Past Events

On March 27, the IACOP Central Harmonization Challenges Working Group will hold a Thematic Session on 'The Modern Role of Internal Audit: Competency Framework and Methodology.' The session aims to discuss the evolving role of internal audit, explore…

On January 30, 2025, a Smart Interactive Talk (SIT) is planned on the Practical Advice on Implementing the IIA’s new Global Internal Audit Standards in the public sector context. The new Global Internal Audit Standards consist of five key domains.…

On December 12, 2024, a Smart Interactive Talk (SIT) is planned on the Practical Advice on Implementing the IIA’s new Global Internal Audit Standards in the public sector context. The new Global Internal Audit Standards consist of five key domains.…

On October 28-30, 2024, PEMPAL IACOP with the Ministry of Finance of Hungary held Central Harmonization Unit Challenges Working Group Meeting in Budapest, Hungary. The meeting explored the impact of the new Global Internal Audit Standards,…

On September 20, 2024, a Smart Interactive Talk (SIT) is planned on the Practical Advice on Implementing the IIA’s new Global Internal Audit Standards in the public sector context. The new Global Internal Audit Standards consist of five key domains…

On May 21-23, 2024, PEMPAL IACOP with the Federal Ministry of Finance of Austria will hold joint Audit in Practice and Central Harmonization Unit Challenges Working Groups Meeting in Salzburg, Austria.The meeting will explore adding value and…

On March 18, 2024, a Smart Interactive Talk (SIT) is planned on Introduction to Performance Audit for Internal Auditors in the Public Sector. During the SIT, global experts will outline the fundamentals of performance audit and why internal auditors…

On October 17-19, 2023, PEMPAL Internal Audit Community of Practice (IACOP) with the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan will hold Plenary and Internal Control Working Group (IC WG) meetings in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The Plenary Meeting will…

On June 13-15, 2023, PEMPAL Internal Audit Community of Practice (IACOP) with the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Albania will hold Central Harmonization Unit Challenges Working Group (CHU WG) and Audit in Practice Working Group (AiP WG) meetings…

The Central Harmonization Unit Challenges Working Group (CHU Challenges WG) will meet on 14 December, at 13.00 Vienna time to discuss introducing internal audit (IA) committees in the public sector and consider their relevance and added value. The…

On November 24, 2022, an online seminar on the topic "Development of public sector internal audit system in the Republic of Uzbekistan" was held with the participation of foreign experts of Internal Audit Community (IACOP) Public Expenditure…

The Internal Audit Community of Practice (IACOP) of the Public Expenditure Management Peer-Assisted Learning network (PEMPAL) with the Belgium Institute of Internal auditors (Belgium IIA) will hold an IACOP Plenary meeting on October 4-5, 2022, in…

To be effective, internal auditors are expected to provide assurance and deliver added value to their stakeholders.  This is easy to say but much harder to do:First, stakeholders and auditors may have different expectations of the added value…

Many PEMPAL member countries have made major changes to their systems of budget preparation. Such changes can and do have a significant impact on the effectiveness of public internal control (PIC). Monitoring developments in budget setting processes…

There is a growing demand and interest in conducting consulting assignments by public sector internal auditors in PEMPAL countries and globally. Back in 1998 the global Institute of Internal Auditors revised its definition about the profession.…