A comprehensive Advanced Information Technology (IT) Audit (Level 2) Training to the concerned senior officials of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (OCAG) of Bangladesh has concluded here.

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The training was held from the 10th of September 2023 to the 21st of September 2023 at the Financial Management Academy (FIMA), Dhaka, aiming to enhance their professional capacity.

Upon successful completion of the 10-day long IT Audit Training, a number of 24 OCAG officials were awarded in a Certificate Awarding Ceremony held at the FIMA.

The purpose of providing the assistance is to strengthen the institutional capacity of OCAG and improvise systems and procedures in use; so that external audits are gradually carried out as per international standards and auditors are better trained and prepared to carry out their tasks resulting in improved quality and timeliness of external audits.

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As part of this ongoing effort, the OCAG with the assistance of European Union funded Technical Assistance provided the training.

The Director General of FIMA Abul Kalam Azad graced the event as the Chair while  Programme Manager of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh Marga Peeters also attended the event as one of the guests.

The Advanced Information Technology (IT) Audit (Level 2) Training is set to empower the participants with essential IT audit knowledge and skills for effective auditing of IT systems and technologies in the public financial management field of Bangladesh.

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This training is expected to facilitate conceptual understanding of IT governance and management standards while fostering the transfer of expertise needed to conduct IT audits on key systems, including iBAS++, ASYCUDA, and eGP system.

The IT Audit training is expected to play a vital role in the overall delivery of IT Audit capacity development within the OCAG combining the aspects of technology with knowledge and skills of IT auditing, including the use of data analytics. It will eventually contribute to improving public financial management of Bangladesh.