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Regional Cooperative Audit on Air Quality Yields Insightful Reports
Air pollution knows no borders, and recent statistics show that more than 85% of the citizens in European Union (EU) cities breathe air containing harmful chemicals. This statistic prompted several SAIS from EUROSAI to join forces, and, along with the ECA...
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News from the OLACEFS Region
In an official a ceremony in Mexico City, the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Mexico transferred the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) presidency to the SAI of Peru. During the oath-taking ceremony...
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Cooperative Audits Subcommittee Promotes Virtual Catalog
At the September 2018 International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Governing Board meeting in Moscow, General Secretariats from the INTOSAI regions provided activity updates, and many regions expressed interest in conducting cooperative audits on topics ranging from water protection and waste management to climate change. To better disseminate valuable cooperative audit experiences...
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In Memoriam: Michael Ferguson, OAG Canada Auditor General
It is with great sadness that the Office of the Auditor General of Canada announced the death of Michael Ferguson, Auditor General, on February 2, 2019. Mr. Ferguson was appointed Auditor General of Canada on November 28, 2011. Prior to his appointment...
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EUROSAI Audit Methodology Experts Unite To Discuss Common Concerns
Audit methodology experts from nearly 30 European Organizations of Supreme Audit Institutions (EUROSAI) SAIs gathered in Warsaw, Poland, late last year to attend the region's inaugural Audit Methodology meeting. Some 60 delegates participated in the two-day event hosted by SAI Poland to discuss...
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Cooperative Audits Subcommittee Launches Virtual Training
The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Subcommittee on Cooperative Audits has developed a self-instructive virtual course, "Guidelines for the Execution of Cooperative Audits," earlier this year to address...
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Building a Longer-Term Foundation: IDC Transformation
The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI)-Donor Cooperation (Cooperation) kicked off the year with a new support structure and a closer cooperation with the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI). The INTOSAI Donor Secretariat, which has been supporting the Cooperation for the past nine years, will be...
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INTOSAI CBC Shares Inspiring “Good Stories”
Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) working in complex and challenging contexts often deal with enormous challenges, yet they still find a way to carry out audit work despite the conditions. The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Capacity Building Committee (CBC) has established a workstream to support these SAIs. A key workstream initiative is to...
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SAI Jamaica Hosts Conference Commemorating CAROSAI 30-Year Anniversary
Jamaica’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) hosted the Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (CAROSAI) 30th Anniversary Conference August 15-17, 2018. The three-day conference celebrated the theme "Building the Future on the Foundations of the Past” and included...