The French Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), in its role as General Secretary of the Organization of French-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AISCCUF), organized its annual professional seminar in Dakar, Senegal, June 28-29, 2017. This two-day event was dedicated to the new International Standards for Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs) adopted at last year’s INCOSAI—a theme that had not yet been discussed on the international stage...
Through the work of the Nauru Department of Audit, the Government of Nauru has reached an historical milestone—the Public Accounts for 2013-2014 was tabled during a Parliamentary session earlier this year—the first time following a 15-year backlog. Despite the challenges associated with minimal staff, Nauru's Department of Audit has also managed to...
The State Audit Office (SAO) of Latvia, in cooperation with the Latvian Association of Certified Auditors, launched a new training program designed to educate certified auditors on applying International Standards for Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs). The training program, conducted by SAO staff possessing various professional experience, currently concentrates on...
The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Working Group on Big Data (WGBD) held its inaugural meeting April 17-19, 2017, in Nanjing, China. Forty nine delegates from 18 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) were in attendance. At the opening ceremony...
To enhance its quality-driven operations, the State Audit Office of Hungary (SAO) underwent a peer review in 2014 to evaluate the innovations and methodologies introduced from 2010 under the SAO’s value preserving renewal. The SAO adopted its new communication strategy a few years ago, in which it defined its main objectives...
Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) success stems from several measures, including robust communications (internally and externally) and leading by example. Over the years, the National Audit Office of Lithuania (NAOL) has established good professional relations with Lithuania’s Parliamentary Committee on Audit—our main partner assuring oversight of governmental activities...
Mr. Nelson Shack Yalta was appointed as the new Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru for the period 2017-2024. In his first speech as Comptroller General, Mr. Shack Yalta noted modernization and institutional strengthening were key to achieving...
The Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Suriname embarked on an external performance review in September 2016. Two international experts funded by the Inter-American Bank (IDB) carried out the review, which was based on the SAI Performance Measurement Framework (SAI PMF) methodology. Prior to the assessment, SAI Suriname audit staff and support department heads...
“Pacific Auditors Working Together”—the fundamental notion that shapes the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI). Every year, PASAI members unite to strengthen relationships and share knowledge, ideas and experiences—truly working together—to benefit the lives of citizens. This year’s congress, PASAI’s 20th, took place in Funafuti, Tuvalu...
A delegation from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) visited the National Audit Office of Malta (NAO) June 26, 2017. Led by Mr. Klaus-Heiner Lehne, ECA President, and accompanied by Mr. Leo Brincat, Malta’s ECA Member, the officials met with NAO senior leaders...