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The Tribunal de Contas da União, Brazil’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), will host the XXIV International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Congress (INCOSAI), the largest international forum for the audit community…

Information Technology (IT) has significantly influenced all aspects of society and continues to open prospects to improve the efficiency and quality of decision-making and problem-solving processes. The XXIII International Congress of Supreme Audit Institutions (INCOSAI) addressed IT—its role and its ability to…

/Progress/: the forward or onward movement toward a destination; advance or development toward a better, more complete, or more modern condition. This issue of the Journal is dedicated to the XXIII International Congress of Supreme Audit Institutions (INCOSAI) held in Moscow, Russia, September 23-28, 2019…

Inspired by the work of Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, the INCOSAI XXIII logo is a modern, fine, balanced, movable mechanism that combines several separate elements varying in shape, size and color into a…

Snapshots from Moscow highlights some key facts from INCOSAI XXIII, including the number of delegates and Supreme Audit Institutions participating in the triennial Congress; primary themes; award winners; and establishment of the new Working Group on…

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…

In an official ceremony held at the Manege Exhibit Hall in Moscow, Aleksei Kudrin, President of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, assumed Chairmanship of INTOSAI from Dr. Harib Saeed Al Amimi, President of the State Audit Institution of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…

The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) presented three awards at the XXIII Congress in Moscow, Russia—the Jörg Kandutsch, Elmer B. Staats and Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) Young Leader (SYL) Awards…

In keeping with the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) mission to continuously improve government auditing and Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) capacity development, Theme II of the XXIII INTOSAI Congress (INCOSAI),”The Role of SAIs in Achieving National Priorities and Goals,” expanded upon previous INCOSAI discussions on…

The Accountability State Authority of Egypt (ASA) contributed to several international and regional events in Spring 2019, including…

The three-day INTOSAI-Regions Coordination Platform (IRCP) united global bodies and regions to explore synergies, address the INTOSAI value chain and crosscutting priorities, and foster an integrative approach in developing solutions and aligning efforts. The meeting kicked off with a new approach…

The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) hosted the 10th meeting of the Forum for INTOSAI Professional Pronouncements (FIPP) Paro from March 4-8, 2019. Twenty-three delegates from 15 member countries attended the meeting and…

On April 3, 2019, Dr. Edwin Humberto Salazar Jerez was sworn in as Comptroller General of Accounts of the Republic of Guatemala for a period ending on October 12, 2022. A plenary of the Congress of Guatemala…

Auditor General Charles Deguara presented the 2018 annual report on the Work and Activities of the National Audit Office (NAO) of Malta to Speaker of the House of Representatives Anġlu Farrugia on April 17, 2019. In the report…

The Audit Office of the Republic of Cyprus hosted the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (EUROSAI) Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA) Spring Session on May 7-8, 2019, in Kalopanayiotis, Cyprus. The main theme of the meeting, which was attended by approximately 50 representatives from 23 countries…

Myanmar’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) is participating in the SAI Performance Measurement Framework (PMF) Facilitation Program for the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) region, which aims to…

The Republic of Azerbaijan’s Chamber of Accounts (COA) hosted the 2019 International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Working Group on Public Debt (WGPD) annual meeting from May 23-25, 2019. Fifty-three participants from 27 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) attended the meeting, which included…

he State Audit Bureau (SAB) of Kuwait participated in various International Organization of Supreme Audit Institution (INTOSAI) working groups and activities in Spring 2019, including…

The Algerian Court of Accounts (COA) recently published a report assessing national preparedness in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established in the 2030 Agenda. This review…

The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Subcommittee on Peer Reviews implements an annual global survey on various peer review aspects within the INTOSAI community. The 2019 survey…

Dr. Harib Saeed Al-Amimi, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) and Chairman of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), headed the UAE delegation at the 6th Global Audit Leadership Forum (GALF). During the two-day event…

When Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, he tended his garden and spoke of throwing seeds on the ground, watering them and watching them grow. Similarly, the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) has observed and nurtured young leaders from Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) worldwide through the SAI Young Leader (SYL) initiative. As these future leaders take the journey from seedling to blossoming tree, the SYL initiative, now in its second iteration…