Government has voted $1.5million for the automation of the auditing process in the country, to make the Ghana Audit Service more responsive to the changing dynamics in the fight against corruption. An additional $500,000 has been allocated under the Public Financial Management (PFM) project to support the Ghana Audit Service to train staff in the use of computer aided tools and to build capacity for greater performance. Veep Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, announced these measures at the 8th Annual Accountability Lectures and launching of 2017 Financial Year organised by the Ghana Audit Service on Monday, February 26, 2018 in Accra. It is under the theme, “Protecting the Public Purse – Our Commitment Towards Ghana’s Development Agenda”. ---DECRYPTED---