EUROSAI. Magazine N21 - 2015

EUROPEAN ORGANISATION OF SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS Eurosai Activities 13 www.eurosai.org · N.º 21 - 2015 The city of Quito was headquarter and the Ecuadorian Comptroller the host of the VIII Conference EUROSAI/OLACEFS, magnum interregional event. Over hundred representatives and authorities of the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) attended from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as delegates from multilateral agencies like the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Andean Parliament, the German Cooperation Agency, the INTOSAI Initiative Development, etc. The Conference constituted a forum to exchange experiences and to strengthen the interregional cooperation. The main topics discussed were the Coordinated Audits and the Contribution of SAIs for good governance. These issues were particularly significant due to the positive effects that has its appropriate implementation, for the benefit of the society and to detriment of the scourge of corruption. The VII Conference adopted a new way to face its topics, considering the good practices of the last meetings of 2014 in the two regional groups: the IX Congress EUROSAI held in The Hague, Netherlands; as in the XXIV General Assembly of OLACEFS held in Cusco, Peru. These experiences allowed the organization of the Conference to have a different and innovative format. In addition, at the Conference participated international speakers who prepared the previous path of the working sessions held by representatives of the SAIs at the working groups; with a normative approach of good practices and the exchange of experiences and knowledge. The International Conference Agenda included the speeches of Mr. João Mattar, Specialist in Education and E-learning from the Anhembi- Morumbi University; Mr. Einar Gørrisen, the General Director of the INTOSAI Development Initiative, who referred about the Capacity Building Topic; and the Digital Government Analysts from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Mr. Ryan Androsoff, talking about the Open Government and the Supervision. The opening event was attended by the EUROSAI President, Mr. Arno Visser and the Constitutional Vice President of Ecuador, Mr. Jorge Glas Espinel, who said: “... the relationship between the Executive and supervisory authority should be independent and respectful.”While, during the second day of the Conference, the participants were visited by the Mayor of Quito, Mr. Mauricio Rodas, who declared “Illustrious Guest of Quito” to the participants of the SAIs at this Conference. About the technical issues developed we can mention: Coordinated Audits Representatives from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East shared experiences of their organizations VIII CONFERENCE OLACEFS-EUROSAI TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND EXCHANGES OF DYNAMIC AUDIT EXPERIENCES BASED ON GOOD GOVERNANCE The SAI of Ecuador VIII Conference OLACEFS-EUROSAI. Group photo