Author: International Journal of Government Auditing
Numerous INTOSAI bodies, regional organizations and other affiliated groups were represented at booth spaces throughout the INCOSAI.
INCOSAI delegates utilized the booths as a meaningful opportunity to connect with one another.
Clockwise from top left: (1) JURISAI; (2) JURISAI; (3) AFROSAI; (4) AFROSAI; (5) INTOSAI Journal; (6) INTOSAI General Secretariat. Source: INTOSAI JournalClockwise from top left: (1) INTOSAI Chair, SAI Egypt and the INTOSAIWorking Group on Impact of Science and Technology on Auditing (WGISTA), and the INTOSAI Working Group on the Fight Against Corruption and Money Laundering (WGFACML); (2) INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee; (3) INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee (PSC) and IDI Memorandum of Understanding Signing at the PSC Booth. Source: INTOSAI JournalClockwise from top left: (1) ARABOSAI; (2) ARABOSAI; (3) The General Court of Audit of Saudi Arabia; (4) The General Court of Audit of Saudi Arabia; (4) The INTOSAI General Secretariat, Dr. Margit Kraker, meets with Dr. Isma Yatun, Audit Board of Indonesia Chairwoman and INTOSAI Vice Chair at the SAI Indonesia booth; (5) The Audit Board of Indonesia, INTOSAI Vice Chair. Source: INTOSAI JournalClockwise from top left: (1) Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts; (2) Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts; (3) INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee; (4) INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee; (5 CAROSAI. Source: INTOSAI JournalClockwise from top left: (1) INTOSAI Knowledge Sharing Committee and the INTOSAI Working Group on Environmental Auditing; (2) INTOSAI Knowledge Sharing Committee and the INTOSAI Working Group on Environmental Auditing; (3) INTOSAI Policy, Finance, and Administration Committee; (4) INTOSAI Policy, Finance, and Administration Committee; (5) INTOSAI Development Initiative. Source: INTOSAI Journal
As the Auditor General of Thailand, I have observed firsthand the key role that follow-up audits play in ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of government financial management. The State Audit Office of the Kingdom of Thailand (SAO) is committed to rigorous follow-up procedures that uphold our mandate under the Organic Act on State Audit B.E. 2561 (2018).
Being one of the earth’s largest archipelagos, Indonesia’s territory consists largely of bodies of water, with coastal cities scattered across 17.000 islands. However, many of those islands might just disappear in the coming years. As early as 2005, Indonesia’s Marine and Fisheries Research Agency (KKP) reported that 24 islands the size of a football field had sunk. The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has also shown that land subsidence in the coastline of Indonesia’s main island is happening at an unprecedented rate, ranging from 2 cm/year to an alarming 11 cm/year in certain parts, including its capital city and economic center, Jakarta. BRIN has forecasted as many as 115 islands will have sunk by the year 2100, 92 of which are caused by the rising sea levels. With most of its infrastructure located along the coastline, Indonesia suffers a higher risk of loss and damage. Thus, staying afloat has become one of our main concerns.
At the November 18, 2021, Annual Meeting of the Supreme Audit Institutions of the Mercosur and Associated Countries (EFSUR), a progress report was introduced on an effort to identify and assess policies that advance United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 (end poverty) from a gender perspective. The SAIs of…
