The recommendations of the AFROSAI-E Governing Board in 2019 resulted in the formation of the Working Group on Information Systems Audit and Management (WGISAM). The working group enables knowledge and experience sharing on information system security in the region. The rapidly expanding technical developments that pose difficulties at SAIs for IS audits and IS management were the driving force behind the formation of the WGISAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The annual WGISAM meeting took place in Livingstone, Zambia, from 26 to 30 September. WGISAM members and managers from the SAI IS Audit\/Management units attended the meeting. SAIs were also invited to share their insights on the theme of the meeting, Data-Driven SAIs<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The theme for this year\u2019s meeting was motivated by the fast-growing technological advancements that present challenges to SAIs in becoming more data-driven. These challenges were highlighted in the research AFROSAI-E conducted and discussions at the AFROSAI General Assembly and AFROSAI-E Governing Board meetings. To address these concerns, the meeting focussed on the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n MEETING OPENING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Hon. Cornelius Mweetwa, the Zambia Southern Province Minister, officially opened the workshop. The Auditor General of SAI Zambia, Dr Dick Chellah Sichembe, gave opening remarks, as did the WGISAM Chairperson, Mr David Munyaka, and Mr Fredrick Bobo from the AFROSAI-E Secretariat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr Percy Chinyama, from the National Coordinator of the Smart Zambia Institute, delivered the keynote address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The speakers emphasised the significance of SAIs being data-driven by highlighting the recent technological advancements and data security threats at SAIs and audit clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MAIN DISCUSSIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Progress of the WGISAM Projects<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Data analysis (big data) in audits<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This session outlined the stages involved in data analysis. The key takeaways were what constitutes big data in SAIs and how it can be integrated into audits. The team shared their experiences on critical data analysis issues, including validation procedures and access to data from various applications and platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AFROSAI-E Data Driven and Cybersecurity Guides<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The AFROSAI-E shared the Becoming a Data-Driven SAI Guideline<\/em> (exposure draft) with participants and distributed it at the 17th<\/sup> Technical Conference. The Cybersecurity guide was also shared and will be circulated to SAIs for comment shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Data Governance and Security<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In this session, participants discussed and shared experiences on what constitutes data governance and security and how far auditors should go in governance and security. There were also in-depth discussions on cybersecurity, enterprise technology and threats to SAIs and audits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2023-24 Work Plan and appointment of the new Chairperson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n SAI Zambia was appointed as the new WGISAM Chairperson to be deputised by SAI Rwanda. The working group also deliberated on its 2023-2024 work plan, focusing on IT, IT management and cybersecurity within the existing sub-working groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MEETING OUTCOMES AND RESOLUTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n By Abdourahman Badjie and Seringe Saine from SAI The Gambia The recommendations of the AFROSAI-E Governing Board in 2019 resulted in the formation of the Working Group on Information Systems…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[59,75],"yoast_head":"\n