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The Office of the Comptroller General of Venezuela, in its capacity as pro tempore chair, will be hosting the meetings of the Coordination Group and the Joint Commission of the Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions of Mercosur and Associate Countries(EFSUR), from October 27 – 29, 2015. A central issue in these meetings will be the […]

On October 27, 2015 from 9.00 am, the “Sexta Reunión del Sistema Nacional de Fiscalización” will be transmitted from Mexico City. The Supreme Audit Office of the Federation is very pleased to be communicating the development of the Sixth Round of the Plenary Meeting ofMexico’s  National Control System. It is important to be aware that in May 2015, a […]

To commemorate international anti-corruption day on December 9, the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) invites submissions from all artists wishing to enter cartoons in the competition “for a region of greater integrity and transparency: the image of the fight against corruption.” Corruption has many facets and using humour and satire to create an image, the competition […]

On September 30 and October 1 in Montevideo, Uruguay, the Special Review Committee for the Charter and its Rules (CER) of the Organisation of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) held the regional seminar “State Participation in Corporations and the Control of Supreme Audit Institutions”. The aim of the meeting was to share […]

The report gives an account of the organisation’s management for the period from January 1 to August 31, 2015, and is published on the private site of the www.olacefs.com portal. In fulfilling the tasks and commitments set out in the AOP for 2015, the OLACEFS Executive Secretariat continues to implement the system of planning and following […]

The Technical Citizen Participation Commission (CTPC) has convened a workshop on October 1 and 2 in San José, Costa Rica, to define indicators for measuring the impact of citizen participation in the control process carried out by OLACEFS SAIs. With the technical support of consultant Carolina Cornejo, an expert from Argentina’s Civil Association for Equality […]

The OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee (CCC) announces that, with the aim of continuing to support the Superior Audit Institutions (SAIs) in the region in order to generate and boost their professional and institutional competencies, it is inviting applications for the new virtual courses starting in September. The virtual courses are as follows: “Interpersonal Relationships”, to […]

On September 30 and October 1, the Special Committee for the Review of the Charter and Regulations (CER) of the Organisation of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) will be holding the seminar “State Participation in Corporations and the Control of Supreme Audit Institutions” in Montevideo, Uruguay, to be chaired by Uruguay’s Court […]

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This initiative seeks to work jointly on issues of common interest aligned to the objectives of sustainable development The Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru, Fuad Khoury Zarzar, in his capacity as chairman of the Subcommittee on Cooperative Audits of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions INTOSAI, presented the Guide for Cooperative Audits […]

The Technical Commission for Good Governance Practices invites submissions for the 2015 edition of the International Competition for “Recovering Values”, with the theme “Public-Private Partnership as a Tool for Promoting Good Governance Strategies”. Submissions should include original research which allows for the implementation of new tools to promote strategic public-private alliances for good governance. Submissions […]

On August 27, 2015, the First Strategic Planning Meeting for 2017 – 2022 of the Organisation of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) started in the city of Panama. The event brings together the Organisation’s presidency, the Executive Secretariat and the chairs of the OLACEFS Committees, Commissions and working groups, with the aim […]

On August 4, 2015, the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Panama held a small ceremony to award certificates for the virtual courses offered by the Capacity Building Committee (CCC) of the Organisation of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) and given by the Serzedello Correa Institute (ISC) of Brazil’s SAI, […]

The OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee (CCC) announces that, with the aim of continuing to support the Superior Audit Institutions (SAIs) in the region in order to generate and boost professional and institutional competencies, it is opening the call for participation in the branch course “Financial Audit”., The event has been programmed by the Office of the […]

The OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee (CCC) is pleased to announce that, in the context of its 2015 Annual Operating Plan and in order to contribute to the strengthening and modernisation of SAIs in order to improve their work relating to government control, it is scheduling three on-site courses. This academic activity addresses the need for […]

The OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee (CCC) announces that, with the aim of continuing to support the Superior Audit Institutions (SAIs) in the region in order to generate and boost their professional and institutional competencies, it is inviting applications for the new virtual courses starting in September. The virtual courses are as follows: • “Analysing Public […]

From September 25, in the framework of the 70th session of the the United Nations Summit will be held, devoted to approving the Post 2015 Development Agenda. These talks are preceded by the United Nations General Assembly’s Resolution A/69/228 on the promotion and encouragement of efficiency, accountability and transparency of the Public Administration through strengthening […]

The OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee announces that, with the aim of continuing to support the Superior Audit Institutions (SAIs) in the region in order to generate and boost their professional and institutional competencies, it is inviting applications for the new virtual courses starting in August. The virtual courses are as follows: • “Auditing the Procurement […]

As part of ongoing efforts to support capacity building amongst officials of OLACEFS SAIs, we invite members of the community to participate in a Transparency and Anti-Corruption “Massive Open Online Course”. The course will start on August 31, 2015, and consist of 33 short classes (each around 10 -12 minutes), given by professors from both Latin […]

The OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee (CCC) invites OLACEFS member SAIs to participate in the “First Regional Workshop on the Exchange of Experiences Regarding the Implementation of Performance Audits”, an event scheduled by the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru, to be held on August 13 and 14 in Lima. The aim […]

The Training and Planning Workshop for Coordinated Audits on Housing Projects was held from June 29 to July 2 of the current year in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Participants of the event included representatives from the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay and the Dominican Republic. The […]

The VIII EUROSAI-OLACEF Conference took place in San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, with the participation of SAIs from the regional INTOSAI groups OLACEFS and EUROSAI, as well as international cooperation agencies such as GIZ. The event was held from June 24 to 26 and attended by more than 100 representatives from SAIs from America, Europe, […]

The VIII EUROSAI-OLACEF Conference opened in San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, with the participation of SAIs from the regional INTOSAI groups OLACEFS and EUROSAI. The event will be held from June 24 to 26 and attended by more than 100 representatives from America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and from international organisations and cooperation agencies. The two […]

The report gives an account of the organisation’s management for the period from January 1 to April 30, 2015, and is published on the private site of the www.olacefs.com portal. In fulfilling the tasks and commitments set out in the AOP for 2015, the OLACEFS Executive Secretariat continues to implement the system of planning and […]

The regional meeting “Control Organisations and Open Government” will take place on June 15 and 16 in Buenos Aires, convened by the General Auditing Office of the Nation, the National Ombudsman’s Office and the National Office of the Procurator of Prisons, with the support of the Civil Association for Equality and Justice (ACIJ) (a TPA […]

OLACEFS Capacity-Building Committee (CCC) has the pleasure of announcing the results of the selection process for the Fourth Internship Programme on Performance Audit, 2015. This practical learning activity has been planned and scheduled in the context of the CCC’s Annual Operating Plan and will be run this year by the Superior Audit Office of Mexico. […]

With the aim of continuing to support Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in creating and building professional and institutional skills, the OLACEFS Capacity-Building Committee (CCC) invites applications for virtual courses starting in June. The virtual courses for June are as follows: “Environment and Natural Resources Audit”, to be held on the virtual platform and under the […]

With the aim of continuing to support Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in creating and building professional and institutional skills, the OLACEFS Capacity-Building Committee (CCC) opens the call for the branch course “Control and Prevention Tools in the Fight Against Corruption. The Cuban Experience”, to take place from September 14 – 18 in Havana, Cuba. The […]

With the aim of continuing to support Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in creating and building professional and institutional skills, the OLACEFS Capacity-Building Committee (CCC) invites applications for virtual courses starting in June. The virtual courses for June are as follows: “Leadership”, to be held on the virtual platform of Costa Rica’s SAI from June 1 […]

In order to generate and boost professional and institutional competencies, the OLACEFS Capacity-Building Committee (CCC) invites full and associate members of the Organisation of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) to take part in the Induction Course on the INTOSAI Legal Framework (version 3.0), an initiative which is part of the ISSAI Regional […]

The interregional meeting of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) will be held from June 24 – 26 in Quito, Ecuador.  The agenda has been updated with new information on the table coordinators for the working sessions and on social and cultural activities. Please click here to open the detailed agenda:  Preliminary Agenda (Spanish)  Preliminary Agenda (English) […]

An extensive report on workshops carried out in Chile’s SAI between March 23 and 25, in the context of a visit by the delegation from the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia, was published on the official website of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Supreme Audit Institutions (ASEANSAI). The article explained that the […]

The Capacity-Building Committee (CCC) calls for participants for the fourth Internship Programme, 2015, on the Practice of Performance Audits in Mexico’s Superior Audit Office (ASF). The aim of the programme is to allow representatives from OLACEFS member SAIs to receive training, acquire knowledge, carry out activities and develop skills and/or methodological, technical and administrative abilities […]

The Presidency of OLACEFS, together with the Executive Secretariat and the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Ecuador, host of the event, announce that registration is now open for participation in the VIII EUROSAI-OLACEFS Conference to be held in Quito, Ecuador, from June 24 – 26, 2015. The event, which will bring […]

With the object of continuing to support Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in creating and building professional and institutional skills, the OLACEFS Capacity-Building Committee (CCC) announces a call to applicants for virtual courses starting in May 2015. The virtual courses are as follows: “Auditing Housing Projects“, to be held on the virtual platform of Brazil’s SAI […]

The LXI Meeting of the OLACEFS Governing Board, held in Santiago, Chile, on April 7, 2015, approved through Agreement 1165/04/2015 the Organisation’s new page on Wikipedia, the online collaborative encyclopedia. The aim of uploading an article about OLACEFS to Wikipedia is to foster knowledge of the Organisation and its endeavours amongst different audiences. OLACEFS ‘ […]

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The Capacity-Building Committee (CCC) calls for participants for the fourth Internship Programme, 2015, on the Practice of Performance Audits in Mexico’s Superior Audit Office (ASF). The aim of the programme is to allow representatives from OLACEFS member SAIs to receive training, acquire knowledge, carry out activities and develop skills and/or methodological, technical and administrative abilities […]

At the LXI Meeting of the Governing Board, held in Santiago de Chile last Tuesday, April 7, the OLACEFS Manual for Administrative and Accounting Procedures, prepared by the Executive Secretariat, was unanimously approved. The main aim of the manual is to provide guidance and structure regarding the functioning of the OLACEFS financial/accounting system.As such, the […]

The LXI Meeting of the OLACEFS Governing Board, held in Santiago de Chile on April 7, 2015, concluded with the signing of a Motion of Appreciation  for the work of the Comptroller General of Chile and the OLACEFS Executive Secretary, Ramiro Mendoza, as his term helming Chile’s SAI comes to an end, and the respective […]

On Wednesday, April 7, the 61st OLACEFS Board of Governors Meeting will be held in the city of Santiago and attended by delegations from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and host SAI Chile. The meeting will provide a chance to discuss topics of interest to the OLACEFS community such as the organisational strategic […]

The reports give an account of the organisation’s management for 2014 and are published on the members only area of the www.olacefs.com portal. The OLACEFS Executive Secretariat, in accordance with the commitments undertaken in its operational planning for 2014, approved by the General Assembly, continued developing a system for planning and following up on the organisation’s […]

The OLACEFS Committee for Capacity Building (CCC) invites – with the aim of continuing to support Supreme Audit Institutions in the region to generate and boost their professional and institutional competences – applications for virtual courses, 2015, which will begin in the month of April. The virtual courses to be held in April are as […]

The OLACEFS Committee for Capacity Building (CCC) extends greetings to the Supreme Audit Institutions in the Region and informs them that our Annual Activities Programme for 2015 has been drafted.  We also invite you to continue actively participating in the different activities of the committee in order to further strengthen the professional and institutional capacities […]

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Next April 7, the LXI Meeting of the Governing Board of the Organisation of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) will take place at the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile. Attending the meeting will be the constituent parts of the Governing Board – namely OLACEFS’ Presidency, held by […]

El The Working Group for the Implementation of International Audit Standards in OLACEFS’ SAIs (“GTANIA”) informs the OLACEFS community of activities carried out in the period 2014 to the present date. 1.    Induction Course on the INTOSAI Regulatory Framework As part of the work of the ISSAI Awareness Raising Strategy, a virtual induction course on […]

The INTOSAI Development Initiative IDI is looking for suitable candidates for the post of Advisor for OLACEFS. The advisor will contribute to the delivery of the 2013-15 work programme and annual work plans, and will lead on INTOSAI – Donor Secretariat activities in the OLACEFS region. The advisor will report to the DDG and ensure […]

The Technical Commission for Good Governance Practices (CTPBG) is promoting the implementation in the region of the Tool to Assess the Integrity of SAIs (IntoSAINT). This initiative allows SAIs to analyse risk – focusing on integrity – as well as assess the maturity level of internal control systems, strengthen institutional capacities and promote good governance. […]

From January 2015, on the completion of the term of office of Minister Augusto Nardes as President of Brazil’s Court of Accounts (TCU) – the supreme audit institution holding the presidency of OLACEFS – Minister Aroldo Cedraz de Oliveira will take on that position for the final year of the 2013-2015 triennium. Minister Cedraz graduated […]