By: INTOSAI Journal

The revised ISSAI 5600 Guide content has undergone significant change to reflect the growing knowledge on the topic within the INTOSAI community in addition to feedback and suggestions received from INTOSAI members since the standard adoption in 2010 at XX INCOSAI…

Since its inception in 2005, AFROSAI-E has followed a structured capacity building approach to support our 26 member SAIs to strengthen their performance. Our Institutional Capacity Building Framework (ICBF) is the foundation of this approach…

The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Working Group on Public Debt (WGPD) met July 5-7, 2016, at the National Audit Office of China’s (CNAO) Audit Academy…

Governor Marcelino Petersion welcomed delegates from 19 Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) member countries to the State of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), as the 19th Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) Congress kicked off during the first week in August. Several development partners also attended…

This paper presents an alternative model for auditing public works through intensive use of Information Technology (IT). The model is based on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for collecting, processing and analyzing data; producing tables, graphs and thematic maps; allowing remote monitoring of a large number of constructions; and providing a quick overview of the audited area…

The INTOSAI México Declaration on Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) Independence established the principle that SAI heads and members of collegial institutions should be appointed by a process that ensures independence from the executive. Yet, little is written within the SAI community on what constitutes an appropriate process for recruiting and appointing new heads…

Throughout the global financial crisis over the past few years, social and political instability has amplified the level of uncertainty associated with socio-economic processes. This uncertainty has led to a severe negative impact, particularly on emerging and transitioning nations, including Tajikistan. Tajikistan’s economy, like that of many developing countries, remains vulnerable to international financial and economic changes…

Mr. Seyit Ahmet Baş was appointed as the President of the Turkish Court of Accounts June 23, 2016, at the 106th session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly for a term of five years…

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…

Minsk (the Republic of Belarus) hosted the XVI Council of Heads of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of the Commonwealth of Independent States (the Council) June 7-8, 2016. The President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, along with the Chairman of the Executive Committee, Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Sergei Lebedev, greeted attendees of the XVI session that included…

Impact, Quality and Communication: New Development Direction Leading to Increased Public Sector Efficiency and Value. The first Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) Leaders Meeting took place June 24, 2016, in Beijing, China…

The Supreme Financial Control (Audit) Institutions of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states held their third meeting May 27, 2016, in Astana…

The Albanian Supreme Audit Institution (ALSAI) organized its fourth Annual Scientific Conference in Tirana, Albania June 20-22, 2016. The conference, entitled “Risk Analysis,” garnered much attention, including that of the European Parliament…

Dr. Hussam Al-Angari was appointed as President of the General Auditing Bureau (GAB) of Saudi Arabia on May 7, 2016…

The Bulgarian National Assembly tasked the Bulgarian National Audit Office (BNAO) with performing an audit on banking supervision following much public attention on the difficult situation of one bank in particular…

The State Audit Institution (SAI) of the Republic of Serbia conducted a performance audit on the “Justification for Establishing Committees and Other Permanent and Temporary Working Bodies in the Public Sector” to address the issue of taxpayer money…

New Zealand’s Auditor-General, Lyn Provost, authored the report, “Reflections from Our Audits: Governance and Accountability,” which brings together findings and lessons from the office’s recent work. The report sparked important conversations across New Zealand’s public sector…

The Cour des comptes of the kingdom of Morocco welcomed the members of the Association of the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) having in common the use of the French language (AISCUFF), May 30-June 3, 2016, in Rabat, Morocco…

Last year, the Romanian government approved the National Strategy on Public Procurement, which bears the primary objective of reforming the institutional framework of the Romanian public procurement system. This reformation will be achieved through the incorporation of European directives into national law…

The United Kingdom National Audit Office (NAO) has released “Governance and Supreme Audit Institutions: Reflections from the UK.” One of the challenges for Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) is to “practice what we preach,” and this publication shows…

The State Audit Bureau of Kuwait continues to participate and contribute to several INTOSAI working groups as part of its ongoing efforts…

On June 9, 2016, the Congress of the Republic of Peru appointed Edgar Alarcon Tejada, CPA, as the new Comptroller General…