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Long Term Regional Training Programme (LTRTP)

In June 1996, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a technical assistance for ASOSAI providing US $1,000,000 for the implementation of the ASOSAI/IDI Long Term Regional Training Programme. The main goal of LTRTP is to help SAI's enhance their training capabilities and broaden the scope of their training and information exchange activities through the establishment of an infrastructure that will ensure the sustainability and viability of regional as well as local training programmes.

Participating SAIs agreed to the following action plan:

1. The ASOSAI Secretariat is to circulate the Strategic Planning Meeting report in final form as soon as possible. It will submit it to the ASOSAI Governing Board for its endorsement at its next meeting, in October 1997.
2. Individual SAIs are to be requested to start considering the selection of candidates for the LTRTP in the immediate future, so that nominations can be made on a timely basis for the upcoming CDDW.
3. The RTC is to develop a regional training plan and related funding strategy and to submit same to the ASOSAI Governing Board at its next meeting.
4. The RTC is to review the LTRTP Evaluation Framework proposed by IDI (in consultation with ADB and IDI) with a view to adapting it to ensure that it is appropriate for, and applicable to, the ASOSAI region. In doing so, it will also review the wording of the LTRTP statement of objective referred to in section 5.1. of this report. It will present its recommendations in this regard to the ASOSAI Governing Board at its next meeting.

ASOSAI/IDI Strategic Planning Meeting (SPM)

The SPM was held from 4 to 10 June 1997 in Medan, Indonesia with funding from ADB and considerable administrative support from the host SAL

Twenty senior officials from ten SAIs, e.g. Governing Board and Audit Committee member SAIs and a Special Advisor SAI, participated in the Meeting. There were also three facilitators from IDI and an observer from ADB.

Governing Board Meetings

The 24th & 25th Governing Board Meetings of ASOSAI were held at Jakarta on October 5th 1997 and on October 10th 1997 just prior to and at the end of the 7lh ASOSAI Assembly and 6th International Seminar. In these two meetings important issues like amendments to the Charter and Rules and Regulations of

ASOSAI, increase in Governing Board Membership, various training Programmes, Research Project, Revision of ASOSAI contribution etc. were discussed.

ASOSAI Research Project

The research project team comprising of the members from the SAIs of Australia, Malaysia & India meet in February 1998 to finalise the editing'of the papers received from different SAIs and after that the IV ASOSAI Research project on "Government Revenues -Accountability & Audit" will be ready for printing. The despatch will start by the end of June1998.

Changes in the Governing Board

During the 7th Assembly, the membership of the Governing Board was raised from 8 to 9. Kuwait and Malaysia were elected as new members. The Assembly placed on record its deep appreciation of the role played by Australia, which will not offer itself for re-relection.