The Organization of Latin American
and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) is an international, autonomous,
independent, a political and permanent organization. Its objectives are as follows:
v
Conduct scientific investigation;
v
Develop study, training and specialization;
v
Provide technical advice, assistance and coordination for the SAIs of Latin America
and the
Caribbean
.
The conceptual vision of EUROSAI
focuses on promoting the participation of different
SAIs
in their own development and improvement.
OLACEFS has a long tradition
dating back to 1963 (proposal for the establishment of a Latin American Institute
of Auditing Sciences (ILACIF), which was implemented in 1965).
Under its current title OLACEFS
has existed since 1990.