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IDI Launches Initiative to Help SAIs Strengthen Crisis and Risk Management
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October 26, 2021October 29, 2021Current Issue, Inside INTOSAI

IDI Launches Initiative to Help SAIs Strengthen Crisis and Risk Management

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, outdated and ineffective crisis and management systems have exacerbated disruptions to the work of many Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), potentially undermining their ability to ensure accountability. Often, these systems do not take into account risks that have intensified during the pandemic, like limited human and financial resources, or emerging risks, like those that accompany digitization. In response to these challenges, INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) is...

Graphic: SAIs Contribute to Building Strong and Resilient National Public Health Systems
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October 26, 2021October 29, 2021Current Issue, Inside INTOSAI

SAIs Contribute to Building Strong and Resilient National Public Health Systems

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As the world deals with a global health crisis, the immense importance of strong and resilient public health systems to achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3)—ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages—has never been more evident. Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) have a key role to play in addressing the deepening inequalities during such pandemics and in ensuring vulnerable segments of the population are not left behind. To that end, the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI), in collaboration with the regional secretariats and Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Services Committee (KSC), is...

Feature Image: Strategic Management When All Bets Are Off
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October 26, 2021October 29, 2021Current Issue, Spotlight on Capacity Building

Strategic Management when All Bets Are Off

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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, 22 Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) teams participating in INTOSAI Development Initiative’s (IDI) Strategy, Performance Measurement and Reporting (SPMR) initiative found themselves in a precarious situation. They had spent over a year assessing their performance and crafting a strategic plan, which seemed to be turned upside down in the face of...

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April 30, 2021July 30, 2021Editorial, Spring 2021

From Awareness-Raising to Concrete Action: IDI’s Initiatives to Support SAI Independence

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We all know the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating and—the word of the year—unprecedented. Faced with the urgent need to be more agile, flexible, and transparent, Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) across regions have had to rethink the timing, visibility, and scope of their audit work. This situation has complicated an already complex matter...