Yearly Archives: 2017

2017

Funcionarios de diferentes Entidades Fiscalizadoras Superiores de la OLACEFS participaron del 20 al 22 de noviembre de 2017 en el Taller de Capacitación y Planificación de la Auditoría Coordina de Áreas de Fronteras, que se llevó a cabo en dependencias de la Contraloría General de la República de Chile. El objetivo principal de esta auditoría […]

The presidencies of the Special Environment Commission (COMTEMA) and the Working Group for the Audit of Public Works (GTOP) invite interested SAIs to apply for their respective presidencies. For further information, please go to: COMTEMA Note/Py N°039/2017 – COMTEMA call for applicants COMTEMA Note/Py N°042/2017 – COMTEMA extension of call for applicants Official notice No. […]

In line with the 2016 – 2018 Training Plan, from August 28 to September 1 Brazil’s Court of Auditors (TCU) hosted a Design Thinking Course for OLACEFS member institutions. The event was attended by 15 officials from the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, […]

The Technical Commission on Good Governance Practices (CTPBG), with the support of AC-Colombia, presented the index of availability of information to citizens on the institutional management of Supreme Audit Institutions – “IDIGI-EFS”, within the framework of the XXVII OLACEFS General Assembly held recently in Asunción, Paraguay. The IDIGI-EFS 2017 was developed from a survey of […]

La Comisión Técnica de Prácticas de Buena Gobernanza (CTPBG) que preside el Auditor General de la Nación Argentina, Lic. Jesús Rodríguez, hizo entrega de los Premios del Concurso “Por la Recuperación de Valores”. La temática elegida para la Edición 2017 fue: Rol y desafíos de las EFS en la evaluación y análisis de las políticas […]

The Seminar on Sustainable Development Goals and Oversight was held from October 23 – 25, 2017, in the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile. All of all the issues addressed by the panels were linked to Sustainable Development Goals, such as strengthening the rule of law, the fight against corruption, supreme […]

On Thursday, November 2, the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile was elected as a new member of the Board of Auditors of the United Nations, through a vote held by the Fifth Committee during the 72nd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. After more […]

The Seminar on Sustainable Development Goals and Oversight will be held from October 23 – 25, 2017, in the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (Teatinos 78, Santiago). Working sessions for Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 will be held from 9:00 – 17:30 in the form of presentations and discussions from four panels. […]

The Superior Audit Office of the Federation of Mexico is pleased to invite OLACEFS members and stakeholders to follow a live transmission of the 6th International Seminar, “Power, Corruption and Impunity: an agenda with a focus on rights”, taking place on October 19 and 20, 2017. The transmission starts at 9 am, Mexico City time. […]

The Government of the Republic of Nicaragua and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed the “Project to Strengthen the Control System of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Nicaragua” for the which the services of an individual international consultant are required to “carry out consulting for implementing an assessment of […]

On September 7, 2017, a conference entitled “Towards achieving SDGs-2030 Agenda” was organized at the General Audit Office of Argentina (AGN), where commitment and challenges to achieving SDGs were assessed by prominent figures in the field. Panelists included the Deputy Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, Mario Quintana; the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations […]

The Chairs of INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee (PSC), Capacity Building Committee (CBC) and Knowledge Sharing Committee (KSC) invite all SAIs and bodies within INTOSAI to nominate candidates for FIPP. As you will learn on the joint global call below, originally disseminated by the PSC Secretariat, the primary requirements to be considered, so as to widen […]

Results Stage I As per the call for applicants for the CCC’s digital games competition, the following is the list of projects that qualified for “STAGE 1 – Admission, Evaluation and Classification”: Ranking Order Overall Weighted Average Project 1st 80.17 Minha Pequena Cidade 2nd 79.17 Hasta la vista 3rd 75.75 Re:nacer en busca de la […]

From August 28 to September 1, Brazil’s Court of Auditors (TCU) hosted a Design Thinking Course for OLACEFS member institutions. The course was held at its Serzedello Correa Institute (ISC). The event was attended by 15 officials from the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, […]

The INTOSAI Development Initiative IDI has opened the position of OLACEFS Manager of Capacity Development to international applicants. IDI is a non-profit organization which acts as secretariat for capacity building for the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions INTOSAI, and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Its aim is to improve the institutional capacity of SAIs in […]

The Brazilian Court of Auditors of the Union (TCU) is the venue of the Design Thinking course for OLACEFS member institutions. The course runs from August 28 to September 1. The event will be attended by 17 officials from the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, […]

The Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISARs) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), extends an invitation to the Technical Workshop on International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), and the 34th session of the ISAR Working Group. Both events will take place at the Palais […]

As part of a series of webinars on “Good Regional Practices, Challenges and Lessons Learned in the Implementation of ISSAIs, developed in 2017 by the OLACEFS Presidency under the administration of Mexico’s SAI, in conjunction with the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI), the whole OLACEFS community is invited to participate in a webinar on “Progress and […]