PRESENTATION BY THE AUDITOR-GENERAL
1 November 2005
DISCUSSION POINTS
- The role of the Auditor-General in APRM
- Importance of accountability and transparency
- Promoting sound public finance management
- Zero tolerance to corruption and mal-administration
- Questions
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ROLE OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL
- Play important role in the accountability cycle
- Provide the public and parliament with important information to serve accountability
- Independence, credibility is important
IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
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PROMOTING SOUND PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT
- Financial Management Framework
- Compliance Framework
- Financial Management key to accountability
- Enforcement
FINANCIAL CAPABILITY MODEL
Start up(1)
No proper control framework
Development (2)
Proper internal control framework
Control (3)
Focus compliance and control
Information (4)
Measuring how resources are used
Managed (5)
Use resources with effective results
Optimizing(6)
Continuous improvement and learning
ZERO TOLERANCE TO CORRUPTION
- Prevention better than cure
- Cost and knock on effect substantial
- Strong political will to deal with corruption
- Strong punitive measures and enforcement- Bangladesh example
CONCLUSION
- Investor Confidence
- Sustainable Economic Growth
- Better life for all
QUESTIONS