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By Godwill Arthur-Mensah/Kwamina Tandoh, GNA Accra, Feb. 26, GNA — The Audit Service has been allocated US$ 1.5 million dollars to automate its auditing processes as part of the Public Financial Management Policy and the ongoing Public Management Reforms, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, he disclosed. He said an additional US$ 500,000 dollars had been set aside for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training of staff of the Audit Service. He said automating the public sector institutions would help in protecting the public purse and ensure value for money. Vice President Bawumia made the disclosure at the Eight Annual Accountability Lectures and Launching of the 2017 Audit Financial Year of the Ghana Audit Service, in Accra, on Monday. The event was held on the theme: Protecting the Public Purse: Our Commitment towards Ghanas Development Agenda. It brought together Senior Auditors, Economists, Financial Analysts, Chief Directors of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and the Diplomatic community. The Vice President said the Government had shown commitment in resourcing the Audit Service, adding that, that was demonstrated by increasing the budget funding of the Service from GH
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