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14 th Assembly of ASOSAI (Hanoi Vietnam, 19 th September 2018) Report on the ASOSAI Journal (Agenda Item No. 8) SAI India 1

Introduction • ASOSAI Journal published biannually • April and October • in English • • Publishes articles of topical interest Provides update on INTOSAI and ASOSAI events Contains briefs about new heads of SAIs and activities of member SAIs Has become a popular medium for experience sharing and exchange of information

Publication • Till October 2015 issue • Printed copies were being circulated to all INTOSAI members • Also available online at ASOSAI website in pdf format • 48 th GB Meeting decided to bring out e-version to • save printing cost • contribute to the Green Initiative • From April 2016 issue onwards • Journal is available only in electronic format • website www. asosaijournal. org • Can also be accessed through the ASOSAI website • Four e-issues uploaded on ASOSAI website so far • Total 30 thematic and non-thematic articles published in 6 issues from April 2015 to October 2017

Thematic Approach • Theme focused approach for each issue started in 2015 • ‘Implementation of ISSAIs’ in October 2015 • ‘Environment Auditing by SAIs’ (first e-issue ) in April 2016 • ‘Leveraging Technology for enhancing Public Audit’ in October 2016 • ‘SAIs and Stakeholder Engagement’ in April 2017 • ‘Role of SAIs in implementation of Sustainable Development Goals’ in October 2017 • ‘Audit of Exploitation of Natural Resources’ in April 2018 • ‘Audit of Disaster Management’ in Upcoming Theme for October 2018 issue

ASOSAI JOURNAL AWARD • SAI Indonesia selected for the ASOSAI Journal Award • For the article “The Role of SAIs to achieve more transparent, accountable and sustainable REDD+ scheme: the case of Indonesia” • 30 articles published in 6 issues of the Journal in 2015, 2016 and 2017 were assessed • Marks assigned to each article by all the 3 members of the Editorial Board • The winning article from Indonesia scored 259 out of 300 marks

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