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Year In Review Key Audit Issues

The Auditor General’s 2018 annual report highlights governance, project management, resource management, procurement, and ICT issues in Jamaica. The need for increased oversight and transparency in public resource utilization is emphasized.

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Year In Review Key Audit Issues

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  1. Auditor General’s Department of Jamaica Year In Review Key Audit Issues Annual Report 2018

  2. Reporting the issues by Themes

  3. Governance Issues There is a need for greater oversight and monitoring of Government programmes and activities to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of public resources.

  4. Project Management Issues Two major themes were noted for special attention – planning, evaluation, implementation and monitoring based on intrinsic weaknesses which have been identified in audits conducted over the last five years.

  5. Resource Management Issues Various control elements have been implemented by the GOJ to monitor and manage resources, however, administrative, financial and operational management inefficiencies have been common deficiencies identified in audits over the last five years.

  6. Procurement & Contracts Management Issues A common weakness found was that the procurement process though clearly documented was not always fair, transparent and open to competition.

  7. Information & Communication Technology Issues The weaknesses identified under this theme were Information System Acquisition & Implementation, Information Security, Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery Planning, E-Commerce and Third Party Service Management.

  8. ‘A better Country through effective audit scrutiny’

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