In order to strengthen the skills of application of computer aided audit of the officers of Commission of Audit of Macau SAR (CA), CA and the Court of Auditors of Portugal jointly carried out a series of training course. Following CA’s officers participation in the training activity, which shared experiences with Portugal’s Court of Auditors and the European Union audit counterparts in promoting efficiency and effectiveness of audit by the application of information system and software in Portugal at the beginning of the year, CA invited Mr. João Carlos Cardoso, director of information system and technology department of the Court of Auditors of Portugal, to deliver the relevant skills from 8 to 11 June.

The computer aided audit course aimed at sharing knowledge on technical experience and operational techniques, and also explored the development of work management and document management software, key techniques on application and acquisition of electronic data and improvement on the functionalities of auditing software, etc. During the course, the Commissioner of Audit, Ho Veng On, met with the expert of the Court of Auditors of Portugal, Mr. João Carlos Cardoso.

In order to better fulfill the mission of audit in a rapid developing society, CA is committed to raise the professional competence of its staff on a permanent basis and therefore timely organizes training activities specifically oriented to meet their needs and also encourages them to improve themselves continuously.