Delegates from the Supreme Audit Institutions of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Philippines meet in the First Regional Seminar of Asian Auditors organised by the Commission on Audit, Philippines in collaboration with the German Foundation for International Development. On 2nd December, Chairman Tantuico proposes the formation of an Asian group within the framework of INTOSAI and presents a draft Charter for the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions as well as a blue print for an Asian training centre for government auditors. The Seminar participants decide to refer these proposals to the respective Supreme Audit Institutions and Governments for consideration.
The Heads of Asian Supreme Audit Institutions meet in a Conference convened by the German Foundation for International Development and finalise the ASOSAI Charter. The Conference decides to set up and maintain the Asian Public Audit Development Programme to provide broad-based training facilities for government auditors at the regional level through pooling of resources as well as be a forum for continuing education and research. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Mr. Gian Prakash offers to host the First Assembly of the ASOSAI in New Delhi in May 1979 and the invitation is accepted.
The First Assembly meets in New Delhi. The ASOSAI Charter is ratified by Philippines, Korea, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Japan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea. ASOSAI is thus born with a membership of eleven Supreme Audit Institutions of Asia. Besides the delegates from the member countries, the Assembly is attended by observers from Australia, West Germany, INTOSAI, U.S.A., World Bank and the German Foundation for International Development.
The Assembly considers and approves the rules and regulations of ASOSAI, confirms the Asian Public Audit Development Programme, considers the report of the Committee comprising India, Philippines and Malaysia on the training needs, facilities and expertise of ASOSAI member institutions and decides on the ASOSAI policies and programmes including the training programmes for the years 1979 and 1980.
The Assembly elects Mr. Gian Prakash, Comptroller and Auditor General of India as the first Chairman of the ASOSAI Governing Board, Mr. Tantuico, Chairman of the Commission on Audit. Philippines as the Secretary General and the Auditor General of Malaysia, Chairman of the Supreme Audit Board, Indonesia and Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, Republic of Korea as members of the Governing Board. Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh and President, Board of Audit, Japan are elected to the Audit Committee.
The Assembly accepts the offer of the Board of Audit and Inspection, Republic of Korea to host the 2nd Assembly and an International Seminar in Seoul in 1982.
The ASOSAI Governing Board meets to decide on measures to implement the decisions of the Assembly.
In collaboration with the German Foundation for International Development, the Commission on Audit, Philippines conducts the first ASOSAI training seminar on The Audit of Public Works.
Again in collaboration with the German Foundation, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India holds the 2nd ASOSAI training seminar on the Audit of Receipts.
The ASOSAI Governing Board meets and decides on the programmes for 1980 and 1981. The Board of Audit and Inspection, Republic of Korea, reports on the preparations for the 2nd Assembly and the International Seminar.
The Auditor General of Sri Lanka holds the 3rd ASOSAI training seminar on Audit of Public Enterprises with Special Reference to Plantations. The German Foundation collaborates in the holding of the seminar.
The 4th ASOSAI training seminar on the Audit of Computerised Systems is held by the Board of Audit Japan.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India holds training programme on Audit of Public Utilities for officers of the Supreme Audit Institutions of Africa and Asia.
The ASOSAI Governing Board approves the programme for the 2nd Assembly and decides on the contents and methodology of the International Seminar.
The Board of Audit, Japan repeats the training seminar on Audit of Computerised Programmes.
The Commission on Audit, Philippines holds the Workshop-cum-training seminar on the "Supportive Role of Supreme Audit Institutions in National Development".
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India holds the 2nd Afro-Asian training programme on the Audit of Public Enterprises.
The Board of Audit, Japan holds another ASOSAI training programme on Audit of Computerised Systems.
The Second ASOSAI Assembly meets in Seoul. It is attended by 64 delegates from member countries (Australia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand), 11 delegates from non-member countries (Bhutan, Burma, Fiji, Hong Kong, Iran, Jordan, Oman, U.S.A. and Federal Republic of Germany) and 7 observers from international organisations (INTOSAI, AFROSAI, ILACIF, German Foundation for International Development, World Bank and Asian Development Bank).
At the opening ceremony on April 12, Prime Minister, H.E. Chang-sun Yoo expresses his sincere hope that the conference would bring out fruitful results through the mutual exchange of knowledge and experiences concerning audit problems among the ASOSAI member countries.
Chairman Han-Key Lee of the Board of Audit and Inspection welcomes the delegates to Seoul and stresses that the greater the role a government plays in national development, the more important the function of the supreme audit institution as a professional auditing organization.
Dr. Gian Prakash, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Chairman of the First Assembly expresses his hope that the seminar would help academicians and practitioners identify the role of the national auditing system in national development.
Mr. Francisco S. Tantuico, Chairman of the Commission on Audit, Philippines and the first Secretary General says that each country and region could only be assured of a prosperous future by contributing selflessly toward the attainment of the goals of INTOSAI and ASOSAI.
Dr. Tassilo Broesigke, President of the Court of Audit, Austria and the INTOSAI Secretary General praises the courageous and inspiring efforts of the Board of Audit and Inspection to promote national development in the host country, specifically the way traditional humanism and rapid economic development have been combined.
Mr. A. Martinez of Columbia and the Chairman of ILACIF expresses confidence in the success of the seminar and its recommendations contributing greatly to the economic and social development of the Asian countries.
Dr. Josef Selbach, Vice President of the Federal Court of Audit of Germany points out that the audit of the government is one of many factors which support the successful achievement of government policies and which provide a new basis for the relevant decision-making.
At the First Plenary Session, Dr. Han-Key Lee is elected Chairman of the Second Assembly; Mr. Ahmad Noordin, Auditor General of Malaysia as the Secretary General; Supreme Audit Institutions of India, Indonesia and Japan as Governing Board members. Auditors General of Australia and Sri Lanka are elected as Audit Committee members. Mr. Tantuico is apointed as Special Advisor to the Board. It is decided to hold the next Assembly in Indonesia.
The highlight of Seoul meet is the First International Seminar on the theme of "National Development and the Supreme Audit Institutions". The theme has the following sub-themes:-
The deliberations of the Seminar are followed by presentation and adoption of the Seoul Statement of Guidelines for the Supportive Role of State Audit System in National Development, in the second plenary session. The session adopts a recommendation for the establishment of an International Public Audit Training Centre, approves the proposed three year budget for ASOSAI and also discusses the seminar programmes for the period 1982 to 1985.
The Governing Board meets on April 11 and again on April 17. The Board finalises the training programmes and decides on the publication of the ASOSAI Journal.