On April 7, 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) held the first in a series of free international webinars to promote knowledge sharing and address emerging issues the INTOSAI community is facing during the pandemic. More information about the webinar series can be found here. The topic of the first webinar was the challenges and lessons learned in conducting real-time audits of COVID-19 activities. The webinar featured...
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OLACEFS Offers Free Online Course on Performance Audits
Access to a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Performance Audit—promoted by the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) Capacity Building Committee, currently under the presidency of Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts—was made available in October 2020. This free course provides information about...
SAO Latvia Implements New Training and Certification System for Public Auditors
The State Audit Office (SAO) of Latvia has consistently promoted professional employee growth as an integral part of its organizational development strategy and began developing a nationally recognized training and certification system for public sector auditors in 2016. The SAO continues investing in staff abilities and skills as a key component in maximizing capacity and upholding...
Algerian Court of Accounts Organizes Joint Training, Participates in Regional Events, Implements COVID-19 Procedures
As part of the “Sharaka” cooperation program with the Netherlands Court of Audit (NCA), the Algerian Court of Accounts (COA) organized two training courses in January, which included COA magistrates and auditors as well as NCA experts. At the end of the training sessions...
Egypt’s Accountability State Authority Contributes to Regional Events, Chairs COMESA Board, Participates in African Union Audit
gypt's Accountability State Authority (ASA) participated in several virtual events, including the 16th Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI) Capacity Building Committee and 15th ARABOSAI Professional and Supervisory Standards Committee meetings on May 14, 2020; and the...
SAI Myanmar Hosts Virtual International Standards Training
Myanmar’s Office of the Auditor General of the Union (OAG) has launched virtual training opportunities on International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). As the OAG continues plans to transform the government accounting system from a cash to accrual basis...
Online Training Opportunity Addressing Accountability in Challenging Times, Building Auditor Resilience
The National Intergovernmental Audit Forum (NIAF) is pleased to announce there is no-cost space available to participate in the 23rd Biennial Forum of Government Auditors July 28-30, 2020! As the COVID-19 Pandemic has posed...
Free Virtual Workshop on Future of Public Audit
Durham University is hosting a FREE virtual workshop on "The Future of Public Audit" June 18-19, 2020. Learn more about the workshop and register for the event by...
Cyprus Audit Office Hosts Seminar Addressing New EU Regulation
The Audit Office of the Republic of Cyprus hosted a seminar on the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation. The seminar focused on...
SAI Myanmar Enhances Performance Audit Capacity and Report Writing
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Myanmar and Norway includes cooperation to enhance work in performance and compliance audits. In January 2020, SAI Myanmar established a 14-member unit specializing in performance audits, and as part of the MoU...