INTOSAI members have a responsibility to help each other operate at the highest level possible. Consequently, the General Court of Audit (GCA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—under the leadership of its president, Dr. Hussam Alangari—has established a Saudi Fund for SAI Improved Performance (Saudi FSIP). GCA has allocated...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a litmus test for Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs). Across the globe, governments have generated sizable investments to provide health and social coverage. International organizations have quickly mobilized substantial funds to aid the neediest populations. The crisis has produced...
Dr. Margit Kraker, President of the Austrian Court of Audit (ACA) and International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Secretary General, appointed a new Director General and new Head of the ACA's International Department/Director of the INTOSAI General Secretariat. Ronald Roedl succeeds...
The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina has appointed Mr. Hrvoje Tvrtković as the new Auditor General of the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr. Tvrtković, who formally assumed office on...
2020 marked SAI Bosnia and Herzegovina's 20th anniversary. Despite facing notable challenges at the very beginning of its work—including a disorganized public administration system and absence of criteria...
Tsakani Maluleke was appointed Auditor General of South Africa for a non-renewable 7-year term on December 1, 2020. Confirmed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Maluleke is the first woman to hold this position in the organization’s history. Maluleke has helped shape the office as...
The National Audit Office of Kosovo (KNAO) dates back to 2003. Though a relatively new organization in terms of age, the KNAO is considered one of the most credible national institutions by both local and international partners and remains committed to...
Good stakeholder communication is important to the success of any Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), and Social Media (SM) is a communication tool that can significantly improve engagement and increase audit report impact by...
2020 was a special year for the State Audit Office (SAO) of Hungary, as the SAO celebrated two anniversaries—150 years since its foundation and 30 years of independent audit activities following its re-establishment in 1990. The SAO was founded by the Hungarian National Assembly in 1870, but SAO operations were...
The National Audit Office (NAO) of Finland conducts financial, compliance performance, and fiscal policy audits. Prompted by data analytics opportunities, centralized implementation quality and efficiencies as well as a goal to provide better service to a wider variety of customers, NAO Finland...