Below you will find The Complete Blogspot Archive
JAMP: Citizen Oversight & Technology adding value to the PFM chain
By Jeanette A Calder, Executive Director, Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (JAMP) "Citizens are not only citizens, but they are also shared owners of all public resources, assets and liabilities. They are not mere taxpayers but contributors to the...
Professional Trajectories: A New Approach to SAI Capacity Development at TCU
The Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil (TCU) has recently launched a new initiative to enhance the competencies and skills of its auditors. The Professional Trajectories are learning pathways that guide the development of auditors in different areas of expertise,...
Partnerships provide a pathway for enhanced competence
Government has evolved drastically in recent years becoming more complex with increased and competing needs, despite its limited resources to effectively deliver services to citizens. It therefore has become critical that auditors who provide assurance in this...
Five benefits for SAIs working with their local Professional Accountancy Organization
by Bruce Vivian – Principal, IFAC In many jurisdictions, professional accountancy organizations (PAOs) have developed strong relationships across the public sector—relationships that a Supreme Audit Institution (SAI)...
ISQM implementation enabling focused capacity development
The value and benefits of implementing the International Standard on Quality Management (ISQM 1) In December 2020, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board released a new standard for the quality management of audits. The new International Standard on...
CBC blog: Promoting citizen participation and civil society engagement at the global level
by Nelson Shack Yalta, Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru. "Throughout the world, the interaction of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) with citizens and civil society organizations has become an increasingly relevant aspect of their work. In...
Farewell blog by Tiofilusi Tiueti, Director – Technical Support, PASAI
"When you walk into an organisation on your first day and are greeted happily you know your tenure will be a pleasant one. About seven years ago, I was warmly welcomed at the PASAI Secretariat office in Auckland and immediately felt at home with my co-staff and as a...
PASAI blog: The importance of strategic planning and alliances in creating audit impact
By Sinaroseta Palamo-Iosefo, Director – Practice Development, PASAI A mandate that provides supreme audit institutions (SAIs) the discretion to select areas of audit focus is a tremendous responsibility. It deserves proper strategic planning, external consultation and...
CBC blog: Integration of big data in public sector auditing
By Fredrick M. Bobo | Information Systems Audit Manager, AFROSAI-E "The concept of big data has been topical for the last few years. Understandably so because it has been one of the technological trends of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). When it comes to...
CBC blog: Striving for a sustainable CBC
By Johanna Gardmark, Senior International Advisor, Swedish National Audit Office "As we are – hopefully – quickly approaching the end of a multi-year pandemic, it seems like a good time to pause a bit for...
News
Recording now available from ACCC webinar with OAG Somalia
Empowering audits: OAG Somalia’s journey towards a modern and independent audit law Navigating the audit bill process in a challenging context The journey towards establishing this legal framework faced numerous challenges, including political complexities within the...
Save-the-date: week of 16-20 September
IRCP On Thursday and Friday 19-20 September it is time for the INTOSAI-Regions Coordination Platform (IRCP), which will take place in Bucharest, Romania kindly hosted by the Romanian Court of Accounts . The IRCP is arranged by the CBC and IDI, and is aimed at...
ONLINE NOW: Join Somalia’s journey towards a modern and independent audit law
Empowering audits: OAG Somalia’s journey towards a modern and independent audit law Save the date: Tuesday 20 February at 11.00-12.30 am CET Navigating the audit bill process in a challenging context Please join us for this interesting CBC/ACCC webinar where...
Strengthening Budget Credibility through External Audit
Webinar series - 1 February, 8 February, 15 February and 11 April, 2024, 8:30 to 10:00 AM EST - DPIDG/UNDESA and the International Budget Partnership (IBP) in collaboration with supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and partners are organizing a webinar series (February...
PASAI blog: Challenges faced by our SAIs and SIDS in ensuring audit quality
Supreme audit institutions (SAIs) in small island developing states (SIDS) face unique challenges in capacity to adhere to international standards. A major factor is the small pool of qualified and experienced supervisors to provide a robust system of quality controls...
SAVE THE DATE – Face-to-face event of the INTOSAI CBC Task Force on Citizen Participation and Civil Society Engagement
The TFCP is pleased to announce that the Task Force will hold the 1st INTOSAI International Meeting on Citizen Participation and Civil Society Engagement, on March 13-15, 2024 in the city of Lima, Peru. During this event, the Task Force will share the work it has...
AFROSAI-E Bulletin no. 8 of 2023 now available
Looking back with satisfaction at its achievements from this year, AFROSAI-E shares some of the region's 2023 highlights in the Bulletin below: AFROSAI-E Bulletin 8 of 2023
Season’s greetings and best wishes for a peaceful 2024
The CBC leadership and secretariat wish you all a peaceful holiday season and all the best for 2024. We look forward to a new year full of capacity development engagements!
The ClimateScanner project – How Pacific SAIs can help address climate change
In a recent blog Jane Rogers (Sector Manager, Office of the Auditor-General, New Zealand) shares with us how SAI New Zealand is part of a group of 18 SAIs from across the world that have been working with SAI Brazil on the ClimateScanner project. The ClimateScanner is...
CBC reported to the 77th INTOSAI Governing Board
The 77th INTOSAI Governing Board took place in Vienna on 19-22 November, where the CBC chair Ms Tsakani Maluleke presented the CBC report for 2023. The report gives an overview of the CBC commendable accomplishments, and the CBC was also given a grant to...