IPFDA seminars

The Institute of Public Finance and Development Accountancy (IPFDA), the only professional body dedicated to the public sector accountants and auditors is being activated and strengthened by the Government to enhance professionalism in the public sector financial management.

Continuous professional development and membership accreditation to enhance the professional image of the public sector accountants and auditors are the primary mottos of the institute. Currently the Institute is working together with the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance and Financial Management Training Arm of the Minister of Finance and Planning under the guidance of an advisory Council co-chaired by the Auditor General and the Secretary Trade Marketing Development Cooperative and Consumer Services (Former Deputy Secretary to the Treasury) to promote professional development in the public sector financial management.

The Institute in its effort to professionalise its membership has conducted a series of seminars and workshops jointly with the Treasury Departments and the Auditor General's Department on the areas of corporate planning, budgeting, accounting, internal control and audit, public procurement and project management with a view to promote professional development in the public sector. The Institute, Ministry of Finance and Planning and the Auditor Generals Department have jointly organized a two-day National Conference of the public sector accountants and auditors and experience sharing with Controller Generals of Accounts of the Association of Government Accounts Organizations of Asia (AGAOA) and Auditor General's of SAARC member countries of the Association of Supreme Audit Institutions of Asia (ASOSAI) to be held today and tomorrow at the Hotel Galadari, under the theme "New Public Management and Accountability" with the assistance of ADB Fiscal Management Reform Program.

The conference will commence with the inaugural session today from 8.30 to 10.30 a.m. followed by Technical Sessions.

Eleven papers will be presented at the conference by eminent persons from Sri Lanka and abroad at seven technical sessions for deliberations as follows;

The sessions have been structured to accommodate the key areas relevant to the theme. This conference is expected to provide an opportunity to share the knowledge, skills and experience among professionals to strengthen the financial management practices in the country.