27th November, 2002
Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs  


MEETING OF INTOSAI STANDING COMMITTEE ON IT AUDIT BEGINS


The 11th Meeting of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Standing Committee on IT Audit begins in New Delhi today. Forty nine delegates from Supreme Audit Institutions of 22 countries are attending the three day meeting. The Standing Committee, to be chaired by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India Shri V.N. Kaul, will finalise the working plan of the Committee upto the year 2005. Progress of on-going projects and taking up new projects are also on the Agenda.

Supreme Audit Institutions of 179 countries are members of INTOSAI, which is a forum for sharing audit experiences and evolving best audit practices amongst the Audit Institutions of member countries. INTOSAI has standing committees discussing important issues like Accounting Standards, Auditing Standards, Environmental Audit, Audit of privatisation and IT Audit.

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