Q4 2018

The development of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in my view, is a reflection of the proclivity of the human spirit to forge towards the betterment of the human race. I am an early supporter of the SDGs—embracing the targets’ ambitiousness, as well as the all-inclusive approach and framework surrounding…

The Turkish Court of Accounts (TCA), which has been conducting Information Technology (IT) audits for more than 15 years, has recently been given a new assignment—to ensure audit efficiency for e-government projects in the public sector…

Mr. Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury has taken the oath of office as Bangladesh’s 12th Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in July 2018. Before assuming his office as CAG…

The Parliament of Estonia appointed long-serving state official, Mr. Janar Holm, as Auditor General of Estonia earlier this year. He assumed office in April after taking an oath before Parliament. Holm succeeds…

The Chamber of Deputies of the United Mexican States appointed Mr. David Rogelio Colmenares-Páramo as Auditor General of Mexico for the years 2018-2026.Mr. Colmenares-Páramo earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and has held numerous public sector positions to include…

Through parliamentary election, Duško Pejović, PhD, began his term of office as President of the State Audit Institution (Institution) of the Republic of Serbia in April 2018. During his inauguration, Dr. Pejović spoke of the Institution’s past, as well as its way forward noting…

Delegates from the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Puerto Rico, along with special guests from the National Audit Office of the Republic of China (Taiwan), met in Antigua, Guatemala, to attend the XLII Central American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OCCEFS) General Assembly this summer…

Kazakhstan’s Accounts Committee for Control over Execution of the Republican Budget, the nation’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), organized a seminar for the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, earlier this year. The seminar, coordinated with support from Japan’s Board of Audit…

The State Audit Office (SAO) of the Republic of Latvia marked its 95th anniversary in August 2018. Celebrations included a conference focusing on overcoming personal and professional challenges everyone faces as they attempt to reach bigger goals. “Over the past 95 years, we have…

“It’s a done deal. We are going to get a significant amount of sea level rise.” Jeff Goodell does not mince words. “Sea-level rise is one of the central facts of our time, as real as gravity. It will reshape our world in ways most of us can only dimly imagine”…

Kuwait’s State Audit Bureau (SAB) participated in several meetings this summer, including the Working Group on Public Procurement Audit (WGPPA) in Serbia; 2018 Peer Review Conference in Slovakia; Working Group on Public Debt (WGPD) in India; and the Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA) in Indonesia. The SAB also contributed to discussions…

The Romanian Court of Accounts (RCoA), in keeping with its present and envisaged future development, seeks active involvement in developing the next generation of professionals in the field of external public audit. RCoA aims to create a favorable context for knowledge transfer among generations and…

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) hosted the fifth annual meeting of the Global Audit Leadership Forum (GALF) in April 2018 at the ECA premises in Luxembourg. Attended by representatives of 20 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and the ECA, the two meeting themes were…

The National Audit Office of Malta (NAOM) hosted the 2018 European Union (EU) Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) Contact Committee Liaison Officers Meeting earlier this year. The event, held to prepare for the EU Contact Committee meeting, which took place in Croatia in October, included…

The Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Slovenia and Malta share a common mission and similar objectives. Because of this, Tomaž Vesel, President, SAI Slovenia, and Charles Deguara, Auditor General, SAI Malta, signed an employee exchange agreement earlier this year designed to…

Under the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the BNAO organized a high-level conference on “The Role of the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in Enhancing Accountability, Transparency and Integrity in the Public Sector.” The conference included delegates from…

A delegation from the United Arab Emirates’ State Audit Institution (SAI), chaired by H.E. Dr. Harib Saeed Al Amimi, SAI President and Chairman of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), participated in the annual INTOSAI Policy, Finance and Administration Committee (PFAC) meeting held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The meeting included…

The Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Pakistan was recently reorganized to provide more effective, harmonized and streamlined audit coverage. The Audit of the Energy sector was divided among several audit sections…

The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Capacity Building Committee (CBC) Subcommittee on Cooperative Audits has developed a virtual catalog to work as a worldwide repository of cooperative audits carried out within the INTOSAI community. The catalog, available to all INTOSAI members, is a great reference source for…

Poland has declared its commitment to implement the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030 and the agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a task which calls for cooperation from the entire administration and all relevant stakeholders. A new development model for Poland, outlined in the government’s…

The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 marks an impressive milestone in the modernized world’s history. Nearly all UN-member countries have accepted (and most have ratified) the SDGs into national policy frameworks. The SDG initiative attempts to…

Since 2005, the Office of the State Audit Office (SAO) of the Kingdom of Thailand, the nation’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), has been responsible for initiating environmental audits, and the SAO gives precedence to environmental issues involving sustainable development. This article depicts the SAO’s three-phase approach in carrying out environmental performance audits and cultivating…

Poland has declared its commitment to implement the 2030 UN Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a task calling for cooperation from the entire administration and all relevant stakeholders. A new development model for Poland, outlined in the country’s Strategy for Responsible Development, meets Agenda 2030 expectations and is consistent with…

The General Auditing Bureau (GAB) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions’ (INTOSAI) 15th Policy, Finance and Administration Committee (PFAC) meeting in Riyadh, where members came together to discuss INTOSAI’s past progress and future initiatives. The PFAC aims to organize and govern INTOSAI in ways that promote…

The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) General Secretariat teamed up with the United Nations (UN) and permanent representatives of Austria and Canada to the UN to coordinate a round table discussion as part of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development. Dr. Margit Kraker, INTOSAI’s Secretary General…

A primary focus of this year’s International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) joint Capacity Building Committee (CBC) and INTOSAI-Donor Steering Committee (IDSC) meeting was people, and the themes of “Inspiring and Encouraging One Another,” “Putting Our People First,” and “Forward Together,” clearly conveyed this notion…

The digital age is upon us. It has been called the greatest information revolution since the advent of the printing press. But, how can Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) adapt? Organizers of the 21st Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) Congress held in August in Queensland, Australia, recognized this challenge—for every sector of society, including every SAI…

A memorable cultural performance officially opened the 2018 Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, hosted by the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV), the nation’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI). Dr. Ho Duc Phoc, SAV Auditor General (AG) and incoming ASOSAI chair, welcomed delegates and…

New resources are now available that Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) may find helpful when conducting audits using the extractive industries value chain, which describes the development process from discovery through extraction to lasting value creation for society. An important step in the value chain process is awarding contracts and licenses…

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, through its local office in Hyderabad, Telangana, hosted the 2018 International Organization of Supreme Audit Institution (INTOSAI) Working Group on Public Debt (WGPD) meeting with the theme “Engaging SAIs Toward Robust Public Debt Auditing” in July…

The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Self-Assessment Integrity (IntoSAINT) project group, a Capacity Building Committee (CBC) workstream chaired by Mexico’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), held its annual meeting in Mexico City in July. The meeting allowed IntoSAINT workstream members to discuss…

The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions’ (INTOSAI) Working Group on Big Data (WGBD) met…

Cultivating Supreme Audit Institutions’ (SAI) technical capacity, particularly in developing countries, is crucial. Increased technical capacity helps strengthen organizational structure and operations, while incorporating improved service delivery approaches, which adds value and benefits to the lives of citizens. Improved technical capabilities also…