Feb 28, 2025 | BlogSpot, General, News
By Mike Scott, Program Director, PASAI One of the things that I have always enjoyed and admired most about performance audit as a profession is the range of fantastic people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that it attracts. People with backgrounds in amazing...
Jun 5, 2024 | BlogSpot, General, News
By Luke Eaton, Communications Advisor, PASAI Across the Pacific region the power distance dimension of culture varies. This refers to the relationships between people perceived to have different ‘statuses.’ In places with a low power distance, interactions are usually...
Nov 20, 2023 | BlogSpot, General, News
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...
Sep 20, 2023 | BlogSpot, Competent people, General, News
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,...
Jun 12, 2023 | BlogSpot, Competent people, General, News
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...
Mar 14, 2023 | BlogSpot, Competent people, General, News
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)...