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The compilation was put together by EUROSAI member SAIs. EUROSAI has made available a compilation of good practices of its member SAIs (Innovations Booklet), which is part of a series of initiatives to identify and disseminate innovation throughout the European community of superior audit institutions (SAIs) and also amongst INTOSAI members. With this end in mind, […]

The Strategic Planning Task Force which reports to the INTOSAI Financial and Administrative Committee (FAC), invites responses to the internal analysis survey for the strategic planning process, 2017 – 2022. Internal analysis is an integral part of INTOSAI’s strategic planning process. By means of this good practice, strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and threats to the organisation will be assessed […]

From May 26 to 30,  the Pilot Workshop for the OLACEFS Knowledge Managment System (SGC) was held at the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Colombia.  The event was attended by 23 officials from central offices and from seven state management offices, who make up the driving group of the system in this SAI […]

27 representatives from nine regional SAIs attended the 59th board of directors meeting. On May 23 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the SAI members of the OLACEFS Board of Directors met in the recently remodelled premises of Argentina’s Office of the Auditor General of the Nation (AGN). The event was attended by the Chair (Brazilian SAI) […]

The winner will receive US$1,000 Based on the provisions of resolution 28/2013/AG, the 59th OLACEFS Board of Directors Meeting in Buenos Aires issued accord 1094/05/2014 which approved the rules for the competition to find a new OLACEFS logo. The aim of the competition is to update the institutional image to current standards and needs. The […]

Held in Buenos Aires, Argentina Today, May 23 2014, the 59th OLACEFS Board of Directors Meeting opened in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the participation of SAIs from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and Uruguay, as well as representatives from the OLACEFS-GIZ Programme. Topics addressed in the 59th Board […]

The video also includes the 58th OLACEFS Board of Directors Meeting The audiovisual registry of the 58th Board of Directors Meeting and the 2014 OLACEFS Extraordinary General Assembly, both of which were held in Brasilia, Brazil on March 27, can now be found on the OLACEFS website. Topics covered in the 58th OLACEFS Board Meeting and the […]

The webpage includes up-to-date information on the Public Works Audit Working Group The new webpage of the Public Works Audit Working Group (GTOP) can be found on the OLACEFS portal with information on its work, technical reports and other information of interest. The main objective of GTOP is to promote collaboration amongst OLACEFS SAIs in training and […]

The workshop was supported by the German Ministry of Cooperation, GIZ. The workshop “Public Accountability in Autonomous Municipal Governments” was held on April 24 – 25 in the city of La Paz. Participants included the experts Comptroller General Gabriel Herba Camacho and Deputy Comptroller Dr. Henry Ara Perez, as well as representatives from Bolivian regional […]

The meeting took place in Havana, Cuba, on April 28 and 29 By mandate of the 23rd OLACEFS Annual General Assembly held in Santiago de Chile in December 2013, the Joint Meeting for the merger of the Ethics, Administrative Probity and Transparency Commission (CEPAT) and the Technical Commission on Accountability (CTRC) was held in Havana, […]

Three new courses offered starting May. The OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee (CCC) and Executive Secretariat report that with the aim of continuing their support for Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in the region to build and enhance their professional and institutional competencies, applications are open for OLACEFS’ 2014 courses. Subjects included for online courses, which begin […]

Applications will be open until May 2, 2014. The INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) has opened to international applications for a number of job vacancies. IDI is a non-profit organization that acts as secretariat for the capacity development of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Instsitutions (INTOSAI) and whose aim is to improve the institutional capacity of the SAIs of […]

To take place in Havana, Cuba on April 28 and 29 By mandate of the 23rd OLACEFS Ordinary General Assembly held in Santiago de Chile between December 9 – 12, 2013, a CEPAT – CTRC meeting will take place with the aim of setting up a workshop to work out details for the merger of […]

The draft will be submitted for approval at the 59th Board of Directors Meeting. At the 23rd OLACEFS General Assembly held in Santiago de Chile, assembly members were presented with “Project selection criteria for those OLACEFS SAIs with greater needs”. To facilitate sending suggestions and comments for discussion and approval at the 59th Board of Directors […]

The draft will be submitted for approval at the 59th Board of Directors Meeting. In an official letter sent to all OLACEFS member SAIs on April 10, 2014, the Presidency of the organisation has requested that SAIs offer comments and suggestions on the draft of the OLACEFS’ Communication Policy. The draft was presented to all members at […]

Organised by the ACIJ and sponsored by the AGA Support Unit and the World Bank Institute. Audit Institutions, Citizens and Open Government Thursday April 17, 2014 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST Language: Spanish Register for this Webinar Here Sponsored by the AGA Support Unit and the World Bank Institute. Description: The issues of ensuring […]

The 3i program is designed to support the implementation of ISSAIs in the SAIs On the 27th and 28th of March this year, the 3i program workshop for the management of OLACEFS SAIs was held at the headquarters of the Court of Accounts (TCU) in Brazil. The heads and representatives  of 20 OLACEFS SAIs attended, […]

The meeting was held with great success in the new premises of the TCU with a large turnout of representatives and heads of 19 regional SAIs. Among the main issues discussed were agreements for the addition of three new members: the Comptroller General`s Office of Curacao as a full member, the Court of Auditors of […]

Under discussion was the contribution to the processes of change and improvement of public policies in the region, driven by the EUROsociAL programme Authorities and directors of the European Union, representatives of Supreme Audit Institutions, government officials from Latin America, academics, researchers and representatives of international delegations participated in the EUROsociAL meeting, “Supporting Policies, Connecting […]

During the event a proposal was framed for the implementation of the system in Chile`s CGR On Friday March 21, the “Workshop for the Implementation of the Pilot for the Knowledge Management System (SGC) in Chile`s CGR” came to an end with the formulation of a proposal for an implementation plan in the Comptroller General`s […]

To be will be held from Thursday March 27 at the SAI of Brazil. According to the provisions of Chapter I, Article 15 of the Rules of the Charter of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS), incumbents of the full member SAIs of this institution are called to attend an […]

This will be presented at the Extraordinary General Assembly on March 27 in Brasilia. The Working Group “Manuals, Guides and Comments on the OLACEFS Charter and Regulations” – GTN, has submitted via oficial letter OLACEFS/GTN/OC-001-2014 the draft for the OLACEFS membership guide, for the consideration of heads of member SAIs. The project has the support […]

In order to promote capacity building among Supreme audit Institutions (SAI), the Capacity Building Committee, Subcommittee 2: Develop Advisory and Consultant Services has developed the INTOSAI Database of Experts and Specialists, aiming to help members and Regional Groups identify professionals from different SAIs with expertise in specific auditing fields. SAIs can contact these experts for […]

Contributions will be published in first edition of 2014 The OLACEFS Magazine requests that member SAIs, other regional organizations, cooperating agencies and external entities invited by OLACEFS, chair send articles for publication in the next edition of the OLACEFS Magazine. Articles written by the staff of OLACEFS member SAIs should be sent as an institutional […]

Coordinated audits discussed at event The third International Congress on Fiscal Control took place on  February 13 – 14 in Medellín. The event was attended by the President of  OLACEFS, Augusto Nardes, who broached the issue of coordinated audits in the region. The event was attended by over 750 guests including officials from  the Colombian […]

OLACEFS’ President visits Curacao SAI Following the political dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, whose Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) was part of  OLACEFS up until the last general assembly held in Santiago de Chile, the Office of the Comptroller General of Curacao has officially expressed interest in joining the organization. The President of OLACEFS, Augusto Nardes, […]

Three new online courses offered starting March The Committee for Capacity Building (CCC)and the OLACEFS Executive Secretariat announce the launch of the call for applications for OLACEFS’ courses, 2014. The courses will begin in March with the aim of continuing to support the region’s Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in generating and maximizing their professional and institutional competencies. […]

The Civil Association for Equality and Justice (ACIJ) invites those interested to an online virtual meeting, or webinar, co-organized with the Support Unit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), U4 Anti-corruption Center the and World Bank Institute,  and relating to challenges and experiences of citizen liaison with Supreme Audit Institutions. The meeting will take place next Tuesday, February 25, from 10 am […]

The Activity is part of the commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the Cuban Comptroller General’s Office. As part of the celebrations of its 5th anniversary, the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Cuba calls for auditors, economists, specialists, teachers, students and all interested parties to participate in the First International Workshop […]

Its central theme is auditing standards As requested by  the Court of Auditors of the Republic of El Salvador, presided over by Mr. Rosalio Tóchez, we are making available to OLACEFS’ members some activities of interest carried out by the Court. The Court of Accounts presents Standards for Government Audit and Internal Government Audit for […]

The workshop will take place on March 27 and 28, 2014, in Brasilia The President of OLACEFS and the President of the Working Group for the Application of International Audit Standards (GTANIA) announce that from March 27 – 28, 2014, a workshop will be held to mark the start of the Initiative for the Implementation of ISSAI in OLACEFS.. The […]

The reports deal with the management of the organization in 2013 and can be found in the members’ area As stipulated in its annual program for 2013, OLACEFS’ Executive Secretariat has published two reports on the organization’s management and the level of compliance with the 2013 annual plan. The reports present the results of the […]

The report corresponds to the period from January to December 2013 See Document

Presented at the last OLACEFS Assembly as part of Technical Issues No.1 Text for OLACEFS Supreme Audit Institutions Toolbox for the Control of Corruption, prepared by the OLACEFS Committee on Public Ethics, Administrative Probity and Transparency, is available. It represents a compilation of good practices and tools developed in recent years by Latin America SAIs, […]

The event was covered by various media Included amongst the numerous newspaper articles covering the 23rd General Assembly in Chile, were interviews with some of the more prominent speakers such as Robert Klitgaard and Dimitri Vlassis. Mention was also made of the contributions of distinguished panelists Paloma Baena and Susana Silva. See interview with Dimitri […]

The Working Group for the Application of International Standards on Auditing (GTANIA) in the SAIs of the OLACEFS, pursuant to its mandate with respect to the obligation to report on the state that holds the upper control in OLACEFS on issues of government auditing standards, offers a listing of the ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs which […]

The publication is the second edition of CCRevista for this 2013. This time the magazine has a summary of the steps taken by the President of the Court of Auditors of the Republic of The Salvador, Sr. Rosalío Tóchez, making available to the Members of the OLACEFS and to all actors involved in the work […]

Was performed starting on November 21 in Asuncion, Paraguay. The Regional Training Committee (CCR) OLACEFS, chaired by the Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru, conducted the Workshop on Peer Review with the collaboration of the Support Program  the German Cooperation – GIZ and the Comptroller General of the Republic of Paraguay. This seminar was […]

It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 21 to 22 November 2013. In order to assess the state of affairs of the collaborative work between oversight bodies in Latin America and the civil society, outline future course of joint action and convened by the Initiative Network Transparency, Participation and Accountability (TPA), a group of […]

The awards will be held during the XXIII General Assembly. Activity was executed by the Scientific Technical Research Committee (CITEC), and the theme of the contest was Internal Audit, Public Ethics and Transparency: Government Control Components. The evaluation of the 11 jobs that were received, the winners are: 1st place: Sonia Guadalupe Sorto de Miranda and Tilda […]

The event will be held on November 21, 2013 at 9:30 am. Mexico. The Superior Audit of the Federation of Mexico, reports that on Thursday November 21, at 3:30 pm in Mexico, will be the “Fourth Meeting of the National Accountability System” which will be broadcast live from the website of the ASF www.asf.gob.mx by clicking on […]

The EFSUR is the Organization of the MERCOSUR and Associated SAIs. In the XVIII meeting of the joint committee of EFSUR, held in Iguazú, Argentina, the Paraguayan SAI (Contraloría General de la República del Paraguay) was elected as the new Presidency and the Argentinian SAI (Auditoría General de la Nación) as the Executive Secretary of this […]

The video was developed by the SAIs of the Netherlands, and have for publicize the progress of the Self-Assessment Tool SAI Integrity. Into-SAINT (Self-Assessment INTegrity) is a self assessment instrument that SAIs can use to analyse their integrity risks and assess the maturity level of their integrity management systems. IntoSAINT can be an important tool […]

Invitation to the member SAIs of INTOSAI Regions and Sub-regions Following the launch of the Global Call of Proposals (GCP) 2013 to the INTOSAI community during XXI INCOSAI this month, this is to inform you about the process and important deadlines for SAI capacity development initiatives in need of additional financial, in-kind or peer-to-peer support. SAIs in developing countries, INTOSAI regions/sub-regions, and INTOSAI committees, […]

Registration until November 8 As an initiative of the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Argentina, the School of Politics and Government of the National University of San Martin again offers Roberto Carri scholarships aimed at Latin American students wishing to study in this country. The scholarship includes a Masters in Government Auditing […]

Updates on OLACEFS activities Approach for cooperation between INTOSAI regional groups In the city of Rabat, Morocco, from Sep11th to Sep 14th, the first meeting between AFROSAI OLACEFS took place; developed within the context of the AFROSAI Board of Directors annual meeting. OLACEFS Board of Directors meets in Rabat Taking advantage the presence of all […]

On Thursday October 31 at 11.00 (local time ) a round table will be held in London to discuss “How can SAIs engage citizens and other stakeholders to move towards Open Government” as part of the Annual Summit of the Open Government Partnership (OGP – Open Government Partnership). The discussion will bring together specialized actors […]

The reports can be found in the private access area of the OLACEFS portal OLACEFS Executive Secretariat, in accordance with commitments in its annual program, has published two reports on management and the level of compliance with the organization’s Annual Planning. The following reports have been made ​​available: OLACEFS General Management Report Management Report for […]

The Seminar will be held in Asuncion, Paraguay. The Regional Training Committee (CRC ) of OLACEFS invites participation in the Seminar/Workshop on Peer Review, a CCR practical learning activity to be held on November 21 and 22 in the city of Asuncion, Paraguay . The seminar workshop is targeted at SAIs from Belize, Colombia, Costa […]

The event was held in the city of San José de Costa, on August 26 and 27 The OLACEFS Regional Training Committee (CRC), chaired by the Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru, held the International Seminar on Sub National Income in Latin America in collaboration with the OLACEFS Support Program German Cooperation-GIZ and the […]