Below you will find The Complete Blogspot Archive
PASAI blog part 2: Achieving Audit Independence in the Pacific
As previously promised, please find the second PASAI blog, on the topic: Achieving Audit Independence in the Pacific - Part 2. This blog post is the second in a series of two exploring the concept of audit independence and its role in promoting transparency,...
PASAI blog: Achieving Audit Independence in the Pacific
We are pleased to share the latest blog from PASAI, on the topic: Achieving Audit Independence in the Pacific - part 1. This blog is the first in a series of two blogs to provide public auditors with an introduction to the concept of audit independence. It also...
PASAI blog: Digital Literacy – Relevance to auditors and SAIs
Supreme Audit Institutions are operating in an increasingly digital environment. COVID-19 has sped up the adoption of digital technologies by several years and it is expected that these changes are here to stay. Keeping up-to-date with the digital transformation of...
Embracing blended learning as our new normal
E-learning is by no means a new concept. In fact, computer-based learning programmes have been around for over 60 years. But it was the introduction of the internet in the late 20th century, that really enabled e-learning to thrive. In the AFROSAI-E region, e-learning...
Business continuity during crisis
As we reflect on the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on our citizens and our staff, the impact on economies around the globe has been dire with organisations having to close as they are unable to continue delivering on their business objectives, taking away many...
Grass can be green on both sides of the fence
They say that grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. In fact, it has always been like that if you come from Finland and you look over the Baltic Sea and see Sweden’s shores. Swedes always tend to beat us in Ice Hockey, they have Abba, and their homes...
Coronavirus: How should SAIs respond?
The global coronavirus pandemic is leaving us all stunned. Each day we hear of new countries having to close borders, place citizens under lockdown, and launch major new publicly funded initiatives to ensure businesses survive and people are fed. It is easy to feel...
Success factors for applying what has been learned?
In October 2019 I attended AFROSAI-E’s Technical Update in Cape Town, a knowledge sharing- and networking event for the English-speaking countries of the African region, with close to 180 participants. The event offered the participants guidance on new technical...
Capacity Building should be an integral part of any SAI’s strategy
Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) rightly continue to face high expectations in their work of holding governments accountable for their stewardship of public funds, ensuring governments’ integrity and transparency, as well as providing value-adding recommendations to...
Bridge the gap with plain language
Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity, a lesson I learnt from a recent peer-to-peer cooperation between my SAI and the Swedish National Audit Office (SNAO) on plain language. It was my first introduction to understanding how words - so...
News
IFAC interview series: Meet CBC chair Ms Tsakani Maluleke, Auditor General of South Africa
n the spring of 2023 IFAC launched a series of interviews featuring inspirational women with diverse roles and backgrounds who all have one thing in common: their accountancy education has contributed to their accomplishments. The July edition is dedicated to...
IBP/UNDESA handbook launching event
Handbook on SAIs’ contribution to strengthening budget credibility through external audits Launching event (virtual) The International Budget Partnership (IBP) and the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government of the United Nations Department for...
AFROSAI-E Bulletin no. 3 of 2023
We are happy to share the latest bulletin of the AFROSAI-E region. Please find it below. AFROSAI-E Bulletin 3 of 2023
Post-meeting documentation from Jamaica now available
With great thanks for all wonderful engagements and valuable input at the contiguous IDC-CBC-IFAC/MOSAIC meeting in Jamaica in June - please find below the post-meeting documentation from the CBC part of the event....
Final report on EU-funded study: “Peer-to-Peer Capacity Development Support to Supreme Audit Institutions”
Peer-to-peer cooperation is an important mode of capacity development for SAIs. It is one of the key strategies INTOSAI has allocated to Strategic Goal 2 – Capacity Development. In support of INTOSAI and SAI development, the European Union funded a study of...
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...
PASAI: 2023 ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY REPORT
Accountability and transparency are two important elements of good governance. They are not easily separated, both encompassing many of the same actions. Transparency is powerful and, when consistently applied, can help fight corruption, improve governance, promote...
OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee holds annual meeting
The Capacity Building Committee (CCC) of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) met from April 17 to 20, in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador. The meeting has coordinated by Minister Augusto Nardes, who...
New chance to join P2P online session on learning from peer-to-peer engagements outside of the SAI world
Wednesday 24 May at 17:00 CEST (09:00 in Mexico; 10:00 Peru; 12:00 in Brazil; 10:00 in Surinam; 12:00 in Kingston). The INTOSAI CBC Peer-to-Peer workstream (P2P) is pleased to invite you to an online session focused on learning from peer-to-peer engagements...
FIPP: Call for volunteers to support the quality of INTOSAl’s standards
Please find below a letter from the Chair of the INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee (PSC) inviting applicants to become a member of the Forum for INTOSAI Professional Pronouncements (FIPP). You will also find background guidance and an application form. The...