58 ALRAQABA . ISSUE 20 SAB Participates in Panel Discussion of ASOSAI WGCMA On “Sharing Audit Cases on Risk Mitigation in Critical National Infrastructure” On April 17th 2024, a team from SAB participated in a panel discussion organized by the ASOSAI Crisis Management Audit Working Group (WGCMA) on the topic “Sharing Audit Cases on Risk Mitigation in Critical National Infrastructure” with the participation of 54 SAIs via Video Communication Technology (VCT). SAB was represented during the panel discussion by, Mr. Bader Eid, Chief Engineer in the Technical Support Department; Mohammed Al-Ostath, Associate Auditor in the Public and Service Affairs Pre-Audit Department; Ms. Marwa Al-Rashidi, Associate Auditor in Social and Health Affairs Pre-Audit Department; and Mr. Nasser Al-Shayaa, Associate Auditor in Economic Affairs, Defense and Security PreAudit Department. The panel discussion aimed to provide SAIs with a platform to discuss their role in building crisis management capability and enhancing critical national infrastructure resilience by sharing audit cases from member SAIs. The first session of the panel discussion included an intervention from SAI of Korea on an integrated auditing system for social capital projects to mitigate risks at each stage. It also included an overview of SOC audits, organization and assigned roles, audit strategies and tools, audit cases, and future development plans. The second session of the panel discussion included a statement from SAI of Japan on auditing highway bridges and rebars. The topic aims to reduce highway risks, such as emergency transport routes. The session also included a review of risks related to earthquakes in Japan, global initiatives on disaster risk reduction, an audit case on ways to strengthen the bridge pavement for highways, and a detailed plan for strengthening the bridge pavements. SAI of Malaysia participated in the third session of the panel discussion. The SAI reviewed the audit of flood preparedness in Kuala Lumpur, including types of floods and causes of flash floods. They also reviewed the audit’s objectives to evaluate whether the flood mitigation program in Kuala Lumpur has been implemented effectively, efficiently, and sensitively to achieve the strategy as planned, in addition to the audit methodology, such as the implementation of the master/ strategic plan for Kuala Lumpur City Hall. and Organizations Audit Institutions
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