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Thoughts About the Present and the Future of INTOSAI

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Arturo González de Aragón
Auditor General of Mexico and Chairman of the INTOSAI Governing Board

I wish to thank this Journal for the opportunity to share some thoughts about the present and the future of our great organization and our common endeavors.

The evolution of the contemporary world presents unprecedented challenges to supreme audit institutions (SAI)—the dynamics that globalization introduces into international relations; phenomena that recognize no borders, such as climate change, oil prices, and the food crisis; the communications revolution and information technology; ongoing democratic processes; and the struggle for international markets. All of these issues demand that we change the paradigms of the past to face the immense challenges of the present and future. More