The 23
rd edition of Conference of the Auditors General of Commonwealth Countries and British Overseas Territories was held in India in New Delhi.
The theme of the conference was “fostering partnership for capacity development in public audit.”
The conference was attended by 52 commonwealth countries and 9 British overseas territories.
This marks the first time the prestigious conference was held by the CAG in India. The last edition of the conference was held in Malta in 2014.
The Conference will also have two sub-themes on Leveraging Technology in Public Audit and Environment Audit.
The Conference will be attended by 52 Commonwealth Countries and nine British Overseas Territories. Among the guests there will be 24 heads of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI).
The Conference logo contains 52 leaves in green and orange which represent the 52 SAIs of the Commonwealth countries – each with its unique characteristics and traits.
The leaves and the Wi-Fi icon in the logo also remind us of the key role that the SAIs could play to the preservation of environment through environment audits and enhancing the effectiveness of public audit by leveraging technology.
CAG of India: Know More- The CAG of India has its own International Training Centres at Noida and Jaipur where auditors from all over the world are trained in specialized aspects of Public Auditing like Information Technology and Environment Audits.
- While some of the participating countries feature in most developed countries of the world, there are several which belong to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
- The auditing organizations in these countries come together every three years to discuss the major challenges before them.
- Current CAG: Shri Shashi Kant Sharma
