Giorgi Mamrikishvili, the Head of Local Self-Government Entities Audit Department and Kakha Kirtava, Head of Audit Department in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara of the State Audit Office participated in a two-day conference "The Second Forum of Institutional Dialogue of the State and Local Government" held in Kvareli.
One of the key topics of the conference was the reform of the state internal finance control. Giorgi Mamrikishvili, Head of Local Self-Government Entities Audit Department introduced the vision and strategy of the State Audit Office to the representatives of the local self-governments and members of the parliament.
The major part of the report was dedicated to the process of internal audit in the municipalities and the problems identified, the recommendations issued during the audit process and the status of their implementation. Based on specific examples, participants of the forum discussed the ways of the improvement of internal audit and best practices.
Members of the Parliament, members of administration, chairs of municipalities, deputy ministers and representatives of ministries participated in the “The Second Forum of Institutional Dialogue of the State and Local Government" organized by the Regional Policy and Self-Government Committee of the Parliament of Georgia.
The forum was supported by UNDP, National Democratic Institute (NDI), International Republican Institute (IRI) and World Vision. The event was held by the financial support of Swiss, Austrian and Danish governments and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
