit-related themes in order to promote knowledge sharing.
The forum in 2021 was canceled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| No. | Date |
|---|---|
| 26 | 2022.12.8 |
| No. | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2019. 4. 8～ 9 | China |
26th Tokyo International Meeting on Audit
(Participating SAIs : SAI Japan, France, Germany, U.K and U.S.A)
(Note 1) The meeting in 2022 was held online due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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(2)Participation in International Organization of SAIs
The Board joins the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI: 195 participating SAIs) and the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI: 48 SAIs), one of the INTOSAI regional organizations, to promote international cooperation in the field of government auditing and to build up closer relations with SAIs of various countries and areas. The Board also serves as a member of the INTOSAI Governing Board and Capacity Development Administrator of ASOSAI.
The Board participates in conferences and workshops held by these international organizations in order to discuss important audit-related issues, and to share the latest knowledge and experiences.
Furthermore, the Board, as Capacity Development Administrator of ASOSAI, is in charge of planning and implementing capacity development programs to provide audit techniques and promote knowledge sharing on government auditing among ASOSAI member SAIs.
| Date | Name of meeting | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2019.7.1～4 | Meetings of INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee & INTOSAI Donor Cooperation Steering Committee | Tokyo |
| 2021.11.23 | 75th INTOSAI Governing Board Meeting | Virtual |
| 2022.5.31 | 58th ASOSAI Governing Board Meeting | Virtual |
| 2022.11.8 | 76th INTOSAI Governing Board Meeting | Rio de Janeiro（Brazil） |
Meetings of INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee & INTOSAI Donor Cooperation Steering Committee in Tokyo
75th INTOSAI Governing Board Meeting (Online)
58th ASOSAI Governing Board Meeting (Online)
(Note) These meetings were held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(3)International Exchange
The President represents the Board of Audit of Japan (“the Board”), which serves the Board as a member of the INTOSAI Governing Board and as Capacity Development Administrator of ASOSAI, exchanges opinions with the heads of foreign Supreme Audit Institutions ("SAIs") and other foreign delegates and gathers information in relation to future activities of the INTOSAI and ASOSAI and methods of auditing.
(4)International Cooperation
The Board co-hosts the training programs on government auditing with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for developing countries as part of Japanese technical cooperation.
| Date | Training programs |
|---|---|
| 2023.6.29~7.21 | The Knowledge Co-Creation Program in Government Audit on Public Construction Works |
The Knowledge Co-Creation Program in Government Audit on Public Construction Works(FY2023)
The Knowledge Co-Creation in Government Audit on Public Construction Works (FY2022)
(Note 1) In FY2022, this program was held online due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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