The Samoa Audit Office is hosting the 17th Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (P.A.S.A.I) Congress at the Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi Building this week.
Samoa last hosted the P.A.S.A.I Congress in 2004 with just over 20 participants.
This year, the Samoa Audit Office is hosting more than 60 participants from around the Pacific region, China, Brazil, South Africa, Austria and development partners like Asian Development Bank and World Bank.
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The theme for this year’s Congress is “The role of Supreme Audit Institutions (S.A.Is) in the effective governance and accountability of Pacific Island countries”.
P.A.S.A.I members include American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam,
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and
Vanuatu. Country presentations will include progress updates, reforms and capacity development and training needs of audit staff.
Guest speakers throughout the week include:
• Dr. Josef Moser – President of the Austrian Court of Audit and Secretary General of International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI)
• Haiying Jiang – Deputy International Director General from the National Audit Office of China
• Thembekile Kimi Makwetu – Auditor General of South Africa
• Luciano dos Santos Danni – Head of Department for International Relations from the Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil
• Archana P. Shirsat – Deputy Director General and Head of Capacity Development of the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI)
• Brian Blood – Chief Executive of Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA)
Other guest speakers will include local consultancy firm KVA Consult and Samoa Audit Office development partners Asian Development Bank and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
The P.A.S.A.I Governing Board on Monday preceded the Congress yesterday which was officially opened by Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi..
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