8 April 2022

On Wednesday 6 April 2022, the Auditor-General’s Office (AGO) of Papua New Guinea hosted its key external stakeholders at a planning workshop.

The workshop was arranged as part of a strategic planning project co-funded with the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI). External stakeholder views had not informed previous strategic plans.

The Auditor-General of Papua New Guinea, Mr Gordon Kega, opened the session and later remarked how useful it was.

“The workshop was great opportunity for us to get to know some of our key stakeholders better, and for those with an interest and influence in PNG to discuss the challenges faced by our office,” he said.

Attendees included the Secretary of the Public Accounts Committee, the Chair of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and representatives from Transparency International, the Papua New Guinea Council of Churches, top tier audit firms, the Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea, audited entities and local research institutes.

Participants in the half-day workshop discussed what they saw as the primary value of the AGO and what can be done to support the AGO to have a greater impact.