Second 2017 CCC Face-to-Face Meeting Successfully Concludes
The second face-to-face meeting of the Capacity Building Committee (CCC) of the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions, OLACEFS, was held from November 28 to December 1, 2017, and was organized by the Court of Auditors of the Union (TCU) of Brazil. The event was attended by thirty-two officials from the SAIs […]
Costa Rica SAI issues report on the impact of climate change on public finances
Costa Rica’s SAI forwarded a report to the Legislative Assembly analyzing the impact of climate variability and change on public finances, and the attending challenges to the quality of life of citizens.
The report describes how the increase of the average global temperature, changes in rainfall patterns, the rise in sea level and increasingly frequent and […]
International Seminar on SDGs and the role of SAIs
The international seminar “The Role of the Supreme Audit Institutions in Implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” was held on Friday, November 24, in Asunción, Paraguay. The event provided a forum for citizen debate with the participation of representatives from regional SAIs and from the United Nations and the European Union.
The event was organized by the […]
OLACEFS Report at the 70th Meeting of the INTOSAI Steering Committee in Graz, Austria
More than 20 SAI heads and a total of 33 delegations met in Graz, Austria on the occasion of the 70th Meeting of the INTOSAI Steering Committee, held on November 6 and 7, 2017, where the OLACEFS Executive Secretariat presented the organization’s activity report for 2017.
Please click on the links for the report and video:
OLACEFS […]
Planning Workshop for Coordinated Audit on Border Areas
From November 20 to 22, officials from OLACEFS member Supreme Audit Institutions took part in a training and planning workshop for the coordinated audit on border areas. The workshop was held at the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile.
The main aim of the audit is to strengthen good governance in the […]
Se desarrolla exitosamente el Taller de Planificación de la Auditoría Coordina de Áreas de Fronteras
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 es […]
Call for applicants for COMTEMA and GTOP presidencies
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. 002/2017 – […]
CCC provides OLACEFS with Design Thinking Toolkit
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, Peru […]
Presentation of index of availability of information to citizens on Supreme Audit Institutions
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 websites […]
Se entregaron los premios del Concurso Anual “Por la Recuperación de Valores”
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 públicas […]
Seminar on Sustainable Development Goals and Oversight and Workshop on SDG 5 Coordinated Audit on Gender Equality
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 oversight […]
Chilean SAI elected member of the UN Board of Auditors
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 than […]
Invitation to follow the Seminar on Sustainable Development Goals and Oversight
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. On […]