Information Technology (IT) audits are often complex, and audit outcomes tend to result in technical reports written in technical language. As noted in International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) 5300, very few people find such lengthy and complicated documents appealing or understandable. The Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Argentina has...
Gambia’s National Audit Office (NAO) was a government department until 2015, when it was then declared an independent institution through a National Assembly Act. The NAO has been working on a series of initiatives to transform it into a leading national institution for public funds transparency and accountability. NAO management and staff continue working to improve...
Loss of biodiversity is a global problem. As part of the European Ecological Network, Natura 2000, the Republic of Bulgaria established a National Ecological Network of protected zones—234 for the conservation of natural habitats, wild fauna and flora; 120 for the conservation of wild birds; and 13 bound by both conservation directives. The audit covering a 3-year period assessed...
The Board of Audit (Board) of Japan submitted its annual report to Japan's Prime Minister in November and recently welcomed a new Board President...
Technology is driving change in society, and different professions are rediscovering roles and aligning themselves with the technological direction of the future. The auditing profession cannot be immune to these effects...
Egypt's Accountability State Authority hosted several meetings, participated in international forums and continued the organization's long-standing tradition of collaborative efforts as 2019 came to a close. The ASA...
The Algerian Court of Audit issued its 2019 Annual Report, has been elected to serve on INTOSAI and ARABOSAI Governing Boards and continues work in training and cooperation...
On August 2, 2019, state control bodies of Belarus celebrated their 100th Anniversary. The Committee of State Control, the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of the Republic of Belarus...
Kuwait's State Audit Bureau welcomes a new President and continues its international training, cooperation and participation efforts, including contributions to the Young EUROSAI (YES) Conference held in London last November...
The Supreme Audit Court of Iran participated in the Astana Economic Foru and hosted a successful international training course on performance audit to close out 2019...