KINGSTON: Dr. Hussam Alangari, President of Saudi General Court of Audit (GCA), headed the delegation of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) in the 16th annual meeting of the INTOSAI-Donor Steering Committee (IDSC) led by the World Bank (WB), held in Kingston, Jamaica on 19th and 20th July.
Alangari inaugurated the meeting with a speech about supporting the independence of the supreme institutions of public financial control and accounting. The president commended the work of the committee in supporting its counterpart agencies.
The meeting discussed the latest developments on the International Initiative for Accountability of Supreme Audit Institutions (GSAI) and other initiatives seeking independence from supreme audit institutions.
The discussions also covered the role of technology in the work of the regulatory bodies.
The IDSC is designated for setting strategic directions for memoranda of understanding between INTOSAI and twenty-three development partners from the donor community headed by the World Bank (WB). It aims to provide necessary support to the regulatory bodies in the developing countries. —SPA/APP
