Kornilova Lydia

A review of annual panel discussion dedicated to the problems of auditing and state control in the framework of the Gaidar forum is presented by the authors. It is noted that such debates allow us to identify the current situation in the industry and contribute to the formulation of priorities and strategic tasks of the audit as an institution of the observance of the rights of the owners, presented either by a private firm or the state. The development of national audit as an independent element of public scrutiny allows the state to ensure rational use of national resources. Two decades ago only few people heard about auditor profession, today the industry is provided with the necessary regulatory framework and conforms with many international standards. Therefore, now the main attention is given to the risk-oriented approaches in the preparation of strategic development programs. It is emphasized that the internal and external control in business and its interaction with state regulatory bodies become more important. Reliable auditing allows to increase significantly the level of confidence as a key element to healthy functioning of the economy and attracting investment, which is particularly relevant for Russia in the current world conditions. Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide high quality of audit reports yet, that causes a decline in the credibility to market participants. The specificity of the ethical component of the profession of auditor, who checks and indicates errors of his employer, is of particular importance. To solve this problem the rotation of audit personnel is proposed. A group of priority challenges facing the industry is selected and solutions are proposed.

The article is devoted to the history and modern development of the scientific and political journal «Public Administration», the hundredth's issue of which is being published. The editorial policy of the issue is analyzed, the most frequent topics addressed by the authors are shown, the scientific activity of the representatives of the disciplines such as sociology, economics, law is analyzed. «Public Administration» acts annually as an information sponsor of the Gaidar Forum and covers this event. The journal is recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission for publishing of the main ideas for the defense of theses and preparing for entry into the international databases.

The review of the traditional panel section of the Gaidar Forum dedicated to the topical issues of control and audit activities in the Russian Federation. The annual presence of this topic in discussions of the Forum allows to analyze the changes taking place in this area and to identify the most acute problems that haven't been solved yet.

The material is devoted to the visit of the Dutch journalist Remco Reyding to the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, whose life’s work is to find relatives of the Soviet soldiers who died in the Nazi camps and were buried in his hometown.

January 14, the VI Gaidar Forum was opened at the site of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, it was traditionally organized by the RANEPA and the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy (The Gaidar Institute) with the support of the Yegor Gaidar Foundation. The Gaidar Forum has gained a reputation of a serious club for business people - politicians and businessmen, scientists and experts - becoming equal to major international politico-economical forums, opening a new calendar year and creating an agenda for the upcoming discussions of specialists. Proposals expressed from the tribunes of the Academy those days were of particular importance due to close attention to them from the Government of the Russian Federation, which annually requests the proceedings of the Forum on the results of the discussion for further analysis and practical application of expert advice. The journal «Public Administration» publishes a detailed report of the discussions from the Forum about the current economic situation and the possibilities of radical structural changes in the economy of the country. The author thanks the staff of the IPAM RANEPA Zaira Abdurashidova, Tatiana Lavrenova and Igor Pankratov for help in information collection.

In Russia, there is still no legal regulation of lobbyism although such activities on behalf of a diversified mixure of professional, business and social groups are conducted. Attempts have been made over the years to consolidate acceptable legislative frameworks within which such activities are to be carried out in promoting such interests, but for various reasons, none of these attempts has to date arrived at a logical and acceptable conclusion. The “Fair Russia” faction in the State Duma has recently made another intitiative towards legalizing and regulating lobbyism. The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration held a round table discussion on this topic.