History of data collection and processing for Oversight at TCU - 1995-2014.
Abstract
Information Technology (IT) can promote and leverage the most diverse areas of human knowledge, including government audit. Aware of this reality, the Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) has sought, since 1995, to use various means to include IT in its work processes and thereby garner better results for society. Several examples of this inclusion have occurred in the last two decades at TCU. From the introduction of the Integrated Personnel Acts Examination System (SISAC) in 1995 to the implementation of the Strategy for the Audit of Social Security Benefits Control in 2014, the Court has used data collection and processing with the aim of generating better information and knowledge for the fulfillment of its constitutional mission. Currently, with the varied and increasing options for IT use in audits and the growing quantity and quality of public services available to citizens electronically, the Court is increasingly seeking to optimize its activity through information technology, in a permanent and inevitable way that will ultimately lead to a more efficient and effective government audit for the benefit of citizens.Author Biography
Claudio Souza Castello Branco
Servidor do Tribunal de Contas da União e Coordenador-Geral de Controle Externo dos Serviços Essenciais ao Estado e das Regiões Sul e Centro-Oeste (Coestado).