by Karol Mitrík, SAO SR president (SAI of Slovakia) The public administrations all across the globe are increasingly challenged by the society and its stakeholders to demonstrate and improve their value for sustainable development. SAIs serve as important pillars of...
Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity, a lesson I learnt from a recent peer-to-peer cooperation between my SAI and the Swedish National Audit Office (SNAO) on plain language. It was my first introduction to understanding how words –...
Implementing the ISSAIs is a major challenge for all SAIs, for those operating in countries facing difficult political, economic, social, security and environmental situations, these challenges are even greater. Yet, work carried out by the INTOSAI Capacity Building...
The biennial UN/INTOSAI Symposia provide opportunities for capacity building for Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) through exchange of subject-specific experiences and information in all relevant fields of public sector auditing. The 24th Symposium, held in Vienna,...
Every year, the CBC subcommittee on Peer reviews runs a global survey about various aspects of peer reviews within the INTOSAI community. The survey 2019 was conducted in January and February. The questionnaire (in English, French and Spanish) was sent to almost 480...
The Self-Assessment of Integrity (IntoSAINT) is moving forward in the INTOSAI regional organizations with the support of the regional focal points within the CBC IntoSAINT Project Group. In 2019, examples of this progress were witnessed in two specific regions....