An academy for training government auditors in Dubai

The “Foreseeing the Future of Government Auditing 2024” conference, which concluded its activities in Dubai yesterday, witnessed the announcement of the launch of the Financial Audit Authority Academy, which is concerned with providing training programs for auditors in the Financial Audit Authority and government agencies in Dubai, as it aims to enrich the knowledge and competencies of the trainees, to enhance their performance. Career opportunities in areas related to the agency’s work, and contribute to the development of audit work, in addition to lectures, workshops, awareness sessions, and round table discussions on expected challenges and possible solutions.

The conference, which was organized by the Financial Audit Authority under the slogan “Tomorrow’s Auditor,” succeeded in enhancing dialogue and cooperation in the field of government auditing.

The agency stated, in a statement, that the conference’s activities included discussion sessions on the most important international standards and practices in the field of auditing, and ways to improve the levels of knowledge transfer and training of auditors in government agencies in accordance with best practices, as well as the exchange of ideas and experiences about the vision and objectives of the agency to advance the government auditing sector and enhance The best solutions that contribute to achieving integrity, accountability and transparency, with the participation of an elite group of senior officials, decision makers and specialists in the field of auditing and governance.

The conference sessions addressed prominent topics and themes related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, effective governance and oversight, and the role of each in achieving the Dubai Economic Agenda “D33”, and shaping the future of government auditing, internal control and risk management in accordance with the best international standards and global developments.

Director General of the Financial Audit Authority, Abdul Rahman Al Hareb, said: “The conference succeeded in highlighting the most important practices in the world of government auditing and the skills necessary for the auditor to bring government performance to the highest levels of excellence in facing the challenges of the future, to move forward in the process of economic progress for the Emirate of Dubai.”

He added: “Through the new academy, we seek to develop job performance by focusing on providing training programs to entities subject to the agency’s oversight in areas related to its competencies, namely governance, risk management, compliance, internal control, auditing, etc., which raises the level of efficiency and effectiveness of employees in each of the agencies.” Financial oversight and other government agencies.