Recently added articles from International Journal of Government Auditing:
Editorial
Oct 01, 2008; ... Writing for the Journal In the inaugural issue of this Journal in January 1974, the editorial was entitled International Communication" and noted that the Journal's establishment was "inspired by the need for a greater understanding, on a world-wide basis, of the government auditors ...
NEWS IN brief
Oct 01, 2008; ... Bangladesh New Comptroller and Auditor General Named Ahmed Ataul Hakeem has been named the 10th Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh. Prior to his appointment, he served as the Controller of General Defense Finance in the Ministry of Defense. Mr. Hakeem joined ...
Correction
Oct 01, 2008; ... On p. 2 of the January 2008 issue of this Journal, the article whose authors received the Elmer Staats Award at the XIX INCOSAI ...
Project Management in the Public Sector
Oct 01, 2008; ... Managing and implementing projects well are important issues for the public sector. The government tasks the public sector to use public resources to deliver large and complex projects for the benefit of its citizens. Implementing new government programs presents the same challenges as ...
Audit Profile: The Auditor-General's Office of Singapore
Oct 01, 2008; ... History The beginnings of the Auditor-General's Office of Singapore can be traced back to 1867 when Singapore was a British colony. Archival records from the 19th century show that the Audit Office in Singapore submitted annual reports on the accounts of the "Straits Setdements" to the ...
20th Conference of Commonwealth Auditors General
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Bermuda National Audit Office hosted the 20th Conference of Commonwealth Auditors General July 6-9, 2008. The Commonwealth comprises 53 nations and 2 billion people, approximately 30 percent of the worlds population. More than 45 Commonwealth SAIs were represented at the conference ....
Spotlight on THE STRATEGIC PLAN
Oct 01, 2008; ... In the July issue of this Journal, I promised to write about cooperation with other standard-setting organizations-in particular, the Institute of Internal Auditors (TJA). The IIA is one of only two associate members in INTOSAI, which clearly emphasizes how important this connection is for both ...
INSIDE INTOSAI
Oct 01, 2008; ... Financial Audit Guidelines Subcommittee Subcommittee Meetings for 2008 In April, the Financial Audit Guidelines Subcommittee (FAS) held a meeting in London hosted by the U.K. National Audit Office. The subcommittee discussed the prerequisites for its work after 2010 and ...
IDI UPDATE
Oct 01, 2008; ... IDI/AFROSAI-E Regional User Guidance on Detecting Fraud while Auditing In 2005, IDI assisted AFROSAI-E (the English-speaking regional organization in Africa) in developing training material on detecting fraud while auditing. In 2007, audit teams from five countries in the region were ...
XIX INCOSAI at a Glance
Jan 01, 2008; ... This issue is dedicated to the XIX International Congress of Supreme Audit Institutions (INCOSAI), which was hosted by Arturo González de Aragón and the Auditoría Superior de la Federación of Mexico and held in Mexico City November 5-10, 2007. * The XIXINCOSAI was the largest in INTOSAI ...
Goal 1 Report: Accountability and Professional Standards
Jan 01, 2008; ... Henrik Otbo, Auditor General of Denmark and the chairman of INTOSAFs Professional Standards Committee (PSC), presented the PSCs report to the Governing Board and INCOSAI in November 2007- The report affirmed the PSCs purposepromoting strong, independent, and multidisciplinary SAIs and ...
Goal 2 Report: Institutional Capacity Building
Jan 01, 2008; ... In presenting his report to the congress, Capacity Building Committee (CBC) chair Ahmed El-Midaoui, First President of the Court of Accounts of Morocco, noted that capacity building is central to the INTOSAI strategic plan's vision of strengthening SAIs globally. It will allow them, he said, to ...
Goal 3 Report: Knowledge Sharing
Jan 01, 2008; ... V.J. Kaul, Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the board's liaison to goal 3-Knowledge Sharing, presented his report to the Governing Board and the XIX INCOSAI. According to the INTOSAI strategic plan, the purpose of goal 3 is to "encourage SAI cooperation, collaboration, and continuous ...
Goal 4 Report: Model International Organization
Jan 01, 2008; ... Osama Faquih, Chairman of the INTOSAI Finance and Administration Committee, reported on the committee's efforts since its establishment at the Budapest congress in 2004. As specified in the strategic plan, the committee's mandate is to help the Chairman of the board and the board itself to ...
Mexico Accords
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Mexico Accords cover the discussions, conclusions, and recommendations from the congress's two themes: Theme 1-Management, Accountability, and Audit of Public Debt and Theme 2-Performance Assessment Systems Based on Accepted Key Indicators. Foreword The technical themes to be ...
Congress Concludes with Appreciation to Mexico and Anticipation of South Africa
Jan 01, 2008; ... As the XIXINCOSAI came to a close on November 10, delegates were unanimous in expressing their gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Gonzalez de Aragon and his staff, who worked tirelessly to ensure a successful congress. The planning and management of every aspect of the congress was excellent-as ...
Facing the Challenges of Harmonizing Development Cooperation
Oct 01, 2007; ... As a fairly new entrant to the INTOSAI community, I feel honored and pleased to be asked to contribute to this Journal. During my time as a member of the Norwegian Parliament, the government approved a policy to increase the use of various forms of budget support to provide development ...
NEWS IN brief
Oct 01, 2007; ... Argentina N The Argentine SAI (AGN) signed an agreement with the National Audit Office (NAO) of the United Kingdom to strengthen the AGN's analysis of internationally recognized techniques and tools of performance audit. The agreement calls for an intensive 2-year program, during ...
Correction
Oct 01, 2007; ... In the October 2006 Journal, we incorrectly reported that Nafi Ngom Keita had been named the head of the SAI of Senegal. Abdou Bame Gueye is the President of the Cour ...
INTOSAI's New Professional Standards Framework
Oct 01, 2007; ... International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) will be the new common name of all official INTOSAI documents on the role and functioning of SAIs. Documents offering guidance on the conduct of administrative authorities will be called INTOSAI Guidance for Good Governance (INTOSAI ...