The Turkish Court of Accounts (TCA), which has a tradition dating back more than a thousand years, celebrated its 158th Anniversary this year with a heavy heart as the entire world lives under the shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The pandemic created a “new normal” forcing Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and governments alike to...
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Slovakia’s Supreme Audit Office Develops Interactive Tool Enhancing Transparency, Citizen Participation
In July 2020, the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (SAO SR) developed a new interactive analytical tool called the Municipalities on Map (MuMAP). The application...
Innovation Labs: Embrace Change to Reap Rewards
Potential useful data is piling up everywhere. Scientific and Technological (S&T) advances are happening quickly and are, just as quickly, becoming difficult to follow. Discussions on topics—such as audit automation, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain—abound, as does advice to move everything to the infamous cloud, and these trends are certainly impacting...
Bridging the Gap
From snapshots to stamps, the XXIII INCOSAI—a bridge helping us get to where we want to be—featured new and interactive ways to enhance our journey toward progress...
SAI Peru Employs Innovative Measure to Promote Integrity, Transparency
Last year, a law was enacted to strengthen Peru’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) and National Control System (NCS), marking a historic milestone in the fight against corruption in the Peruvian State. Since then, SAI Peru has...
SAI Brazil Engages Auditors in Fun, Exciting Way
The Federal Court of Accounts, Brazil’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), developed a quiz on International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs) as a new way to engage its auditors while deepening knowledge on professional auditing standards. The quiz, which also included questions on the SAI itself, saw 475 auditors competing in...
Kuwait’s State Audit Bureau Hosts Youth Forum
The State Audit Bureau of Kuwait (SAB) hosted the “The State Audit Bureau Youth Forum 2017” November 27-28, 2017. The event, tied to the State of Kuwait’s selection as the Capital of Arab Youth for 2017, aims to provide young people with the opportunity to participate in decision-making and system development, encourage creativity and innovation...
Romanian Court of Accounts Audits Capital’s Subway System
The need to optimize, modernize and extend the current metro network is rigorous and is generated by a number of factors including: Estimated population growth dynamics of Bucharest...