On 12 November 2020, a webinar on the challenges posed to the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) due to the digital transformation was organised by the EUROSAI Working Group operating in the field of auditing of information systems (ITWG).
The participants of the e-seminar had an opportunity to view and listen to the presentations of representatives of different SAIs on the information technology being an indispensable tool when implementing regularity and performance audits, as well as audits of financial statements. Pertaining to the concerned matter, they also took part in the workshop and round-table discussion on acquiring and developing IT skills and competences of auditors and on the importance of strengthening the role of audit institutions in the IT field.
The chairmanship of the IT Working Group was this year taken over by the SAI Estonia which hosted this online event with more than 130 attendees from several European SAIs and many experts from various countries shared their knowledge. At the end of the e-seminar, a panel discussion about developing IT audit capacity was held.
