INTOSAI CELEBRATES LIMA DECLARATION 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Highlights included findings and the action plan on the Peer Review Project on SAI Independence, a 2-year endeavor carried out by the INTOSAI General Secretariat in cooperation with the Austrian Court of Audit (ACA) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) in seven participating SAIs-Albania, Bhuta...

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Published in:International journal of government auditing 2018-01, Vol.45 (1), p.23-24
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Audits
Comptrollers
Cooperation
Professional standards
Transparency
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Summary:Highlights included findings and the action plan on the Peer Review Project on SAI Independence, a 2-year endeavor carried out by the INTOSAI General Secretariat in cooperation with the Austrian Court of Audit (ACA) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) in seven participating SAIs-Albania, Bhutan, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, and Vanuatu-from all regions of INTOSAI. Dr. Hussam Alangari, President, General Auditing Bureau, Saudi Arabia (Policy, Finance and Administration Committee chair) echoed the sentiment of implementing initiatives designed to help achieve independence and outlined the wide variety of mechanisms the PFAC supports that empower SAIs. Ms. Petra Schirnhofer, Austrian Development Agency advisor, remarked on the need to raise awareness about the tremendous importance SAI independence plays in a country's progress and noted that listening, balancing interfering while addressing the issues, and being supportive of the SAI's struggle for more independence are paramount.
ISSN:0047-0724