The symposium themed “Environmental Auditing for Sustainable Development” -one of the most important contents of the agenda- demonstrates the ASOSAI community’s commitments and efforts to bring about practical contributions to the United Nations’ pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the settlement of global environmental challenges. In his speech, as ASOSAI Chairman for the 2018-2021 term, Ho Duc Phoc, who is also Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV), affirmed that the environment has become one of the most urgent global issues of prime concern to each nation. In the future, environmental challenges will pose serious threats to the development of nations, raising the higher importance of Supreme Audit Institutions’ (SAIs) tasks of carrying out environmental auditing for sustainable development. Cognizant of the importance of environmental protection for the nation’s sustainable development, and the role and … [Read more...] about ASOSAI 14: Utilizing Big Data for effective environmental audits
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AI and Big Data at ICAEW 2018 Regional Thought Leadership Roadshow
Kirstin Gillon addressing the workshop in Ho Chi Minh City In Vietnam, the fourth installment of this series took place in April, covering a number of topical issues, including artificial intelligence and the future of the accounting profession, disruptive digital technologies in business, global technological trends in business, artificial intelligence and Big Data, and the intriguing topic of the potential impact of technology on accounting. The “Artificial intelligence and Digital Disruption” workshop, a key component of the International Thought Leadership Roadshow, drew the attention of public agencies, major organisations, and scholars from various universities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. To offer participants as much useful information as possible, this year’s workshop was jointly organised by ICAEW and IBM, a global leader in artificial intelligence research and development. Speaking about the accounting profession in the era of artificial intelligence … [Read more...] about AI and Big Data at ICAEW 2018 Regional Thought Leadership Roadshow
Indonesia’s central bank optimises big data to boost growth
Bank Indonesia (BI) (Photo: Antara) Jakarta (VNA) – The Bank Indonesia (BI) - the central bank - has made optimum use of big data to formulate policies expected to speed up the national economic growth, said BI Deputy Governor Erwin Rijanto. By taking advantage of big data, the BI is able to predict something more accurately and quickly, Rijanto said after opening an international seminar on big data in Bali. Rijanto said nearly 30 percent of the world’s central banks, including the BI, have used big data to build policies. These policies are related to monetary and macro-prudential analyses, financial system stability, information needs and new researches, he said. The other advantages of big data are new indicators which enable the central banks to map the linkage of financial institutions through a network analysis to mitigate the systemic risks of the financial system, Rijanto said. In addition, big data will also enable their users to identify economic … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s central bank optimises big data to boost growth
Artificial intelligence and Big data at epicenter of ICAEW’s 2018 Regional Thought Leadership Roadshow
(VEN) - In its mission to contribute to the development of the finance and accounting professions and the economies of South-East Asian nations, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) chose Vietnam as the first destination for its regular quarterly Regional Thought Leadership Roadshow. In Vietnam, the fourth instalment of this series took place in April, covering a number of topical issues, including artificial intelligence and the future of the accounting profession, disruptive digital technologies in business, global technological trends in business, artificial intelligence and Big Data and the intriguing topic of potential impact of technology on accounting. The “Artificial intelligence and Digital Disruption” workshop, a key component of the International Thought Leadership Roadshow, drew the attention of public agencies, major organisations, and scholars from various universities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. To offer participants … [Read more...] about Artificial intelligence and Big data at epicenter of ICAEW’s 2018 Regional Thought Leadership Roadshow
MoH smart healthcare system uses AI, Big Data
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — A smart healthcare system that exploits Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI) has been set up by the Ministry of Health to improve the quality of health examinations and medical treatment. Each locality in the country is expected to develop a smart healthcare system based on their own conditions, according to the ministry. The ministry has issued a set of criteria for IT applications toward smart health, according to Trần Quý Tường, head of Electronic Health Administration of Việt Nam. Under the criteria, a hospital will be considered “smart” if it uses artificial intelligence and has software to manage information, tests, storage and image transmission, electronic health records and kiosks for patients to search for information. HCM City’s City Department of Health has instructed hospitals to draw up a road map that will include human resources and capital expenditures for their facilities. … [Read more...] about MoH smart healthcare system uses AI, Big Data