Training Program for African Supreme Audit Institutions on AI and Data Science
Habari mpya za elimu Tanzania · maelezo ya Training Program for African Supreme Audit Institutions… · imesasishwa 12 Aug 2026 · habari mpya · masasisho · maelezo
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- ZANZIBAR: AFRICAN public audit institutions have been urged to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI), data science and cybersecurity tools to strengthen the detection of fraud, financial irregularities and misuse of public.
- The call was made on Monday by Tanzania’s Controller and Auditor General (CAG), Charles Kichere, during the opening of a two-week training programme at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Zanzibar Branch.
- The training brought together representatives of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) from several African countries.
- He further said data science can help auditors examine spending trends across ministries, financial years and supply chains.
- For instance, procurement data may reveal cases where a single supplier wins an unusually high number of tenders, suggesting possible unfair competition.