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Manama – National Audit Office:

The National Audit Office (NAO) organized two training courses for a group of employees from the Ministry of Interior as part of its initiative to enhance cooperation between the NAO and the entities subject to its audit. The training was designed to help develop the skills of employees working in the field of data and information analysis to support their analysis and investigation work and to explain the mechanisms for dealing with the NAO's reports, observations and recommendations.

The first session was presented by Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Albuti, Director of the Regularity Audit Department, and Mr. Isa Ali Bashook, Audit Supervisor at the Regularity Audit Department. It discussed the NAO's work methodology and competencies as well as best practices in dealing with its reports, observations and recommendations. Participants learnt about the procedures for dealing with financial and administrative violations and how to address them. In addition, they were informed about the role of audited entities in following up on the implementation of recommendations to improve institutional performance.

The second training course focused on data and information analysis and its use in the field of anti-fraud. It was presented by Mr. Mohamed Isa Alaradi, Audit Manager at the Administrative Audit Department, and Mr. Abdulrahman Mohamed Falamarzi, Audit Supervisor at the Administrative Audit Department.

The training included a number of specialized topics, such as  anti-fraud data analytics, identification of fraud indicators and risk assessment, Microsoft Excel data analysis, artificial intelligence tools in data analysis, presentation and documentation of analysis results, and an introduction to digital forensic analysis programs and their uses.