Yearly Archives: 2021

News 2021

In August of 2021, the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS), with the signatures of the President, Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru, Nelson Shack Yalta and the Executive Secretary, Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile, Jorge Bermúdez Soto, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the German Cooperation through […]

The Presidency of the Central American Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OCCEFS) and the Office of the Comptroller General of Accounts of the Republic of Guatemala, extend a cordial invitation to witness the activities that several Central American countries have prepared in commemoration of the Bicentennial celebration of Independence, through “Cultural week,” which will take […]

On Friday, September 3, 2021, within the framework of the Compliance Audit on Transparency, Accountability and Inclusiveness in the use of Emergency Funds (TAI), the IDI is organizing a “Social Learning” meeting in which the following will participate: Claire Schouten, Senior Program Officer of the International Budget Partnership (IBP); and Ermira Lubani, Technical Advisor on […]

On Thursday, August 26, through the Zoom platform, was the inauguration of the cycle of webinars Gender Equality: Progress and Challenges, of the Supreme Audit Institutions of the Mercosur and Associated Countries (EFSUR). This first meeting was called “Women and Leadership: Challenges for Equal Participation,” with the participation of the highest authorities of the SAIs […]

The Technical Commission on Good Governance Practices (CTPBG), led by the president of the AGN, Mr. Jesús Rodríguez, presented virtually, on August 18, the webinar “ODS. Challenges of Control in the fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda” regarding the recent dissemination of the document” Good auditing practices for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).” The speakers on […]

In order to deepen the gender perspective, the Supreme Audit Institutions of the Mercosur and Associated Countries (EFSUR) will undertake a series of discussions on gender equality in different contexts, in which the role of women, leadership and challenges for equal participation will be the main theme of said event, seeking to foster active interest […]

The Capacity Building Committee (CCC) of OLACEFS, with the aim of continuing to support Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in increasing their professional skills related to the subject of data analysis, is pleased to report the seventh edition of the International Seminar on Data Analysis, which will take place on October 21 and 22, 2021, from […]

On Thursday, August 12, the first meeting of the Coordinated Audit, of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS), of SDG 3B “Addressing good health and well-being” was held, led by the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru within the framework of the Working Group on Disaster […]

In order to identify the level of progress in the use of technological tools that support the exercise of government control, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) coordinated with the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) of Peru as Presidency of the OLACEFS, with the CGR of Chile as Executive Secretariat of OLACEFS, […]

With the objective of facilitating the publication, exchange and use of open data related to government control and Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of OLACEFS, the Commission on Information and Communication Technologies (CTIC) seeks to implement a platform capable of delivering added value to the process of digitization of internal data of each country and each […]

The AGN participated in the cycle of conferences organized by the Technical Commission on Good Governance Practices (CTPBG) of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) and the Colombian Citizen Action Corporation (AC-Colombia), within the framework of promoting practices to improve the presentation of information through the institutional portals of supreme […]

The Technical Commission on Good Governance Practices (CTPBG), of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) is carrying out the cycle of conferences “Hand in Hand for Good Governance,” to review and highlight the initiatives that Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) are carrying out at the regional level to strengthen the culture […]

On July 13, at 11:00 am in Lima, 12:00 am in Santiago and Washington DC and 1:00 pm in Buenos Aires, a webinar was held on the “Mapping of Digital Technology, Data and Innovation of OLACEFS,” organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Executive Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of […]

The Technical Commission on Good Governance Practices (CTPBG) of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions virtually presented the panel discussion “Strengthening Internal Communication in SAIs of OLACEFS,” in two meetings held on July 8 and 15. The 2-day virtual event was held with the main objective of sharing experiences and internal […]

June 30, 2021 will conclude the activities of the regional project, Strengthening External Control in the Environmental Area, implemented thanks to the strategic alliance between OLACEFS, the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU-Brazil) and the German Cooperation for Sustainable Development, through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Five and a half years of joint […]

The I International Forum on Public Sector Auditing will be held on June 24 and 25, with the topic Supervision of Actions to Combat COVID-19. The event is organized by the Court of Accounts of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (TCE-RS) of Brazil, in collaboration with the Rui Barbosa Institute (IRB), the Federal […]

CTIC conducts a workshop for legislators, parliamentary advisers and regional CSOs on the ODS.OLACEFS.COM portal The Information and Communication Technologies Committee of OLACEFS (Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions) chaired by the Auditor General of the General Audit Office of Argentina (AGN), Francisco Javier Fernández, will hold a webinar/workshop on Tuesday, June […]

The Working Group Specialized in the fight against Transnational Corruption (GTCT) has the mission of promoting the exchange of information between OLACEFS Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs). For this reason, it is launching this consultancy in order to have a roadmap regarding the legal ways to start with such an exchange. This supposes an exhaustive study […]

From May 10 to 14, 2021, the Planning and Training Workshop for the Coordinated Audit of the Socio-economic Aid Programs that countries have implemented within the framework of COVID-19 was held virtually, an initiative developed as part of the activities of the Working Group Specialized in the Fight against Transnational Corruption (GTCT) with the support […]

The Institute for Fiscal Studies of Spain invites the officials of OLACEFS member SAIs to apply for the VII edition of the “Official University Master’s Degree in Public Finance and Financial and Tax Administration. Specialty: Financial Administration.” This Master Degree has been developed with great success in recent years and is adapted to the requirements […]

The Specialized Working Group on the Fight against Transnational Corruption presents to the supreme audit institutions’ community and national and international entities with a mandate to promote public integrity, transparency, citizen participation, open government, and other with similar functions; the Manual of Good Practices in the Fight against Corruption in its Spanish, Portuguese, English and […]

The OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee (CCC) launched a portfolio with the main products developed by the Committee in recent years. This effort sought to collect, in a single site, the various training tools, with a view to facilitating their dissemination and use by all SAIs in the region. The portfolio has the following products: Training […]

This May 18, the LXXII Meeting of the OLACEFS Board of Directors will be held in virtual mode, as has been done throughout the 2020 year with the organization of the Presidency of the Regional Organization. The meeting will allow the member Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) to continue contributing to the management of the organization […]

With an audience of 350 people, the climate finance webinar was a great success. The event was promoted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and was supported by the regional project for Strengthening External Control in the Environmental Area, a partnership between the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU-Brazil), the Latin American and Caribbean Organization […]

The OLACEFS Working Group Specialized in the Fight against Transnational Corruption (GTCT), headed by the Comptroller General of the State (CGE) of the Republic of Ecuador, and the German Cooperation, through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, invite you to the opening ceremony of the Workshop for Planning and Training of the Coordinated […]

With the participation of audit teams from 12 Supreme Audit Institutions and 2 Subnational Institutions of OLACEFS, the Virtual Consolidation Workshop on the Results of the Coordinated Audit on the Governance Structures for the Comprehensive Management of the Mining Environmental Liabilities (CA MEL), led by the SAI of Chile and carried out by OLACEFS’ Public […]

On May 6, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Brazil time, GMT-3), the closing event of the OLACEFS-GIZ Project will be held. In this event, the community of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and stakeholders will be able to learn about the initiatives developed, and the impacts and results obtained by the regional Project for Strengthening […]

The Technical Commission on Good Governance Practices, chaired by Mr. Jesús Rodríguez, has issued a new call for the 2021 Edition of the Regional Contest on Good Governance. The theme selected for this Edition is “Digital Transformation of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs): Another effect of Covid-19,” which arose from the need organizations are facing as […]

Within the framework of the actions aimed at consolidating the results of the Coordinated Audit on Governance Structures for the Comprehensive Management of Mining Environmental Liabilities, MELs, developed within the framework of the OLACEFS Public Works Working Group, the second virtual workshop of the coordinated audit will take place between April 27 and 30. In […]

The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation is happy to announce the launch of University of INTOSAI (U-INTOSAI) created under the auspices of the INTOSAI Chair. The official web page of the project is https://u-intosai.org/. U-INTOSAI is an open online educational platform for the INTOSAI community and broader audience interested in state audit and its […]

The Presidency announces the contest “Looking for the OLACEFS slogan” The Presidency of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions – OLACEFS summons the members of the Audit Institution’s full and associate members to the Contest “Looking for the OLACEFS slogan,” an initiative that will allow the contribution to the identity of […]

The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation is pleased to invite the INTOSAI Community to the 1st International Scientific and Practical Conference under the auspices of the INTOSAI Chair, which will be held online on 21 22 April, 2021. The initiative of holding the Conference was discussed and approved at the 74th INTOSAI Governing Board. […]