BPK and NAD Malaysia Sign The Renewal of MoU and Hold The 21st Technical Meeting to Strengthen Their Bilateral Cooperation
JAKARTA, BPK Public Relations – Aiming to continue its bilateral cooperation with the National Audit Department of Malaysia (NADM) in the field of public sector auditing, the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) hold a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing with the NADM on Monday (30/1). The MoU is signed virtually by Chairperson of BPK, Dr. Isma Yatun in Jakarta, Indonesia and Auditor General of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Nik Azman Nik Abdul Majid in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Up to now, the implementation of the bilateral cooperation between BPK and the NADM has been established for more than 15 years since the MoU signing in November 2007. The MoU was lastly renewed on 12 February 2017 and has been expired on 12 February 2021.
At the MoU signing, Chairperson of BPK is accompanied by Secretary General, Bahtiar Arif and Director General of Audit II, Nelson Ambarita. Meanwhile, the Auditor General of Malaysia is accompanied by Deputy Auditor General of Malaysia, Roslan Abu Bakar, and Director of International Relations, Research & Quality Assurance Review Division Sayed Alwee Hussnie. The MoU signing is also virtually witnessed by participants from both institutions.
In her remarks, Chairperson of BPK conveys her appreciation to the Auditor General of Malaysia for the NADM contribution and active roles in the ASEANSAI, ASOSAI, and INTOSAI forums. She also emphasizes that the NADM is BPK’s strategic partner in the Southeast Asia region in addressing various challenges and common issues. On the other side, the Auditor General of Malaysia also appreciates the active roles of BPK in the international SAI community and expresses his support for BPK’s nomination as Chair of INTOSAI Year 2028.
More than signing the MoU, BPK and the NADM also hold the 21st technical meeting to share knowledge on remote auditing and follow-up audit. Director of Public Relations and International Cooperation, R. Yudi Ramdan Budiman acts as the moderator. Furthermore, the presentation on remote auditing is delivered by Director of Audit II, Winarno accompanied by Thopan Aji P. and Reza Aryanto and the presentation on follow-up audit is delivered by Director of Follow Up Audit of the NADM, Mohd. Serjana Ibrahim. The hybrid discussion is also attended by participants from both institutions.
At the end meeting session, BPK and the NADM discuss possible topics for the implementation of the next bilateral cooperation. Several possible topics that will be proposed for discussion at the 22nd technical meeting include Audit on Sharia Compliance, Audit of Hajj Financial Management conducted by Tabung Haji Malaysia, Follow-up Audit, dan Audit on Forest Management.
Through these two activities, BPK hopes the good relationship with the NADM can continue and brings benefits to the development of audit capacity of the two institutions.
