LXV Reunión del Consejo Directivo, Ciudad de México, mayo 2017
El 26 de mayo de 2017 se realizara la LXV Reunión del Consejo Directivo de la Organización Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Entidades Fiscalizadoras Superiores (OLACEFS), en dependencias de la Auditoría Superior de la Federación de México.
Se reunirá el Consejo Directivo de la Organización, compuesto por la Presidencia de la OLACEFS, a cargo de la […]
International Digital Games Design Competition
International organizations, governments and companies are using serious games as a tool to raise awareness and educate players about matters relevant to their lives.
The increase in the number of people playing daily, the popularization of the technical expertise and technology for developing appealing games at an ever lower cost, and the need for a shared vision for solving […]
Face-to-face CCC meeting in Quito, Ecuador
A face-to-face meeting of the OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee (CCC) took place in Quito, Ecuador, on April 18 – 19, 2017, and was attended by representatives from the various SAI members.
Those present included Deputy Comptroller General of the State of the Republic of Ecuador Dr. Pablo Celi; Minister Augusto Nardes, President of the CCC; Rodrigo […]
First Meeting of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development 2017
The first Meeting of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development 2017 took place in Mexico City from April 26 – 28, 2017.
The OLACEFS community is invited to follow the live broadcast from April 26, 12.30 am Mexican time:
In Spanish: http://foroalc2030.cepal.org/2017/es/transmision-en-vivo
In Portuguese: http://foroalc2030.cepal.org/2017/pt/transmissao-ao-vivo
In English: http://foroalc2030.cepal.org/2017/en/live-transmission
Please see the annual report on progress […]
Working Meeting on Design of Knowledge Management System eLearning Course
On March 20 – 23 in Buenos Aires, the OLACEFS Information Technology and Communications Commission (CTIC), chaired by the Auditor General of the Nation Dr. Francisco J. Fernández, held a working meeting at the offices of the AGN on the Design of the Knowledge Management System eLearning Course.
This activity is part of the Commission’s 2017 […]
The CTIC makes available the Handbook on IT Audit for Supreme Audit Institutions
The CTICis making the official Spanish translation of the WGITA- IDI Handbook on IT Audit for Supreme Audit Institutions available to the entire OLACEFS community.
Given that government and public sector operations are increasingly computerized, the auditing of information technology has become one of the central themes of audits conducted by Supreme Audit Institutions worldwide. The […]
2017 IDI Global Survey Available
In February 2017, the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) released the 2017 Global Survey, whose overall aims are:
1) To gather information and data to guide capacity-building efforts within INTOSAI (including information on IDI, on regional organizations – including OLACEFS – and on the INTOSAI Committees);
2) To measure progress in the performance of SAIs’ in updating information […]
GIZ launches book on Oversight and Quality of Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean
The launch of the book Oversight and Quality of Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean – The Role of the Legislative Authority and Supreme Audit Institutions took place on Thursday, March 23 of this year in San Salvador. It is based on an investigation by Dafina Dimitrova, Nelson Shack Yalta, Salvador Delgado-Garza and Ulises […]
Invitation to Participate in the 2017 Competition for the Recovery of Values.
The CTPBG has the pleasure of inviting all officials from OLACEFS member institutions to participate in the 2017 Competition for the Recovery of Values.
In the 2017 competition, the theme is the role and challenges of SAIs in the evaluation and analysis of public policies and their coherence with complying with SDGs”
For more information, the poster, […]
Concluyó con éxito Webinario “Agenda 2030 y Género: el rol de las EFS en el seguimiento de los ODS
The Chair of the OLACEFS Citizen Participation Commission (CPC), in collaboration with the Civil Association for Equality and Justice (ACIJ), coordinated the Webinar “2030 Agenda and Gender – the Role of SAIs in Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals”, held in the context of the upcoming coordinated audit on SDG 5 (gender equality), which will assess the […]
The General Audit Office of Argentina will Continue to Hold the CTPBG Presidency
On the afternoon of March 27, the first videoconference of the Technical Commission on Good Governance Practices (CTPBG) was held in order to choose the Supreme Audit Institution to hold the presidency for the period 2017-2020.
The General Audit Office of Argentina was reelected and will continue to preside over the CTPBG until 2020.
Auditor General Jesus […]
CTPC extends invitation to the Webinar “2030 Agenda and Gender – the role of SAIs in monitoring SDGs”
The Presidency of the OLACEFS Citizen Participation Commission (CPC) extends an invitation to participate in the Webinar “2030 Agenda and Gender – the role of SAIs in monitoring Sustainable Development Goals”, where background on the gender-focused audit will be presented along with regional challenges to progress in implementing SDG 5 in the area of gender […]