ANKARA, Türkiye — Somalia’s Office of the Auditor General and Türkiye’s Court of Accounts have completed the third phase of a cooperation programme focused on strengthening Somalia’s capacity to audit government information systems.
The five-day programme, held from Aug. 17 to 21 in Ankara with support from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), focused on information-systems auditing, including risk assessment, audit procedures, information security and data analytics.
Turkish Court of Accounts experts shared auditing methodologies and practical experience with a delegation from Somalia’s Office of the Auditor General, drawing on examples from the Turkish institution’s own audit work.
The programme also examined the potential use of artificial intelligence in public-sector auditing, reflecting the growing role of digital systems and automated data analysis in government oversight.
As governments increasingly rely on digital platforms to manage public finances and deliver services, information-systems audits have become an important tool for identifying security vulnerabilities, assessing controls and detecting risks that may affect the integrity of public data.
Visit to Turkish technology company
As part of the programme, the Somali delegation visited HAVELSAN, a Turkish defence and technology company headquartered in Ankara.
The delegation was briefed on the company’s operations and technological capabilities and was introduced to advanced technologies developed by the company.
The visit provided an opportunity for the Somali auditors to examine how technology and digital systems are applied in a major Turkish institution.
The cooperation programme is part of an agreement between the two supreme audit institutions aimed at sharing professional knowledge and strengthening institutional capacity.
Somalia’s Office of the Auditor General said the latest phase would contribute to developing professional expertise in information-systems auditing and further deepen cooperation with the Turkish Court of Accounts.
The programme comes as Somalia works to strengthen public financial management, accountability and oversight of government institutions. Improved digital-audit capacity could help Somali auditors assess the security and reliability of increasingly computerised government systems and financial processes.
The Office of the Auditor General thanked the Turkish Court of Accounts and TİKA for their support and contribution to the programme.
