IFAC Senior Technical Manager Vincent Tophoff was the keynote speaker at the seminar Municipal Control: A Different Contribution to Governance in Santiago, Chile, organized by the Comptroller General of Chile. The seminar was attended by government official and other professionals from the internal control units of the central and local public sector in Chile.

The presentation, “Risk Management and Control in the Public Sector,” describes the most internationally renowned standards for international control, some of the key flaws in risk management and internal control, and the International Framework: Good Governance in the Public Sector, released in 2014 by IFAC and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.

IFAC Senior Technical Manager Vincent Tophoff recently addressed good governance in the public sector at a breakfast panel in Chile held by the Comptroller General of Chile. The event was attended by governmental officials and other professionals working in governance and the public sector.

The presentation, “Good Governance in the Public Sector,” addressed the key challenges for governance in the public sector and how methods to avoid and solve them. Mr. Tophoff also discussed the IFAC-CIPFA publication, International Framework: Good Governance in the Public Sector.