On 11 October 2022, there was a signing ceremony within the preparations for the International Fraud Awareness Week for the fourth year in a row. It signifies the commitment to cooperate in a common fight against fraud and corruption.
President of the Court of Audit Jana Ahčin signed the Agreement on Cooperation in the International Fraud Awareness Week 2022, thereby the Court of Audit joined other partners that share the common objective of exchanging best practice and raising awareness of interested stakeholders in order to reduce negative impacts of frauds, corruption and other forms of economic crime in our environment. In the period following the COVID-19 pandemic there was an increase in deceitfulness especially in the field of cyber-attacks, identity theft and other modern-day fraud.
Within the International Fraud Awareness Week 2022, held between 14 and 8 November 2022, there were several events planned to highlight these issues.
Partners in the International Fraud Awareness Week 2022: Faculty of Economics of the University of Ljubljana, Deloitte Slovenia, Ministry of Public Administration, Commission for the Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Slovenia, Court of Audit of the Republic of Slovenia, Office of the Republic of Slovenia for the Prevention of Money Laundering, Budget Supervision Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth, Prison Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenian Sovereign Holding, Pension Fund Management, association Transparency International Slovenia, Bank Association of Slovenia, Slovenian Directors’ Association, Agency for Public Oversight of Auditing, Slovenian Institute of Auditors, Institute of Internal Auditors – IIA Slovenia, Permanent Arbitrage at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Slovenian Business Club, Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Administration of the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security in Maribor, High School of Accounting and Finance, GEA College – Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Tax Fin Lex, and Delo media house, Government Office for Digital Transformation, Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services, Faculty of Management of University of Primorska, Sports lottery and gaming.
The International Fraud Awareness Week 2022 is supported also by the Bank of Slovenia, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Insurance Supervision Agency.